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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ReviewsLoraine James – Building Something Beautiful For Me
Loraine James’s second LP of the year, draws from the late, great Julius Eastman but is at its best when wearing his influence lightly Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
Live MusicJockstrap @ Stereo, Glasgow, 30 Sep
Magnetic, dynamic and intimate, Jockstrap impress at Stereo in Glasgow on the opening weekend of their UK tour Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
ReviewsGilla Band – Most Normal
Gilla Band are in experimental mood on new album Most Normal, with an overwhelmingly high hit rate Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
ReviewsAlvvays – Blue Rev
Alvvays return with Blue Rev, their first new album for five years, and in a strangely radical way, it simply meets our ethereal shoegaze expectations Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
OpinionArmy of Me: The sonic evolution of Björk
As Björk releases Fossora, her tenth studio album, we take a look across her back catalogue and celebrate the ever-evolving, ever-shapeshifting Icelandic artist Read more »| 30 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsShygirl – Nymph
On her debut album Nymph, Shygirl has created an entire genre of her own Read more »| 30 Sep 2022
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New MusicSpotlight On... The Little Kicks
We shine a spotlight on Aberdeen's The Little Kicks to find out more about their new album People Need Love, and bring you a first listen ahead of its release Read more »| 29 Sep 2022 -
Live MusicSoccer Mommy @ QMU, Glasgow, 24 Sep
A mixture of technical problems and an all-round lethargy means that Soccer Mommy's excellent new album struggles to make the transition to the stage Read more »| 27 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsPixies – Doggerel
Pixies build upon their core sound with poise and plenty of grit on new album Doggerel Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsYeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
New York art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with hints of what makes them so formidable, but it feels like there's something missing Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
Live MusicKaty J Pearson @ Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 20 Sep
There's nothing showy about Katy J Pearson and her band tonight, and there doesn't need to be: just great songs played wonderfully Read more »| 23 Sep 2022 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Blush Club
Following the release of their Ornamental Ponds EP, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow five-piece Blush Club as they talk us through their new record track-by-track Read more »| 23 Sep 2022 -
Live Musicclipping. @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Sep
In their first ever Glasgow show, clipping. show that rap, industrial and ghost stories are a perfect fit Read more »| 23 Sep 2022 -
Live MusicGodspeed You! Black Emperor @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 18 Sep
Godspeed You! Black Emperor return to the Barrowlands on incandescent form Read more »| 21 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsThe Comet Is Coming – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam is bass-laden and synthesised, setting the stage for extraterrestrial adventures in jazz Read more »| 20 Sep 2022