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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ReviewsGorillaz – Cracker Island
It may not reach the dizzying heights of previous records, but Cracker Island proves that the Gorillaz formula still slaps Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
Reviewsshame – Food for Worms
South London guitar quintet shame return to their valiant, charismatic best on new record Food for Worms Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
Live MusicTAAHLIAH: The Ultimate Angels @ SWG3, Glasgow, 18 Feb
Heaven and Earth collide at the SWG3 Warehouse tonight for Glasgow icon TAAHLIAH’s highly-anticipated live hometown show Read more »| 21 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsMiss Grit – Follow the Cyborg
Miss Grit's debut album invokes surrealist sensibilities and melodic hooks marking them as one to watch Read more »| 21 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsFree Love – INSIDE
Glasgow duo Free Love return with another collection of woozy synth soundscapes and acid techno Read more »| 20 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsAlgiers – Shook
Algiers blend everything they’ve ever been and more into their latest album, but lose something of their focus in the process Read more »| 20 Feb 2023
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ReviewsCaroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Caroline Polachek stretches the boundaries of the surreal as she explores her desire for desire itself on her compelling new record Read more »| 17 Feb 2023 -
Live MusicWeyes Blood @ QMU, Glasgow, 10 Feb
Through the use of simple yet effective theatre, by the end of tonight's show Natalie Mering has the QMU crowd eating out the palm of her hand Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsKhotin – Release Spirit
Release Spirit is an understated and often incredibly pretty addition to Khotin’s discography Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsRianne Downey – Come What May EP
Rising star and Scottish Music Award-winning Rianne Downey announces her arrival with her second EP, Come What May Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsAnna B Savage – in|FLUX
Anna B Savage's second album in|FLUX is beautifully produced, but let down at times by conventional compositions Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
Live MusicCarly Rae Jepsen @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 8 Feb
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Glasgow Academy show has a wonky pacing, but is carried by the sheer brilliance of her songs Read more »| 10 Feb 2023 -
NewsKelburn Garden Party 2023: first acts announced
Kelburn Garden Party returns for its thirteenth outing with perhaps the festival's most diverse and inclusive lineup to date Read more »| 09 Feb 2023 -
New MusicSpotlight On... Doss
Following the release of his latest single The Mullets Are Moving In, which takes aim at the gentrification of Glasgow, we shine a spotlight on Doss Read more »| 09 Feb 2023 -
ReviewsKelela – Raven
On Raven, the follow-up to 2017's Take Me Apart, Kelela explores autonomy, belonging, and self-renewal as healing Read more »| 07 Feb 2023