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 MusicStart to End: Jeff Buckley's Grace @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 27 June
Twenty years ago – give or take a month – Jeff Buckley drowned in the Mississippi River. It’s hard to process what Buckley’s influenc... Read more »| 29 Jun 2017 -
InterviewsRight On Time: Shadowlark interviewed
Ahead of their performance at Bluedot Festival, Shadowlark talk synths, haunted recording studios and starting out right Read more »| 29 Jun 2017 -
InterviewsSound of Progress: Public Service Broadcasting on Every Valley
J. Willgoose, Esq. walks The Skinny through the people, politics and picket lines that make up Public Service Broadcasting's emotional third album Every Valley Read more »| 29 Jun 2017 -
News
Sacred Paws win the 2017 SAY Award
Strike A Match wins this year's Scottish Album of the Year prize Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
Live MusicTigerside @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 25 Jun
"For those of you who couldn’t make Glastonbury at least we’ve got the smell here”, says Tigerside vocalist Jonno aka John Nash, referring ... Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
Interviews
Brendan Canning on the return of Broken Social Scene
The day following the Manchester terror attack we meet up with Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning, ahead of the band's show in the city that night, to talk about fifth album Hug of Thunder, and why they've reformed Read more »| 28 Jun 2017
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ReviewsSimon Wells – Crime of the Scene
Simon Wells – he of Snuff, those great purveyors of authentic punk rock back in the day – has a new record, and it’s the first record to be... Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
Shogun – Katana
Let’s be honest, grime (rightfully or wrongly) has a bit of a bad rep for not excelling in the art of insightful lyricism, not in the way that its pred... Read more »| 27 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
Ride – Weather Diaries
When Ride's fourth album, 1996's Tarantula, was deleted by Creation Records after just one week, it marked a sad end for a band who had once burnt so brightl... Read more »| 27 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
Washed Out – Mister Mellow
The visual album is not a new concept; in fact, the medium stretches at least as far back as Yellow Submarine in 1968. Over the past few years though, it's b... Read more »| 27 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 27 Jun – 3 Jul
It's an eclectic week in Edinburgh and Glasgow's venues, with shows from The Sugarhill Gang, Adam Stafford, Siobhan Wilson, Spoon and Pictish Trail all on the agenda Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
West End Festival @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 18 Jun
The diversity of Scotland's music scene is showcased at Oran Mor's annual all-dayer Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
The Maccabees @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 23 June
It’s been ten years since The Maccabees released their debut album, Colour It In. When it was released, they were one of a plethora of groups of young,... Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
Paramore @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 June
Pop punk is a genre so synoymous with being a teenager. Looking around the packed Usher Hall, 10 years after Paramore made their mark on the scene with their... Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
Ho99o9 @ Rebellion, Manchester, 20 Jun
It took some choice words from Show Me The Body vocalist Julian Cashwan Pratt before his band’s set gets anything like the reception it deserves. ... Read more »| 23 Jun 2017