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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NewsRecord Store Day relaunches its unsigned competition for 2020
Ahead of returning for its 13th year this April, Record Store Day relaunch its unsigned bands competition, #RSDUnsigned Read more »| 09 Jan 2020 -
Music VideosHailey Beavis – Stranger Inside (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Stranger Inside, the brand new single from Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Hailey Beavis Read more »| 07 Jan 2020 -
ReviewsGeorgia – Seeking Thrills
Georgia's new album is filled to the brim with dance touchstones, but with a polished pop sheen Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
ClubsDance Dance Revolution: The 2010s in Scottish Clubbing
As we enter a new decade, we look back on the last 10 years of Scotland's electronic music and club scene, with help from Optimo's Keith McIvor and Jonnie Wilkes, and Huntleys + Palmers' Andrew Thomson Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
OpinionThe Curious Case of Gerry Cinnamon
The music industry has changed a lot over the last decade, and one of Scotland's greatest musical success stories, Gerry Cinnamon, is a perfect example of an artist thriving in a changing musical landscape Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
PlaylistsGreat Scots: 2019 in Scottish Music
Continuing the tradition we launched in 2017, we've pulled together a playlist of some of the best music to come out of Scotland in 2019 – 91 songs to hopefully whet your appetite for Scottish music in 2020 Read more »| 20 Dec 2019
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NewsSave Leith Walk: Developers lose appeal
It’s a Christmas miracle, as the property developers planning the Stead’s Place development on Leith Walk lose their appeal. But what does it mean now for this tight-knit community? Read more »| 20 Dec 2019 -
Live MusicEcho & the Bunnymen @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 18 Dec
There aren't too many surprises tonight – the Bunnymen are clearly locked into a well-worn groove – but there's still potency in their post-punk psychedelia Read more »| 19 Dec 2019 -
Live MusicSlade @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 Dec
Tonight’s show indicates that Slade will last well beyond the heat death of the universe, with Merry Christmas Everybody their strange legacy Read more »| 19 Dec 2019 -
Live MusicThe Futureheads @ QMU, Glasgow, 14 Dec
It’s good to have The Futureheads back revisiting their eponymous debut, but it’s clear that the boys are more than capable of pushing forward Read more »| 18 Dec 2019 -
Live MusicPrimal Scream @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 17 Dec
It might be shameless nostalgia from a band a little past their best, but when Primal Scream sound this good and you've got nearly 2000 new pals to sing along with, it's a hell of a good time Read more »| 18 Dec 2019 -
New MusicBuffet Lunch – Smell the Fruit (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Smell the Fruit, the latest single to be taken from Buffet Lunch's new EP, Snap Read more »| 18 Dec 2019 -
Live MusicThe Darkness @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 Dec
Like many rock greats that came before them, The Darkness have created a few songs that will remain timeless, and tonight’s live spectacle only adds to this bold statement Read more »| 17 Dec 2019 -
New MusicRedolent – I Thought They Were Just Fireworks (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for I Thought They Were Just Fireworks, the brand new single from Edinburgh four-piece Redolent Read more »| 17 Dec 2019 -
Live MusicThe Field @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 14 Dec
Axel Willner subtly adds and subtracts from his sound to create compositions that run the gamut from ambient to full-on techno Read more »| 16 Dec 2019