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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OpinionUnfucktheworld: you and I in this drowning world
North Carolina resident Noah Barker reports from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene where nothing can kill the songs and lives of its hills Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
Live MusicNia Archives @ SWG3, Glasgow, 30 Oct
Nia Archives blesses Glasgow’s SWG3 with her presence, showing off her skills as a multi-talented performer Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
InterviewsSharing the Stage: Glasgow Songwriter Round
With the Nashville-inspired Glasgow Songwriter Round gearing up for its eighth outing, we catch up with organiser Jenn Tapner as well as some past performers Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
ReviewsMan/Woman/Chainsaw – Eazy Peazy
Eazy Peazy solidifies Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s place as a band to watch as they continue refining their transition from live show to the recording studio Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
![Bolis Pupul live at Apollo Club, Milan [only for use with Sneaky's review]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/149/500/149500_widescreen.1.jpg "Bolis Pupul live at Apollo Club, Milan [only for use with Sneaky's review]")
Live MusicBolis Pupul @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 30 Oct
Bolis Pupul brings a glorious show to Sneaky Pete's, delivering a dancefloor-heavy set that shows vulnerability and an ode to his Belgian-Chinese heritage Read more »| 01 Nov 2024 -
InterviewsThe Skinny On... Alice Faye
Following her appearance in the final of Channel 4's The Piano earlier this year, and ahead of her biggest Glasgow headline show to date, Alice Faye takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 31 Oct 2024
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New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: November 2024
It's a good month for our music scene – there are upcoming albums drawing influence from around the world, and some that get to the very roots of Scottish music Read more »| 31 Oct 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... racecar
With their fifth single Wolf, out now, and an announcement for album number two due in early 2025, we catch up with Edinburgh-based alt-pop outfit racecar Read more »| 31 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsW.H. Lung – Every Inch of Earth Pulsates
Manchester's best-kept secret, W.H. Lung, deliver a visceral, urgent third album in Every Inch of Earth Pulsates Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsLanny – bliss!! bliss! bliss
On their debut solo record, Lanny rips up the power-pop playbook – bliss!! bliss! bliss is the optimal lo-fi manual for coping in the modern age Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsMount Eerie – Night Palace
On Night Palace, Phil Elverum continues to muddy the idea of a musical identity, sounding closer to work he's released as The Microphones Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsThe Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Perennial gloomsters The Cure are back to their majestic, melancholy best on Songs of a Lost World, their first album in 16 years Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
Live MusicIron & Wine @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Oct
Sam Beam and co. are firing on all cylinders for this exceptional Iron & Wine show in Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Oct 2024 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: November 2024
November brings a trio of mini-festivals, big Scottish shows from Niteworks and Barry Can't Swim, and visits from English Teacher, Confidence Man and Billy Woods Read more »| 28 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsMerope – Véjula
The latest from Lithuanian folk duo Merope is a masterful melding of gorgeous pastorals and the mysterious Read more »| 28 Oct 2024