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 MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: September 2023
National Playlist Day, the first ever Edinburgh Psych Fest, and the return of We Are Here Scotland's AMPLIFI night makes September a stellar month for Scotland's gig-goers Read more »| 30 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicAmyl and the Sniffers @ O2 Academy, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
Frenetic frontwoman Amy Taylor and her motley crew of Melburnian miscreants bring danger and delirium to the Edinburgh stop of their Europe and UK tour Read more »| 30 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsSlowdive – everything is alive
Slowdive's second post-reunion album mines familiar territory, with familiarly beautiful results Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsRuby Gaines – Heavy Good
Glaswegian soul singer Ruby Gaines breathes new life into contemporary R’n’B with each track on her debut EP Heavy Good Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicSnail Mail @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Snail Mail take a break from festival slots for a headline show at Glasgow's Saint Luke's Read more »| 24 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicThe Walkmen @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Hamilton Leithauser and co make a seamless return after a decade away with a sharp performance that dissolves the intervening years Read more »| 23 Aug 2023
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Live MusicIchiko Aoba @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Aug
As part of this year's contemporary music programme at Edinburgh International Festival, Ichiko Aoba holds the audience enrapt in the palm of her hand Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicEIF: Lankum @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Dublin contemporary folk outfit Lankum impress with a heart-stopping set at The Queen's Hall as part of this year's Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsHiss Golden Messenger – Jump for Joy
Latest album from the shapeshifting Americana band is made for dancing during the end times Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsTiti Bakorta – Molende
Titi Bakorta’s debut is a singular blend of genre-fluid dance music, buoyed by his distinctly magnetic voice Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsRatboys – The Window
The Window is indicative of a newfound assuredness for Chicago foursome Ratboys Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsBuck Meek – Haunted Mountain
Haunted Mountain must stand as a masterful achievement, even within the catalogue of unequivocally magical records Buck Meek has already had a hand in Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicDevo @ O2 Academy, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Dedicated Devo fans turn out in droves to say farewell to the iconic band, who still genuinely sound spectacular, on their 50th anniversary tour Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsPanic Shack on the middle-classification of music
With more and more bands being called out as industry plants and nepo-babies, Welsh DIY punks Panic Shack are a refreshing dose of humble meal deals and hard graft Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsArtpark: the creative heart of Western New York
We spend a week at Artpark, and discover how Sonia Kozlova Clark is bringing the community of Western New York together for beauty and expression rather than profit Read more »| 16 Aug 2023