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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InterviewsSpotlight On... Be Charlotte
Ahead of releasing her debut album, we shine a spotlight on the highly inspirational and independent Dundee pop artist Be Charlotte Read more »| 20 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsKate Nash – 9 Sad Symphonies
With sweet strings and choir-assisted choruses, Kate Nash gives her sombre stories some sugary toppings Read more »| 18 Jun 2024 -
Live MusicPillow Queens @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 11 Jun
Dublin four-piece Pillow Queens close out their UK tour in front of an enthusiastic Glasgow crowd Read more »| 14 Jun 2024 -
FestivalsSounds of the Summer: Meet Kelburn Garden Party's Pyramid Stage
We're back at Kelburn Garden Party this July curating their Pyramid Stage, so it's time to get better acquainted with the lineup Read more »| 14 Jun 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Katya Mansell
Ahead of releasing their second single, Promised You Love, we catch up with Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Katya Mansell Read more »| 13 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsKneecap – Fine Art
Belfast's controversial rap trio KNEECAP are back with their hotly anticipated debut album Read more »| 12 Jun 2024
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ReviewsBored at My Grandmas House – Show & Tell
A feverish blend of shoegaze and bedroom pop, Bored at My Grandmas House returns with a slyly confident debut record Read more »| 11 Jun 2024 -
Live MusicTaylor Swift @ Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 9 Jun
The closing night of Taylor Swift's three-night stadium run in Edinburgh is an almost flawless record-breaking triumph over 18 years, ten eras and 45 songs Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
InterviewsGrrrl Power: Kathleen Hanna on the return of Bikini Kill
Frontrunners for the riot grrrl feminist movement in the 90s, Bikini Kill are back. And while their manifesto remains the same, frontwoman Kathleen Hanna has worked through a thing or two Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsMartha Skye Murphy – Um
With the assistance of co-producer Ethan P. Flynn, Martha Skye Murphy stuns on her long-awaited, much-anticipated debut studio album Um Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsPeggy Gou – I Hear You
I Hear You sets the barometer for summer, a nostalgia-soaked ode to 90s and 00s dance that harnesses Peggy Gou’s specific brand of cool Read more »| 07 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsCharli XCX – BRAT
Charli XCX's sixth studio album BRAT is literary, musically complex, and somehow effortless Read more »| 07 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsRed Vanilla – Days of Grey
On Days of Grey, Dundee's Red Vanilla have established themselves as a truly exciting new band on the Scottish scene Read more »| 07 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsIceboy Violet & Nueen – You Said You'd Hold My Hand Through the Fire
You Said You'd Hold My Hand Through the Fire is a gorgeous reflection of a relationship’s journey Read more »| 06 Jun 2024 -
ReviewsTakkak Takkak – Takkak Takkak
The self-titled debut of Takkak Takkak makes another exciting, eccentric collaboration from Nyege Nyege Tapes Read more »| 06 Jun 2024