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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PlaylistsThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show Nine (Listen Again)
Flying Lotus, Courtney Barnett, Kelly Lee Owens, Crack Cloud, Georgia, Oh Sees and Holly Herndon all feature on our latest show on EH-FM – listen back Read more »| 13 May 2019 -
OpinionThe Case for a Queer and Radical Eurovision
With 2019's Eurovision Song Contest within touching distance, we make a case for a queer and radical Eurovision Read more »| 13 May 2019 -
ReviewsSanna – Carbon Compound Combinations
Leith three-piece Sanna's debut album is filled with poetic lyrics and a variety of sonic inventions Read more »| 13 May 2019 -
ReviewsSiobhan Wilson – The Departure
With The Departure, Siobhan Wilson has crafted a constantly captivating experience that's rich in both sound and spirit Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
InterviewsErland Cooper on music, nature and Scotland's islands
We speak to Erland Cooper about his three-album project inspired by his home on Orkney, part two of which – Sule Skerry – drops this month Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
Live MusicMARINA @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Marina Diamandis' new stage show has undergone a major evolution and is dedicated to pure pop Read more »| 09 May 2019
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New MusicLizabett Russo – Something-in-movement (Premiere)
Get an exclusive first listen to Romanian singer-songwriter Lizabett Russo's third album, Something-in-movement, accompanied by a track-by-track description Read more »| 09 May 2019 -
Live MusicThe Xcerts @ SWG3, Glasgow, 3 May
As the band look to wrap up the Hold On To Your Heart era in style, The Xcerts bring the album on tour to Glasgow for one final time Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
ReviewsAnnie Booth – Spectral EP
As an intimate introduction to a very special artist, Annie Booth's new EP Spectral is hard to beat Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
ReviewsMatt Martians – The Last Party
Matt Martians' second album is a rich, cathartic exorcism of his demons Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
ReviewsMac DeMarco – Here Comes the Cowboy
Here Comes the Cowboy encapsulates a liberating sense of past struggle with heartbreaking lyrics and vivacious instrumentation Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
ReviewsHolly Herndon – PROTO
US electronic experimentalist Holly Herndon makes cerebral and emotive contributions to the on-going discourse of art and AI on her best album yet, PROTO Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
NewsScott Hutchison’s Family Launch Mental Health Charity
The focus of this new charity Tiny Changes – dedicated to Scott Hutchison's legacy – will be the mental health of young people Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
Playlists
The Skinny on EH-FM: Show Eight (Listen Again)
BANKS, Confidence Man, Flohio, Big Thief, DJ Seinfeld, C Duncan and Kindness all feature on our latest show on EH-FM – listen back below Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
InterviewsEva Hendricks on Charly Bliss' new album Young Enough
Ahead of the release of her band’s second album Young Enough, Eva Hendricks of Charly Bliss talks about purging toxicity from your life and finding strength in pop music Read more »| 07 May 2019