Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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Playlists
The Skinny on EH-FM: Show 15 (Listen Again)
There was lots of nostalgia in our EH-FM show this week, from Sum 41 to Sheryl Crow, as well as new music from Metronomy and YACHT and a Paradise Palms 5th birthday special in clubs – listen back below Read more »| 24 Jun 2019 -
Opinion
The Skinny's Top 20 Albums of 2019 So Far
In a year where Scottish wunderkind Lewis Capaldi has dominated the charts, we polled our writers for their favourite albums of 2019 so far and here's what they've decided Read more »| 24 Jun 2019 -
Live Music
Billy Corgan @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 17 Jun
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan debuts new solo music and shares personal monologues in a beautifully intimate performance of three parts Read more »| 21 Jun 2019 -
Opinion
Home is where the record player is
To help celebrate World Music Day, musician and promoter Bart Owl explores the importance of music; how it's always helping to develop new connections and new memories Read more »| 21 Jun 2019 -
Live Music
Foals @ SWG3, Glasgow, 18 Jun
Despite stage banter fraught with cheesy one-liners, Foals prove they've still got it with their 17-strong setlist taking in highlights across their back catalogue Read more »| 21 Jun 2019 -
Reviews
Holy Ghost! – Work
Holy Ghost! explore the full spectrum of dance-pop on their new album Work Read more »| 20 Jun 2019
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Interviews
Kate Tempest on The Book of Traps and Lessons
We speak to Kate Tempest about her third album, The Book of Traps and Lessons, which sees her viewing the Britain of today with a much wider lens than usual Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
Reviews
Hatchie – Keepsake
Hatchie adds some welcome fuzz to her dream-pop sound on her debut album, Keepsake Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
Festivals
Parklife 2019: The Report
Parklife isn’t for everyone, but if you’re up for a high-octane and electro-fuelled rave come rain or shine then it’s the place to be Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
Reviews
Hot Chip – A Bath Full of Ecstasy
Hot Chip's new album is a giddy, nerdy and camp appreciation of all sides of dance music Read more »| 19 Jun 2019 -
Reviews
Titus Andronicus – An Obelisk
Titus Andronicus go back to basics on their new album An Obelisk Read more »| 19 Jun 2019 -
Reviews
Sigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun (20th Anniversary Edition)
Twenty years after its release, a new reissue of Sigur Rós's seminal album Ágætis Byrjun shows why the Icelandic outfit remain so vital Read more »| 19 Jun 2019 -
Live Music
Baby Strange @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 14 Jun
While it may not be one of the most sophisticated show in the world, for Baby Strange's young crowd it sure feels like one of the best Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
Interviews
Hatchie on pop, shoegaze, and new album Keepsake
We speak to Harriette Pilbeam, aka Hatchie, about Kylie Minogue, working across multiple genres, and her debut album Keepsake Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
Festivals
Roskilde 2019: Festival Preview
Denmark's Roskilde Festival starts almost as soon as Glastonbury finishes; we take a closer look at the 2019 line-up Read more »| 18 Jun 2019