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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FestivalsNo Bounds Festival 2018: Review
The second edition of Sheffield’s No Bounds resists all perceived festival norms to produce a triumphant weekender of critical club beats, challenging experimentation and crucial panel debate Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Live MusicThe KVB @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 24 Oct
The KVB’s lush audio/visual union creates a palpable sensation of vicarious memories as they pulsate and shoegaze their way through tonight’s set at The Hug & Pint Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
ReviewsBill Ryder-Jones – Yawn
Bill Ryder-Jones returns with an immersive, melancholic fourth solo-effort retaining the sincerity and intimacy that have characterised his post-Coral work Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
Objekt – Cocoon Crush
After a four year absence, Objekt returns to PAN with Cocoon Crush. The Berlin-based artist's sophomore album introduces yet another side to his multifaceted sound Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
FestivalsClub to Club 2018: Festival Preview
As Club to Club Festival returns to Turin this weekend, we take a closer look at the seven acts included in The Italian New Wave strand of this year's line-up Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Interviews
Kathleen Hanna at 50: How girls to the front galvanised a new generation of riot grrrls
As riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna turns 50 this month, we look back on her career and the legacy she's left to a new generation of music-making women Read more »| 29 Oct 2018
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News
Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2018: The Winners
The winners of this year's Scottish Alternative Music Awards were revealed in Glasgow last night Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 22 Oct
Sound issues and premature exits aside, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah deliver a throwback set that gives their audience at The Caves an excuse to jump around on a work night Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Beach House @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 19 Oct
Delving deep into their back catalogue, Beach House's set at the Albert Hall is an atmospheric delight Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
Miya Folick – Premonitions
Miya Folick's debut album shapeshifts through various genres and moods without ever losing momentum Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
Paul Smith – Diagrams
Despite being occasionally repetitive, on Diagrams the Maxïmo Park frontman cements his place as a solo artist and a brilliant songwriter Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
NAO – Saturn
NAO assuredly ascends into the stratosphere with sophomore album Saturn, an open diary that leaves you both rooting for and absorbed in the afflictions of the angelic singer. Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Jon Hopkins @ SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Jon Hopkins is met with a hero's welcome tonight at SWG3 as we help him celebrate his latest opus, Singularity, and all before bedtime Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Snail Mail @ SWG3, Warehouse Studio, Glasgow, 23 Oct
Despite a number of teething problems tonight, there are enough lovely moments to make Snail Mail one to watch for the future Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Glasvegas @ Gorilla, Manchester, 22 Oct
The Manchester stop on the Glaswegians' tenth anniversary tour does justice to James Allan's powerful piece of social commentary Read more »| 25 Oct 2018