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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InterviewsSpotlight On... Faith Eliott
Ahead of releasing their latest album, dryas, we catch up with Faith Eliott to talk poetry, songwriting and collaboration Read more »| 29 May 2025 -
ReviewsAesop Rock – Black Hole Superette
Having come up in the East Coast underground rap scene of the late 90s and early 2000s, Aesop Rock has a reputation to uphold with Black Hole Superette Read more »| 29 May 2025 -
ReviewsShura – I Got Too Sad For My Friends
The third studio album from Shura, I Got Too Sad For My Friends, is a lesson in melancholy, but that isn't the full story Read more »| 29 May 2025 -
Live MusicSoccer Mommy @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 May
Soccer Mommy deliver some beautifully intricate and raw moments during tonight's SWG3 show, but the atmosphere feels somewhat flat Read more »| 28 May 2025 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: June 2025
Family-friendly festivals, all-dayers, launch parties and whistle-stop tours – for Scotland's music lovers, June has it all Read more »| 27 May 2025 -
ReviewsJacob Alon – In Limerence
Jacob Alon's debut record is one packed with honesty, sounding at once confident and vulnerable Read more »| 27 May 2025
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ReviewsKathryn Joseph – WE WERE MADE PREY.
On her latest album, Kathryn Joseph conjures even more delicate ways to doubt, rage and come to terms with being Read more »| 27 May 2025 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Quinie
Ahead of releasing their new album Forefowk, Mind Me, we catch up with Glasgow experimental folk artist Quinie Read more »| 22 May 2025 -
InterviewsMalin Lewis on piping, songwriting, and their Queen's Hall gigs
Ahead of the second installment of their new gig series at The Queen's Hall, we catch up with award-winning composer and small pipes player Malin Lewis Read more »| 22 May 2025 -
Live MusicMogwai @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 18 May
The second of two sold-out nights at the Barras for Mogwai feels like an homage to Glasgow and its people Read more »| 21 May 2025 -
Live MusicPixies @ Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 14 May
Pixies return to the Scottish capital, as Edinburgh's Corn Exchange plays host to the alt icons Read more »| 20 May 2025 -
ReviewsThese New Puritans – Crooked Wing
Southend-on-Sea brothers These New Puritans return after six years, and they're still the rulers of their own murky hinterland Read more »| 20 May 2025 -
Live MusicSiobhan Miller @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 12 May
Siobhan Miller cultivates a sense of community through music and storytelling on Edinburgh Tradfest's closing night Read more »| 15 May 2025 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Maranta
It's not every day a band play their last ever show on the same day they launch their debut album, but that's exactly what Edinburgh duo Maranta are doing on Friday. We catch up to find out more Read more »| 15 May 2025 -
ReviewsMiso Extra – Earcandy
Miso Extra funnels the experimental into the accessible on debut LP Earcandy Read more »| 13 May 2025