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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ReviewsSteve Mason – About the Light
The fourth solo album from The Beta Band's Steve Mason is an instant classic that merges different genres in a surprisingly cohesive manner Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
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Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between
The former guitarist in Kurt Vile's backing band, Steve Gunn steps proudly into the spotlight on his latest solo record Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
InterviewsLost Under Heaven on Love Hates What You Become
We speak to Ellery Roberts and Ebony Hoorn, aka Lost Under Heaven, who three years ago forecast global turbulence. Now, on their second LP Love Hates What You Become, they reckon with it Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
New MusicBossy Love – Up All Over Me (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video – shot in the Cairngorms on the Winter Solstice – for Up All Over Me from Glasgow duo Bossy Love whose debut EP Whiplash is out today Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsBuke and Gase – Scholars
While there are some decent enough ideas to be enjoyed on Buke and Gase's latest studio album, it's ultimately a rather flat listen that doesn't challenge anywhere near enough as it should Read more »| 17 Jan 2019 -
Music VideosOK Button – Flesh & Blood (Video Premiere)
Written and directed by Scottish BAFTA award winner Tim Courtney, watch the video for Flesh & Blood, the latest single from OK Button Read more »| 17 Jan 2019
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Subjective – Act One: Music For Inanimate Objects
Subjective sees DJ Goldie and producer James Davidson slow it right down on their first collaborative album Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
Live MusicThe 1975 @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 12 Jan
The 1975 follow up their career-defining third album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, with an equally ambitious live show, and it's a complete spectacle Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
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Lost Under Heaven – Love Hates What You Become
With their sophomore record, LUH deliver consistently haunting instrumental melodies and deeply impassioned lyrics that serve as an opulent tonic to the cultural apathy they rebel against Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
InterviewsThe Twilight Sad's James Graham on Scott Hutchison and It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
As they prepare to release their fifth studio album, It Won/t Be Like This All the Time, The Twilight Sad’s James Graham talks to The Skinny about one of the band’s most tumultuous and eventful years yet Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
Live MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 15-21 Jan
The Wave Pictures, The Spook School, Rozi Plain and more play across the central belt this week as Celtic Connections kicks off in Glasgow Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
Intersections
Don’t Stop the Music: Headphones & Street Harassment
This month’s columnist explores his love for headphones as an armour against street harassment Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
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Bossy Love – Whiplash EP
Whiplash is unabashedly optimistic and feel-good, but the individual songs frequently feel stitched together. Regardless, Bossy Love's debut EP offers a lot of promise Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
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Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
Exploring more electronic sounds and upbeat melodies on her latest album, Remind Me Tomorrow, Sharon Van Etten sounds more hopeful than ever Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
FestivalsSkepta and Jorja Smith to Headline Field Day 2019
The first wave of acts for 2019's Field Day have been announced with the likes of Diplo, Bonobo, Earl Sweatshirt and The Black Madonna set to play alongside Skepta and Jorja Smith Read more »| 15 Jan 2019