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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ReviewsLast Days – Seafaring
The oceans continue to be a chief source of inspiration for the Northumberland-born, Edinburgh-based composer Graham Richardson, who titled his 2006 debut Se... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
ReviewsPumarosa – The Witch
Pumarosa have a flair for the dramatic. While gothic, 4AD artists from the '80s may be the most obvious touchstones, Pumarosa imbue this icy style with a lot... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
News
Mogwai return with new track Coolverine & new album
Mogwai's ninth studio album Every Country's Sun drops this September; listen to new track Coolverine below Recorded with Come On Die Young and Roc... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
Live Music
Jamie Lenman @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 6 May
Looking back on Jamie Lenman’s winding career path it seems relevant to compare him to his old friend and collaborator Frank Turner. Both are singer-so... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
InterviewsFlesh and Blood: Pumarosa interview
We speak to Pumarosa frontwoman Isabel Munoz-Newsome about touring, history, spirituality, and the release of their debut album, The Witch Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Festivals
The Great Escape 2017: 10 Scottish bands to see
Ahead of The Great Escape in Brighton next week, we look at ten of the Scottish acts to catch at the festival Read more »| 12 May 2017
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Live Music
The Physics House Band @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 8 May
The Hug & Pint have thought everything through this evening – earplugs sit in a plastic pint glass where fans are stamped in as they wander downsta... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
FestivalsSounds from the Other City: the review, by you!
Salford's annual celebration of new music and art, Sounds from the Other City festival filled Chapel Street and its surrounding venues with vital emerging ta... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Live Music
Deftones / AFI @ SEC, Glasgow, 7 May
Despite being decades past their peak popularity, Deftones still pack a mighty punch. To those not paying attention, it may seem strange that two bands ... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Reviews
Glass Vaults – The New Happy
The second album from New Zealand’s Glass Vaults is apparently recorded in a way specifically intended to induce Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, ... Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
News
The National announce new album and world tour
The National are back with new music and a world tour taking in two nights at Edinburgh's Usher Hall and Manchester's Apollo Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Festivals
Manchester Jazz Festival 2017: programme announced
With 100 gigs and 100 hours of entertainment, the 2017 Manchester Jazz Festival celebrates the centenary of the first jazz recording in fitting style Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Film
Thom Yorke to score Suspiria remake
The Radiohead frontman will make his first foray into film score composition with the remake of Dario Argento’s cult horror Suspiria We were excited t... Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Live Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 10-16 May
Manchester's own W.H. Lung launch their debut 10" single, the Godfather of Funk returns to town and more... Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
New MusicMica Millar – My Lover (The Heal Remix): Video Premiere
Watch the new video for My Lover (The Heal Remix) by Mica Millar Read more »| 10 May 2017