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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Interviews
Spotlight On... Maz and the Phantasms
Ahead of releasing their latest single Factory Hell, which they'll celebrate at their gig/club night Phantasmagasm III, we catch up with Maz from Maz and the Phantasms Read more »| 08 May 2025 -
Interviews
Bank Street Media Labs: Glasgow's boundary-breaking art collective
We head along to Glasgow collective Bank Street Media Labs' latest live gig/exhibition to find out how they're breaking the rules of presenting music and art Read more »| 08 May 2025 -
Interviews
Mannequin Pussy's Marisa 'Missy' Dubice on being unapologetic
With their righteous live shows, Mannequin Pussy create a space for people to experiment with being who they are. But this simple act of self-acceptance is becoming increasingly rebellious, as Marisa 'Missy' Dubice explains Read more »| 08 May 2025 -
Reviews
Kara-Lis Coverdale – From Where You Came
The Canadian composer’s fourth album is a beautiful collection of ambient compositions that explore the interconnectedness of all things Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
Reviews
billy woods – GOLLIWOG
Working with an array of collaborators with impressive cohesivity, on his latest album, billy woods reflects on race and class through surrealist, horror-inspired soundscapes Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
Reviews
No Windows – The Great Traitor
No Windows' second outing on Fat Possum sees the duo expand their musical palette Read more »| 05 May 2025
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Interviews
Spotlight On... Miwa Nagato-Apthorp
Ahead of releasing her debut EP Noren at Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, we catch up with Hawick artist and folk musician Miwa Nagato-Apthorp Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
New Music
Scottish New Music round-up: May 2025
The release schedule in Scotland continues to overwhelm. We celebrate new music from Maranta, Faith Eliott, Rebecca Vasmant, Quinie and more Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
Live Music
Cloth @ Mono, Glasgow, 27 Apr
Cloth launch their new album Pink Silence with an understated yet sublime performance in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Apr 2025 -
Interviews
Jenny Hval on perfume passion and new album Iris Silver Mist
As Jenny Hval prepares to release her ninth studio album – Iris Silver Mist – we ask the Norwegian artist about her multidisciplinary approach and perfume passion Read more »| 30 Apr 2025 -
Live Music
Scottish Live Music Highlights: May 2025
May's gig round-up brings a bunch of showcases of new Scottish music, touring visits from Wet Leg, Soccer Mommy and Mannequin Pussy, and loads more Read more »| 29 Apr 2025 -
Reviews
Model/Actriz – Pirouette
On Pirouette Model/Actriz continue their tightrope walk over chaos and introspection, desire and vulnerability, with camp aplomb Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
Reviews
Eli Keszler – Eli Keszler
Unmistakably indebted to the imagination and soundscapes of David Lynch and Angelo Badalementi, Eli Keszler's latest album unfortunately falls into some common traps along the way Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
Live Music
Chat Pile @ QMU, Glasgow, 23 Apr
Impossibly affable Oklahomans Chat Pile bring their mix of barrelling riffs and harrowing storytelling to Glasgow for a show that's equal parts ferocious and fun Read more »| 25 Apr 2025 -
Interviews
Spotlight On... her picture
Ahead of releasing their latest single, Reasons I Tried, we catch up with Anny Tahaney of Glasgow trio her picture Read more »| 24 Apr 2025