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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OpinionA World So New: 20th anniversary of Since I Left You
As Australia's The Avalanches celebrate 20 years of Since I Left You, we take a fond trip down memory lane and relish in an album that made us think differently about music Read more »| 31 May 2021 -
ReviewsJapanese Breakfast – Jubilee
On her third album as Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner moves confidently through a space befitting of the multi-hyphenate artist she has become Read more »| 31 May 2021 -
InterviewsTAAHLIAH on her debut EP, Angelica
Glasgow-based DJ and producer TAAHLIAH is set to release her debut EP, Angelica, this month. We talk to her about accolades, authenticity and the new record Read more »| 24 May 2021 -
PlaylistsThe Desert Blues: Tuareg music
With the release of Mdou Moctar's new album, we take a look at four more bands bringing modern spins to Tuareg music Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
InterviewsMdou Moctar on new album Afrique Victime
Ahead of releasing Afrique Victime, his first album on Matador Records, we speak to Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
NewsIntroducing HANG, a new Scottish hip-hop and grime event
Darren McGarvey, Scottish Album of the Year winner Nova and Radio 1Xtra's Tiffany Calver are among those involved in the first edition of HANG, a new event aiming to inspire and empower Scotland's hip-hop and grime communities Read more »| 20 May 2021
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ReviewsBillie Marten – Flora Fauna
Her most exploratory and assured record yet, Flora Fauna finds Billie Marten braver, wiser and fully in bloom Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
ReviewsCHAI – WINK
CHAI's new album takes some unexpected turns, bringing new ideas into their kaleidoscopic sound Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
OpinionThe Skinny On... Roddy Woomble
Ahead of the release of his latest solo record, Lo! Soul, Idlewild's Roddy Woomble takes on our Q&A this month and has us salivating over breakfast food Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
ReviewsRoddy Woomble – Lo! Soul
Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble's new solo album is an expansive, explorative listen Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
ReviewsFatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
ReviewsMorcheeba – Blackest Blue
What Blackest Blue lacks in impact it makes up for with trippy downtempo calling cards, which will keep long-time Morcheeba fans plenty satisfied Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
New MusicCallum Easter – What You Think? (video premiere)
Watch the video for What You Think?, the first single to be taken from Callum Easter's forthcoming new album, System Read more »| 11 May 2021 -
ReviewsSt. Vincent – Daddy's Home
Shapeshifting songwriter Annie Clark unearths family truths on her new album Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
Things To DoThirteen Records: Continuing Dundee's music legacy
New Dundee record shop Thirteen Records on life after the iconic Groucho’s Records, opening a cultural venue in a pandemic, and the future direction of music and culture in their hometown Read more »| 10 May 2021