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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Things To DoLive music in Liverpool this week: 31 Aug-6 Sep
This week it's all about spoken word rock from Listener and the latest experimentation from Animal Collective, along with upcoming live dates to coincide with new albums from Hooton Tennis Club and Honeyblood Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
ReviewsAngel Olsen – My Woman
'Is it me you're thinking of, when you're thinking of me?' This time around, Angel Olsen asks the big questions and supplies punchlines to match: 'Or is it y... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Live MusicGrandaddy @ Summerhall, 22 Aug
It’s with an air of quiet calm that Jason Lytle walks on stage. No build-up, no fanfare, barely even a sense of occasion. So sporadic have Grandaddy&rs... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Festivals
Electric Fields 2016: Saturday 27 August
Blue skies for the newly expanded Electric Fields' debut second day; The Skinny takes in C Duncan, TeenCanteen, Fat White Family & more Read more »| 31 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
Electric Fields 2016: Friday 26 August
The music festival may take place in one of the grandest country estates in Scotland, but Electric Fields has a surprisingly egalitarian feel Read more »| 31 Aug 2016 -
Reviews
Gonjasufi – Callus
Callus is not an album for the faint-hearted. Clocking in at a mammoth 19 tracks, the latest release from Sumach Ecks, better known as Gonjasufi, explores mo... Read more »| 31 Aug 2016
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Interviews
Gold Dust Woman: Angel Olsen interview
After discovering My Woman on the road, Angel Olsen found the balance to confound her critics for a fourth time Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
Lowlands 2016: Festival Review
Situated about an hour’s drive east of Amsterdam, Lowlands Festival takes its name from its location near The Netherlands' low-lying coastline. Though ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
Live Music
Kevin Morby @ Summerhall, 24 Aug
Like the mountains, fire, willows and coyotes that pop up time and again on his latest record, Kevin Morby has the appearance of a timeless literary symbol. ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
Live Music
The Garden @ Electric Circus, 24 Aug
Somewhere beneath the paper-white face paint, red lipstick and dress shirts are Californian twins Wyatt and Fletcher Shears. The Garden remain mysteriou... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
News
Randolph's Leap announce Glasgow all-dayer line-up
Glasgow indie-pop outfit Randolph's Leap have revealed the line-up for their latest I Can't Dance To This Music all-dayer in Glasgow this October The fourth... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
Live Music
The Parrots @ The Magnet, 27 Aug
The Parrots' trademark rock posturing more than matches the red velvet-bedecked environs at underground dive bar The Magnet. Celebrating the launch of t... Read more »| 30 Aug 2016 -
Reviews
Frank Ocean - Blonde
"We gon' see the future first / We'll let you guys prophesy," Frank Ocean sings on opener Nikes – and you believe him. Not least because the high, eeri... Read more »| 29 Aug 2016 -
Live Music
Julianna Barwick @ The Deaf Institute, 23 Aug
When The Deaf Institute has all its audience sitting down in chairs, you know you’re in for a dignified evening. That’s exactly what we can expec... Read more »| 29 Aug 2016 -
Playlists
Frankie Cosmos' BandCamp treasure chest
We pick out five of our favourite tracks from the extensive Frankie Cosmos BandCamp back catalogue... Read more »| 29 Aug 2016