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 MusicHoneyblood @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 22 Apr
On a busy Saturday night in Edinburgh, The Liquid Room is packed with a crowd eagerly anticipating the lo-fi, indie rock duo Honeyblood. The PA system plays ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Live MusicPumarosa @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Apr
If you've had a particularly indulgent long weekend, fronting up to a live gig on the Tuesday night requires a certain amount of willpower. That's about the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
FestivalsFive to see at Live at Leeds 2017
We pick out five of our favourite acts from the Live at Leeds line-up, from dream pop to soulful hip-hop Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Andrew Wasylyk – Themes For Buildings and Spaces
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, then who knows what music that's written about architecture is comparable to. Either way, this ser... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
ULTRAS – ULTRAS
The new solo project of Gav Prentice from Glasgow cult heroes Over the Wall, ULTRAS combines folk singer-songwriting with electronic, hip-hop influ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsBabe – Kiss & Tell
While Babe's 2014 debut, Volery Flighty, walked a varied path – pieced together over time, saturated with instruments and influences –&... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017
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New Music
Faith Eliott – Katie (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Katie from Song, by Toad's Edinburgh-based songwriter Faith Eliott Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Sylvan Esso – What Now
Following three years of bouncing between sold-out shows, Sylvan Esso's second album What Now reckons with the popularity, and ensuing normalisation, of... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Feist – Pleasure
So this is what we get after six years away. Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist’s long-awaited fifth LP Pleasure continues the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 21-25 Apr
Lots of live music knocking about in celebration of Record Store Day this week, which you can bookend with the likes of The Shimmer Band at Soup Kitchen, Deafheaven at Gorilla – and even the Vengaboys, should you feel so inclined. Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
PINS @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 15 Apr
If you haven’t seen PINS live, you may very well not understand the hype. It seems like music journalists have been hammering on about them for eons bu... Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
Videos
Savage Mansion – Do You Say Hello To Your Neighbours?: Video Premiere
Watch the new video from Lost Map's latest signings, Savage Mansion Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
Interviews
WHITE: Under the Influence
As their debut album One Night Stand Forever hits the shelves, we talk to Lewis Andrew, Leo Condie and Kirstin Lynn about the records which inspired them Ar... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Five to see at Wrong Festival
The "festival for the freakscene" comes to Liverpool – we sift through the line-up to reveal some of our faves... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
PWR BTTM @ CCA, Glasgow, 15 Apr
PWR BTTM’s Ben Hopkins makes a crucial observation about the difference between British and American crowds halfway through tonight's show at Glasgow's... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017