Music
Interviews, previews, reviews and more. A focus on independent musicians and producers who are from, working in or playing soon in Scotland.
Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life (album review) Inventive, Propulsive, Fluid, and Hypnotic
Son of the inimitable Fela Kuti the inventor of Afrobeat, Femi Kuti has carved ...
Manic Street Preachers at Glasgow Barrowland, Critical Thinking tour, 12th April 2025 (gig review)
Back with their new album, Critical Thinking, Manic Street Preachers packed out the iconic ...
Nikhita – Solace ‘a soothing breath that says this too shall pass’ (EP review)
Combining the beautiful, unhurried delivery of some atmospheric soul music with an approach based ...
Scottish Festivals Guide 2025 (Part 2)
As always, there are just too many great Scottish festivals to fit in one ...
REBECCA VASMANT on Growth, Vulnerability, and the Evolution of Glasgow’s Jazz Scene
DJ, producer, label boss, and linchpin of the Glasgow jazz scene, Rebecca Vasmant has ...
ZOE GRAHAM on Therapy, Touring, and the Mystery Of Evilin
It’s been too long since we last had Zoe Graham for a gab – ...
Kai Reesu: nu-jazz at The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh (gig review)
Kai Reesu, an emerging name on the central belt music scene, played their latest ...
SNACK Bits (April ’25): Scotland’s Essential New Music Guide
It’s beginning to look a lot like Easter, whatever that means to you: perhaps ...
Michael Kiwanuka: Poise, Humanity & Grace at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh (live review)
Four critically acclaimed albums in, Michael Kiwanuka’s star has ascended so high he could ...
Interview: Scottish folk-singer and storyteller Karine Polwart on joining forces with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Julie Fowlis on Looking For The Thread
Scottish songwriter, folk-singer and storyteller Karine Polwart has joined forces with Mary Chapin Carpenter ...
Scottish Festivals Guide 2025 (Part 1)
We love festivals. We travel the world to see our favourite bands and find ...
Fat Dog, La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 27th February 2025 (gig review)
Fat Dog are one of those few bands that manage to hit a radio ...
SNACK has a clear commitment to equality: we were the first, and still the only, Scottish publication to make a Keychange pledge committing to take positive action for a representative music industry.
We committed to a 50/50 gender balance in our coverage in 2021 and have exceeded this pledge annually since.
