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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InterviewsDr. Martens Celebrate Edinburgh's Music Scene
We highlight four of the people who have managed to keep Edinburgh's music scene alive in spite of a global pandemic Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsManchester Psych Fest: 2021 Preview
With Manchester Psych Fest taking place in various venues across the city this Saturday, here are some of the acts on the line-up we suggest you see... Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsThe Great Western & Great Eastern update line-ups
Glasgow multi-venue music and arts festival The Great Western returns with a great lineup, and it’s joined by brand new Edinburgh counterpart The Great Eastern Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
Live MusicScottish gigs round-up: September 2021
Gigs are well and truly back! September's packed with shows across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee; here are some of the highlights Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
Live MusicLaura Mvula @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 29 Aug
Laura Mvula's first Scottish performance since her deep dive into 80s electro is an evening of neon-splashed joy Read more »| 31 Aug 2021 -
Live MusicCaribou @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 28 Aug
Perfectly curated between classics and new material, Caribou tilts towards breezy pop but truly excels with big beats Read more »| 31 Aug 2021
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ReviewsLittle Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Little Simz dives deep into the internal with a massively expanded soundscape on her second album Read more »| 30 Aug 2021 -
Live MusicDamon Albarn @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 24 Aug
Ex-Blur frontman Damon Albarn plays two shows at this year's EIF, treating the audience to a couple of classic singalongs in amongst his new material Read more »| 26 Aug 2021 -
InterviewsSaddle Up: Indigo De Souza on Any Shape You Take
New Saddle Creek signee Indigo De Souza tells us about crowdsourcing screams for her new album, Any Shape You Take, and recording at Sylvan Esso's studio Read more »| 25 Aug 2021 -
Live MusicAnna Meredith @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 20 Aug
Anna Meredith returns to the Edinburgh International Festival in triumphant style, celebrating her exceptional second studio album, FIBS Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
Live Musicblack midi @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 19 Aug
black midi bring their frantic, unpredictable sonic assaults to the big stage at Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
ReviewsIndigo De Souza – Any Shape You Take
Any Shape You Take spans genres, from TikTok pop to grunge and lots in between – and Indigo De Souza commits to them all Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
InterviewsCHVRCHES on their new album Screen Violence
From LA to Scotland, we chat to CHVRCHES ahead of the release of their fourth studio album, Screen Violence Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
ReviewsCHVRCHES – Screen Violence
CHVRCHES' new album explores how we live on, by, and through screens in the trio's signature sparkling synth-pop style Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
ReviewsLorde – Solar Power
It's all change for Lorde, as the New Zealander returns with a strangely subdued third album Read more »| 19 Aug 2021