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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ReviewsDaughter – Stereo Mind Game
Daughter find a little more hope in the melancholy on their dazzling new album Stereo Mind Game Read more »| 03 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsHMLTD – The Worm
A whiplash-inducing U-turn from the modern glam of their debut, The Worm puts the practical skills of HMLTD to the test Read more »| 03 Apr 2023 -
Live MusicIceage @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 28 Mar
Iceage have matured into artsy rockers, but they still pack a boozy hardcore punch Read more »| 31 Mar 2023 -
FestivalsScotland's avant-garde and experimental music festivals
In the month of Counterflows and Tectonics, we look ahead to the more experimental and avant-garde music you can find at Scotland's festivals this year Read more »| 30 Mar 2023 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: April 2023
This month in Scottish music makes the perfect prelude to summer. Not only do April's upbeat releases capture the changing of the seasons, but they'll whet your appetite for a feast of festivals later this year Read more »| 30 Mar 2023 -
Reviewsboygenius – the record
Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus treat us to a full-length record and it’s everything a debut album should be: exploratory, explosive and full of heart Read more »| 29 Mar 2023
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Live MusicAna Roxanne @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 26 Mar
In her first Glasgow show since 2019, Ana Roxanne is truly sublime, beginning at a point of luminescent beauty and never wavering for a second Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: April 2023
April brings massive and intimate live shows across Scotland, plus the return of Record Store Day Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
ReviewsLIES – Lies
The latest project from cousins Mike and Nate Kinsella (American Football), Lies is a more synth-driven yet promising debut from these emo veterans Read more »| 27 Mar 2023 -
ReviewsDeerhoof – Miracle-Level
Back with their 19th album, wonky-pop mainstays Deerhoof are on reliably solid form Read more »| 27 Mar 2023 -
Live MusicAlex G @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 Mar
Playful, heartfelt and frequently surprising, Alex G’s crowd-pleasing live show perfectly encapsulates the mood of his latest record Read more »| 21 Mar 2023 -
ReviewsBABYMETAL – THE OTHER ONE
Returning from hiatus and restored as a duo, BABYMETAL ditch the 'baby' on their all-conquering, coming-of-age fourth album Read more »| 21 Mar 2023 -
Live MusicLåpsley @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 17 Mar
The Liverpool singer-songwriter's set is mostly made up of tracks from new album Cautionary Tales of Youth, and it's those new tracks which shine brightest Read more »| 21 Mar 2023 -
ReviewsLucinda Chua – YIAN
Lucinda Chua's debut solo record aches with a specific form of longing, inviting us to listen more closely Read more »| 21 Mar 2023 -
ReviewsYves Tumor – Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
On their latest record, Yves Tumor attempts to rewrite the history of the rock gods we idolise Read more »| 17 Mar 2023