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 MusicDiet Cig @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 17 Oct
Tonight's show is anything but boring; while Diet Cig celebrate the unifying power of rock'n'roll, The Spook School have never sounded more confident Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
ReviewsCircuit des Yeux – Reaching for Indigo
Reaching for Indigo is a truly impressive singular statement that vividly captures a century of folk, classic rock, and mid-century electronica Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Live MusicThe Horrors @ QMU, Glasgow, 19 Oct
By the time they close out their set, its clear that The Horrors are back, more confident than ever Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Wild Beasts – Punk Drunk and Trembling
Where Boy King explored the toxic expectations of modern masculinity, Punk Drunk and Trembling runs almost like a case study; a romantic encounter in microcosm Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
PlaylistsVideo Nasties: 15 Creepy Music Videos
Decapitations, skeletons, weird robots and a skinless Robbie Williams – we pick out a selection of the most unsettling music videos to soundtrack your Halloween party Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
New Music
Josephine Sillars & The Manic Pixie Dreams – Down (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Down by Josephine Sillars & The Manic Pixie Dreams Read more »| 23 Oct 2017
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Reviews
The LaFontaines – Common Problem
The second album from The LaFontaines tackles some big issues, with production that gives the music the punch its lyricism deserves. Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Prides – A Mind Like the Tide: Part One
A Mind Like the Tide: Part One is well worth the wait for fans of the Glasgow synth-pop band Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Julien Baker – Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker's new album is universal in scope, although at times it becomes somewhat claustrophobic Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Live Music
St. Vincent @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 18 Oct
With nothing more than a backing track for company, tonight's performance revolves around St. Vincent, who sits at the centre of her own solar system Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Tv Radio
Listen to Stranger Things 2's synthtastic soundtrack
Have a listen to Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein's dreamy and nightmarish score to Stranger Things season 2 Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Live Music
Frightened Rabbit with the RSNO @ Paisley Abbey, 17 Oct
Frightened Rabbit round off a year-and-a-half of hard work in support of their fifth studio album, with an incredible sold-out show with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the stunning surrounds of Paisley Abbey Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
Playlists
The LaFontaines: Under the Influence
With The LaFontaines' sophomore record – Common Problem – about to drop, the band let us in on some of the artists, albums and songs that helped inform the record Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Flat Worms – Flat Worms
Flat Worms' self-titled debut is an energetic and accomplished debut from a group of highly-seasoned musicians Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Tv RadioStranger Things: Two soundtrack albums set for release
Ahead of Stranger Things season 2, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein release the music for the new series this weekend, with a compilation of 80s hits heard in the show to follow Read more »| 19 Oct 2017