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 Musicclipping. – Dead Channel Sky
Dead Channel Sky – clipping.’s fifth studio album – is a mess of brilliant ideas and conceptual overreach Read more »| 10 Mar 2025 -
Live MusicKelly Lee Owens @ SWG3, Glasgow, 7 Mar
The multi-hyphenate talents of Welsh producer-DJ-musician Kelly Lee Owens are in sharp focus tonight, as she takes us to her dreamstate Read more »| 10 Mar 2025 -
Live MusicNubya Garcia @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 3 Mar
Camden saxophonist Nubya Garcia is an all-timer in the making, putting a modern twist on classic jazz sounds Read more »| 10 Mar 2025 -
Live MusicGeorgia Cécile @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 28 Feb
Despite a lack of engagement from the crowd at times, Georgia Cécile manages to cultivate an inviting atmosphere at The Queen's Hall Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
Live MusicMIKE @ Room 2, Glasgow, 28 Feb
A trio of leftfield rappers headed by New York's MIKE points to a scene that's as healthy as it’s ever been Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
Live MusicFat Dog @ QMU, Glasgow, 28 Feb
London outfit Fat Dog offer a thrilling reminder of how immersive, memorable and fun live music can truly be Read more »| 04 Mar 2025
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InterviewsScottish New Music Round-up: March 2025
This month we celebrate new releases from Zoe Graham, Matt Carmichael, racecar, Idiogram, Neev, Majesty Palm and more Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2025
March brings a batch of record launches from Scottish bands and labels, plus visits from Snapped Ankles, The Dare, Lauren Mayberry and Geordie Greep Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
ReviewsDivorce – Drive to Goldenhammer
With their debut album an early contender for album of the year, Nottingham outfit Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
ReviewsAlabaster DePlume – A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
On his fourth outing with legendary jazz imprint International Anthem, Alabaster DePlume seeks to soothe a troubled world Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
ReviewsSASAMI – Blood On the Silver Screen
SASAMI's latest album Blood On the Silver Screen is steeped in nostalgia, but sadly lacking the raw edge of intuition that came across in her earlier work Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Intibint
Following the release of her latest single, Ymn Alsa3eed., we catch up with Glasgow-based, Yemeni singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist Intibint Read more »| 27 Feb 2025 -
Live MusicMan Rei + Ugnė Uma @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 23 Feb
A double bill of Eastern-European experimentalists finds two artists – Man Rei and Ugnė Uma – plumbing shadowy emotional depths Read more »| 26 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsDARKSIDE – Nothing
On the third record, DARKSIDE are happy to remain unfixed, bumping between fun and familiar grooves with an element of chaos Read more »| 26 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsIchiko Aoba – Luminescent Creatures
On her latest album, Luminescent Creatures, Ichiko Aoba's compositions move incrementally, like the limbs of coral on the seabed, flourishing with cultivation and care Read more »| 25 Feb 2025