Music
Interviews, previews, reviews and more. A focus on independent musicians and producers who are from, working in or playing soon in Scotland.
SOAPBOX on making in art in the face of austerity and deprivation
On a sunny Sunday evening, SOAPBOX are hard at work in the studio: ‘It’s ...
How Busted are getting it right for Stirling Summer Sessions
'I don’t do well with things going wrong’ is one of the first things ...
Bat For Lashes ‘The Dream of Delphi’ (Album Review)
The long-awaited sixth studio album from Bat For Lashes, aka Natasha Khan, sees her ...
Mabe Fratti ‘Sentir que no sabes’ (Album Review)
Sentir que no sabes, the fourth solo album from Guatemalan cellist, singer, and composer ...
Guests ‘I wish I was special’ (Album Review)
There’s an intimacy to this debut album from Jessica Higgins and Matthew Walkerdine; the ...
Fat White Family on exits, culture, aggression, and 2Pac’s hologram.
There’s rarely been a period of stability and calm with Fat White Family, but ...
Esther Swift ‘Expectations of a Lifetime’ (Album Review)
Multi-hyphenate composer-singer-harpist-arranger Esther Swift came to prominence with her 2021 piece ‘The Call’, a ...
Hen Hoose ‘EP1’ (EP Review)
Gender equality is hugely important but every music release should live or die by ...
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.
