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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Live MusicArooj Aftab @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24 Jun
Arooj Aftab's spellbinding tales only grow in grandeur when accompanied by the London Contemporary Orchestra Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
OpinionLiving It Up: A guide to Edinburgh's live music scene
From community-focused and record label-hosted events to massive outdoor gigs and everything in-between, Edinburgh's music scene is actually pretty damn good Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
OpinionThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Gig Venues
From 100 capacity sweatboxes and grassroots spaces to concert halls and stadiums – big and small, Edinburgh's got it all Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... GAÏA
Following the release of their debut single Big Girls, and ahead of a slot on our stage at Kelburn Garden Party next weekend, we catch up with GAÏA Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
OpinionThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Record Shops
From A to V, here are ten of Edinburgh's independent record shops worth visiting while you're in town Read more »| 24 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsHelen Svoboda – Headwater
The Finnish/Australian experimentalist takes us on a descent into dream logic on Headwater Read more »| 23 Jun 2026
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ReviewsDowntown Boys – Public Luxury
Ten years on, Downtown Boys have lost none of their angry edge Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Both Hands
With singles Sea Spray and Lips Parted out now, we ask Both Hands – the synth-pop project of Hailey Beavis and Brian Pokora – about how they came together, and what to expect from new album Be Like a Mountain In a Moonlit Way Read more »| 18 Jun 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... James Emmanuel
Ahead of releasing his latest EP, Good Man, we catch up with Nigeria-born, Edinburgh-based soul singer James Emmanuel Read more »| 11 Jun 2026 -
InterviewsMVT Cribs: Everywhere At Once Festival preview
Ahead of this month's inaugural UK-wide Everywhere At Once festival, we catch up with the Music Venue Trust, Purple Orange Arts Venue and Brooke Combe to discuss the importance of grassroots venues Read more »| 11 Jun 2026 -
OpinionFootball's Cooming Hoom: Scotland's World Cup Anthems
ICYMI, Scotland are competing in this year's FIFA World Cup. In celebration, we get stuck into some of the songs vying to become Scotland's 2026 World Cup anthem Read more »| 10 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsKelsey Lu – So Help Me God
Kelsey Lu’s sophomore album is a series of beautifully crafted, unfolding journeys that showcases Lu at a new creative peak Read more »| 09 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsLa Sécurité – Bingo!
Pulsating with energy, humour and intimacy, on La Sécurité's latest album Bingo!, the Montreal collective has levelled up Read more »| 09 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsVince Staples – Cry Baby
Cry Baby is Vince Staples' most focused and concentrated work in recent memory. Not one to miss as the uncomfortable truths ring out like war cries Read more »| 09 Jun 2026 -
Live MusicAldous Harding @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, 3 Jun
Aldous Harding took to Kelvingrove Bandstand as part of the Big Nights Out summer series. The singer-songwriter's performance was full of strangeness and atmosphere, but we wonder if she would have been better served in a more intimate venue Read more »| 05 Jun 2026