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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New MusicMïus – Torso (Vessels Remix): Track Premiere
Listen to the Vessels remix of the new single Torso from Budapest-based Mïus Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Opinion
Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison on The Midnight Organ Fight
As Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight approaches its tenth birthday, Scott Hutchison talks us through the album from self-inflicted heartache to living in cupboards Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 7-12 Mar
An eclectic mix of gigs this week, from 47Soul's Arabic electro to intimate Frightened Rabbit shows, as well as the day-long Lake of Stars festival and the family-friendly Major Minor Music Club Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
ReviewsSubmotion Orchestra – Kites
Kites marks a fine return to Submotion Orchestra's cinematic jazz roots Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
ReviewsGeorge FitzGerald – All That Must Be
All That Must Be sees FitzGerald on a slickly produced soul-searching journey with moments of genuine poignancy Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Reviews
Nap Eyes – I'm Bad Now
For their third album Nova Scotia slack-rockers Nap Eyes sharpen up their act and create moments of brilliance Read more »| 06 Mar 2018
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InterviewsSHHE on her return to music and Icelandic residency
“Solitude and isolation have always featured in my music. Intentionally or unintentionally, they’ve always featured in my life too" Su Shaw Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Interviews
Martha Ffion on Sunday Best
We talk Seinfeld, Peep Show and growing up in Ireland with Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Martha Ffion ahead of the release of her debut album Sunday Best Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Reviews
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa
Soundway Records' latest compilation is a fantastic introduction to the party-starting bubblegum sound from South Africa Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Reviews
Martha Ffion – Sunday Best
Sunday Best is a confident debut chock-full of understated pleasures, one that hints Martha Ffion will only get better as her career progresses Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Reviews
Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
Cocoa Sugar is a potent mix of sugary boy band choruses, tongue-twister rap and surreal imagery making for the Leith trio's best album yet Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Interviews
Young Fathers on Cocoa Sugar and Edinburgh's live music scene
We pay Young Fathers a visit in their Leith studio space to talk about new album Cocoa Sugar, via pop dreams, improv poetry, huge horses and the future for Edinburgh's live scene Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
ArtCall and Response: Kobi Onyame vs the artist
An experimental music-art collaboration takes place this month in Many Studios in Glasgow, pairing artists with tracks from Kobi Onyame's acclaimed new album GOLD Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Live Music
JD McPherson @ Gorilla, Manchester, 27 Feb
Averting our minds from the snow and cold outside, JD McPherson brings a warm air of Tulsa rock'n'roll to Gorilla's intimate stage tonight Read more »| 02 Mar 2018 -
Opinion
Songs: Ohia – The Magnolia Electric Co. 15 years on
Fifteen years after it was released and five years after the death of Jason Molina, The Magnolia Electric Co. stands as a shining reminder of the talent we lost too soon Read more »| 02 Mar 2018