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 MusicManchester Psych Fest 2018: Review
Manchester Psych Fest once again proves that versatility is the watchword for success as it showcases the city's vibrant possibilities Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Live MusicLowlands Festival 2018: Review
Clean, serene, friendly, and with an excellent line-up, The Netherlands' Lowlands Festival is a rare treat Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
NewsYoung Fathers win The SAY Award 2018
The Edinburgh trio win the Scottish Album of the Year Award for the second time with their extraordinary album Cocoa Sugar Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Interviews
The Honey Farm on hip-hop, sex and standing out
We talk to Dunbar trio The Honey Farm, who want to take Scottish hip-hop in a new direction, with love and sex at the top of their manifesto Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Oliver Coates – Shelley's on Zenn-La
Oliver Coates' Shelley's on Zenn-La is a study of musical form that is innovative in both its approach and experimentation Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Stoned Jesus – Pilgrims
While they may not always stick the landing here, PiIgrims gives Stoned Jesus more than enough reason to get back on the road Read more »| 06 Sep 2018
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Reviews
Waxahatchee – Great Thunder EP
Great Thunder offers some stunning moments from Waxahatchee and finds Katie Crutchfield at her most off guard and most personal Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Chilly Gonzales – Solo Piano III
With accidental notes giving way to accidental brilliance, Solo Piano III is Chilly Gonzales' most breathtaking piece of work to date Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Manu Delago – Parasol Peak
Recorded at different altitudes within the Alps, hang drum maestro Manu Delago's Parasol Peak offers a truly unique listening experience Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Garbage @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 4 Sep
Although not without technical hitches, Garbage and Shirley Manson deliver an impassioned performance from start to finish on the first night of their Version 2.0 anniversary tour in Edinburgh Read more »| 05 Sep 2018 -
NewsFrightened Rabbit announce first performance since Scott Hutchison’s death
The much-loved Scottish band will perform for the first time without their frontman Scott Hutchison at a special Sleep in the Park event dedicated to the late singer-songwriter Read more »| 05 Sep 2018 -
News
Thom Yorke shares track from Suspiria soundtrack
The Radiohead frontman’s new score for Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the horror classic is released in October Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 4-10 Sep
Lost Map Records fifth birthday celebrations continue in Edinburgh, while Garbage, The The, Lithics, Peanut Butter Wolf and Screaming Females all also playing in the central belt this week Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Beth Rowley @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 1 Sep
A transcendent pair of acts – Beth Rowley and Eliza Shaddad – at The Mash House tonight captivate the crowd with swaggering soulful splendour Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Camp Cope @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 31 Aug
Melbourne's Camp Cope play to a sell-out crowd at Manchester's Soup Kitchen tonight, challenging sexism in the music scene and encouraging singalongs galore Read more »| 04 Sep 2018