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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New MusicEli Cripps – Poison Arrow: Video Premiere
Watch the new video for Poison Arrow by Eli Cripps Read more »| 24 May 2017 -
Live MusicLeftfield @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 20 May
As far as album anniversary shows go, you’ll be hard pushed to find one as varied and all-encompassing as Leftfield’s run through of the ground-b... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
New MusicMitchell Museum – Glasshouse Emulator (Track Premiere)
Glasgow’s Mitchell Museum return after a six-year hiatus with their second album Everett Trap – a self-reflective cornucopia of soundscapes, mani... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Live Music
Washington Irving @ Stereo, Glasgow, 29 Apr
Reminding people of their inevitable demise may not be the best way to get a Saturday night crowd going, but it works for Washington Irving – by the en... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Live MusicRunning Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush @ O2 ABC, 20 May
Curated by and featuring solo artist Emma Pollock (formerly of The Delgados), Running Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush promised to be informal and sp... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Videos
Britain – Stay Fresh Session
Watch Heavenly Records-signed shoegaze duo Britain in session at Granada Studios as part of our Stay Fresh series Read more »| 23 May 2017
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Live Music
The Goon Sax @ Mono, Glasgow, 20 May
There's a buoyant, laid-back crowd in Glasgow's Mono to see Australian indie-poppers The Goon Sax return to the city after last year's release of acclaimed d... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Live Music
Lush Purr @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 18 May
Venues don’t come much more intimate than this: it’s small, it’s sweaty and it’s above a pub. Taking place upstairs in Leith Dep... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
New Music
Floor Staff – Choice (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Choice from Dublin-based songwriter Anthony Donnelly, aka Floor Staff Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 23-29 May
Gigs in Edinburgh Vukovi @ The Mash House, 24 May Angsty Glasgow four-piece Vukovi head east with tracks from their self-titled debut album. We ca... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
New Music
Andrew Wasylyk – Under High Blue Skies (Video Premiere)
Watch the live music video for Andrew Wasylyk's Under High Blue Skies Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Live Music
Free Stay Fresh Fest this Bank Holiday Monday!
Trof NQ have announced a mini version of Stay Fresh Fest as part of their tenth birthday celebrations this bank holiday weekend Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Live Music
Craig Finn @ LP Records, Glasgow, 23 Apr
It’s a Sunday night and LP Records is packed from wall-to-wall with an audience of all ages; a testament to the wide appeal that comes from the unique ... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Festivals
The Great Escape 2017: Photo Gallery
Check out a gallery of shots from the Scottish showcases at this year's Great Escape festival in Brighton This year's Great Escape festival features a showc... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Reviews
Hazel English – Just Give In / Never Going Home
Last year Oakland-via-Australia singer-songwriter Hazel English released her debut EP, Never Going Home. Filled with lilting, bittersweet indie-pop gems, it ... Read more »| 19 May 2017