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 MusicElectric Fields 2018: Review
Electric Fields remains a diverse, enjoyable weekend of music, but when End of the Road offers much the same, plus incredible headliners, it’s hard not to want more from a flagship Scottish event Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsBlack Belt Eagle Scout – Mother of My Children
Mother of My Children is a vital and bold debut, giving a platform to the Native American experience through the familiar and historically monochromatic genre of grunge, which is given new life thanks to this fresh voice Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs's sophomore album, King of Cowards is metal bursting at the seams with imagination and innovation Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Joan Armatrading @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Sep
Sadly backing tracks accompany the vast majority of tonight's performance, often muddying and distracting from Joan Armatrading's fantastic songs which deserved more Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
Live MusicWith Confidence @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Sep
In the ever-thriving venue of King Tut's, With Confidence liven up our Monday with a bouncy set alongside a real standout support slot from Londoners Anavae Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Necktr @ The Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 20 Sep
Leeds nonet Necktr have a dreamlike quality and deliver an exceptional performance at Manchester's Soup Kitchen Read more »| 27 Sep 2018
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Live Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 26 Sep-1 Oct
Kylie, KT Tunstall, Peter Hook & The Light, Colin Stetson, Half Waif and Glasgow's Tenement Trail festival headlined by The Cribs make up another busy musical week in the central belt Read more »| 26 Sep 2018 -
New Music
Birdhead – Massive Aggressive: track-by-track
One half of Edinburgh duo Birdhead, Stephen Donkin talks us through their latest album Massive Aggressive track-by-track with an exclusive first listen Read more »| 26 Sep 2018 -
Live MusicMitski @ Gorilla, Manchester, 19 Sep
One of her generation's most cutting songwriters, Mitski states her case at a taut and provocative tour opener in Manchester Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Julien Baker @ Gorilla, Manchester, 24 Sep
The precocious songwriter finally brings last year's Turn Out the Lights to Manchester in her own right – in powerful, if slightly samey, fashion Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
The Magic Gang @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
With a surfeit of tunes and a knack for simple lyrics that sweetly capture the ups and downs of life and love, The Magic Gang easily win the hearts of their audience tonight Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Bill Ryder-Jones @ Maryhill Community Centre, Glasgow, 22 Sep
Riddled with the cold, Bill Ryder-Jones delivers a scorching, moving and genuinely euphoric performance leaving the minds of an appreciative Glasgow audience blown Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Biffy Clyro: MTV Unplugged @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21 Sep
With a laid-back pastoral feel to the evening's proceedings, Biffy Clyro nail their MTV Unplugged show tonight in the regal surrounds of Usher Hall Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Shania Twain @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 19 Sep
Back for the first time in 15 years, Shania Twain gives more than just an album tour, this is a thank you to the fans Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Lala Lala – The Lamb
The Lamb is a beautiful, compelling and life-affirming record about being young and confused and it's Lillie West' best work yet as Lala Lala Read more »| 25 Sep 2018