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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PlaylistsGraham Costello's STRATA: Under the Influence
Ahead of the release of STRATA's sophomore record OBELISK, Graham Costello talks us through the unexpected music that has influenced his sound as a musician Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicScottish Fiction Showcase @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 30 Jan
Mt Doubt impress in their headline slot tonight at Sneaky's alongside Wojtek the Bear and Mitchell Museum for a Scottish Fiction label showcase Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicLOW @ Tramway, Glasgow, 29 Jan
Flanked by exposed brickwork and stark lighting in Glasgow's Tramway, LOW offer a beautiful evening of music drawing from their latest album and mining for gold across their back catalogue Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicCloud Nothings @ St. Luke’s, Glasgow, 28 Jan
Cloud Nothings' return to Glasgow on a Monday night in late January is sparsely attended, feeling like an opportunity missed for the band's fans to hear their new album played in full followed by the hits Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsCosey Fanni Tutti – TUTTI
Thirty-five years on from the boundary-pushing Time To Tell, Throbbing Gristle luminary Cosey Fanni Tutti releases TUTTI – only the second solo album of her career Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
FilmJohnny Flynn to play David Bowie in biopic Stardust
Singer and actor Johnny Flynn, who starred in British thriller Beast and Glasgow-set comedy Lovesick, will play David Bowie in biopic Stardust; Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, criticised the project Read more »| 01 Feb 2019
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ReviewsCherry Glazerr – Stuffed & Ready
LA noisemakers Cherry Glazerr have been carving out their own space since frontwoman Clementine Creevy was in her teens; there’s so much of that spirit in Stuffed & Ready, you can almost smell it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsCalva Louise – Rhinoceros
Calva Louise's debut album grimaces with hope and zips by with fuzzy electricity Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsDeer Tick – Mayonnaise
With Mayonnaise, Deer Tick deliver hard-rocking, feedback-swilling country anthems Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsGirlpool on What Chaos Is Imaginary
With their third album, Girlpool come closer to the band they were always meant to be. Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad talk about growing into their creative selves, making their collaboration even stronger Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsTiny Ruins – Olympic Girls
On Tiny Ruins' newest album Olympic Girls, each note is flawless and precise – no moment is wasted. Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Reviews
White Lies – Five
Listening to Five is an experience; it generates a sense of rush and euphoria, a simultaneous upper and downer, a sound that is hopeful but with a razor-sharp edge to it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicBlood Red Shoes @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 30 Jan
Following the release of their latest album Get Tragic, Blood Red Shoes are back and stronger than ever Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicMakeness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 28 Jan
As Independent Venue Week kicks off across the country, a strong bill at Sneaky Pete's gets the week off to a strong start with a pounding headline set from Makeness Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsBoy Harsher – Careful
Straddling the middle ground between melancholic cold wave and regimented synth workouts, the new release from Massachusetts duo Boy Harsher has fans nostalgic for a period in history they’re most likely too young to remember Read more »| 31 Jan 2019