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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InterviewsSAY Award 2018: A closer look at the shortlist
Ahead of the 2018 SAY Award ceremony in Paisley on 6 September, we take a closer look at the albums and artists featuring on this year's shortlist Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Live MusicNeil Hilborn @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
Neil Hilborn delivers a lacklustre performance of poems without all of the passion and peculiar ticks that first endeared him to the audience Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Live MusicThe Weather Station @ The Hug & Pint, 27 Aug
Tamara Lindeman and her band breeze through a wonderful set tonight at The Hug & Pint keeping the audience in rapt attention throughout Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Buck Meek @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 28 Aug
Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek celebrates the release of his recent self-titled solo album, enrapturing The Hug & Pint's crowd in the process Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
NewsCassette Store Day returns for 2018
Tape heads rejoice! Cassette Store Day returns on 13 October with a plethora of special compact audio cassette releases and events to celebrate this gloriously old-school audio format Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
NewsFranz Ferdinand to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Concert
Metronomy and Free Love join the Glasgow band at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party, the biggest New Year celebration in the UK Read more »| 31 Aug 2018
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Reviews
Darwin Deez – 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart
Indie-pop's near-cliché poster boy Darwin Deez returns with his established style of playful, happy-go-lucky electronica that walks the fine line between lovestruck sweetheart and sickeningly twee wallflower Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Menace Beach – Black Rainbow Sound
Black Rainbow Sound demonstrates a massive shift for Menace Beach; exuding the same visceral power and anthemic pop tunes we've come to expect but with a funky new twist Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Muncie Girls – Fixed Ideals
In a time of seismic change, political turmoil and rollercoaster national pride, Muncie Girls remain a much-needed constant Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Spring King – A Better Life
A Better Life is total fire from the get-go, offering great melody and pop lifts that you'll be singing for days Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Epic Beard Men: Sage Francis & B. Dolan @ Stereo, Glasgow, 23 Aug
By the end of the Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan)'s set tonight at Stereo we’re left feeling revitalised and ready to tear down the system Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
St. Vincent @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 26 Aug
Despite it being an all-seated gig at the Edinburgh Playhouse tonight, by the end of the set Annie Clark has everyone in the stalls bouncing between the venue's plush velvet seats Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
The Lemon Twigs – Go To School
Go To School is musically outstanding; sincere and ridiculously entertaining, providing everything that modern-day rock has to offer Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
While Joy as an Act of Resistance might not flow perfectly as an album, many of its songs when taken on their own raise some serious hell Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
The Kooks – Let's Go Sunshine
The indie-rock stars prove they’ve still got it on a record that epitomises everything the four-piece have done wonderfully for over a decade Read more »| 29 Aug 2018