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 MusicSpoon @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 3 Jun
The veteran Austin rockers play an intimate show in Leeds as the curtain begins to fall on the Hot Thoughts era Read more »| 06 Jun 2018 -
Live MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 5-11 Jun
We've got your gigging needs covered, with this round up of the best ones happening across Glasgow and Edinburgh over the next week, including CARBS, Thom Yorke, HAIM and Souls of Mischief Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsProc Fiskal – Insula
Edinburgh grime producer Proc Fiskal's debut album Insula offers a microcosm of the 21-year-old’s day-to-day life in the Scottish capital, while also providing a sense of thematic consistency Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Lykke Li – so sad so sexy
Lykke Li's latest album fails to strike a satisfying balance, and while it's not a terrible album it's frustratingly complacent after two outstanding albums Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Snail Mail – Lush
On Lush, Snail Mail maestro Lindsey Jordan always has something important to say, and it’s worth listening to. Lush is a debut burst forth in full technicolour Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsApostille – Choose Life
Apostille's Choose Life is an 80s synth-pop inspired set of tracks that is sure to win the hearts of wider audiences over the summer months Read more »| 05 Jun 2018
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Live Music
Broken Social Scene @ The Garage, Glasgow, 29 May
Canadian ensemble Broken Social Scene remind us of the importance of coming together through music, retaining as much colour, effortless cool and relevance as ever Read more »| 04 Jun 2018 -
Live Music
Bully @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 22 May
Bully bandleader Alicia Bognanno prowls and howls her way through a heavyweight performance from the Nashville band Read more »| 04 Jun 2018 -
Interviews
More Than Conscious: Akala on Hip Hop and Beyond
London rapper Akala is increasingly known for writing books, appearing on Question Time and lecturing on Shakespeare. Ahead of his performance at Doune the Rabbit Hole, he assures The Skinny that making world-changing music is still his first love Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
Live MusicEcho and the Bunnymen @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 28 May
No end of great songs can make Echo and the Bunnymen feel like a band in Manchester tonight Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Joan of Arc – 1984
The experimental stalwarts' 24th album places guitarist Melina Ausikaitis front and centre, and the result is their best record in years. Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Gabriella Cohen – Pink is the Colour of Unconditional Love
Gabriella Cohen’s genre-shifting Pink is the Colour of Unconditional Love is a mosaic of homage, impromptu influences and her own psyche Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
Reviews
Neko Case – Hell-On
The veteran singer-songwriter is on the form of her life on her eighth studio album Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
Live Music
The Breeders @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 28 May
The Deal sisters roll back the years with ease in front of a long sold-out Liquid Room audience, successfully bringing their signature sound into 2018 Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
New Music
CARBS – YouTubular Bells (track-by-track)
Ahead of CARBS' latest release, Jonnie Common and Jamie Scott talk us through their YouTubular Bells EP track-by-track Read more »| 31 May 2018