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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ReviewsEartheater – Heavenly Body: If I'm the Bottle You're the Message
Eartheater’s account of pregnancy and birth is characteristically gorgeous, but can’t quite sustain itself across its whole runtime Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsLesley Mok – Transient
On Transient, Lesley Mok melds percussion and electronics to sculpt in time Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsThe Rolling Stones – Foreign Tongues
The legends of rock'n'roll balance politics and playfulness on their best record in decades Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
Live MusicGarbage @ Edinburgh Castle, 11 Jul
Garbage's gig at the Castle acts as both a loving send-off and homecoming for one of the most distinctive voices to come out of Edinburgh Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsSuki Waterhouse – Loveland
Suki Waterhouse’s third album radiates carefree, sultry charm, although emotions sometimes struggle to breathe due to tight, overly polished production Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsNia Archives – Emotional Junglist
Nia Archives' second full-length album is a post-rave emotional exploration of a turbulent 2025, as she fell in and then dramatically out of love Read more »| 13 Jul 2026
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ReviewsYard Act – You're Gonna Need a Little Music
The third album from the Leeds band sees them stepping into grander, darker territory Read more »| 13 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsThe XCERTS on i think i want to go home now., track-by-track
The XCERTS' frontman Murray Macleod gives us a track-by-track guide to their sixth studio album, i think i want to go home now. Read more »| 10 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsChuck Strangers – Glory of the King's Hand
On Glory of the King's Hand, Chuck Strangers proves his ability on the mic matches his production skills, but the record's pacing causes some problems Read more »| 10 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Paulie Swan
Following the release of his debut EP, Swans Today, we catch up with Edinburgh-based rising talent Paulie Swan Read more »| 09 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsLuluc – Sweet Thief
On their latest album, Luluc detail the fragile beauty of the world around them in soul-stirring melodies and mystical arrangements Read more »| 09 Jul 2026 -
OpinionA New Track: Running and ambient music
One writer lets us in on what he's running to, explaining why he ditched high tempos and BPMs in favour of ambient, drone and experimental cuts Read more »| 08 Jul 2026 -
Live MusicLip Critic @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 1 Jul
At the suitably intimate Glad Cafe, Lip Critic celebrate their latest album, Theft World, delivering an ecstatic cacophony of noise and one hell of a good time Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
Live MusicGood Flying Birds @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Good Flying Birds land in Glasgow, highlighting the Scottish influence on their joyfully shambolic guitar-pop Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsKelela – new avatar
On new avatar, Kelela finds a path through as most great artists do – remaking themselves Read more »| 07 Jul 2026