Music
Interviews, previews, reviews and more. A focus on independent musicians and producers who are from, working in or playing soon in Scotland.
EP Review: A Romantic Trip to the Brain and Back – Pinc Wafer
Kicking off their year with a frenetic live show at King Tut’s where they ...
Album Review: Not As Bad As It Sounds – Gurry Wurry
On his Bandcamp page, in that Scottish self-deprecating style, Gurry Wurry asks us to ...
Gig review: Personal Trainer – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh 12th March 2023
‘The dance-punk inflections and full-room choruses in the collective’s repertoire ensure their place on ...
Gig Review: Self Esteem – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh – Sunday 5th March 2023
A little lick of smoke was enough to silence the rammed Queen’s Hall into ...
SNACK RECOMMENDS: Govan Music Festival
Where: 15th till 19th March When: Various Locations, Govan Govan music festival returns with ...
SNACK RECOMMENDS: SAMA Paisley Takeover
Where: The Bungalow, Paisley When: 30th till 31st March The Scottish Alternative Music Awards ...
Wide Days 2023, Scotland’s International Music Convention, Announces Programme Additions
Scotland’s International Music Convention has just announced some additions to its programme. This year ...
Lucia & The Best Boys – When You Dress Up, Single Review
At school, I remember being asked the (binary) question: would you rather be a ...
Track by Track: U.S. Girls – Bless This Mess
It’s unfair on artists that get categorised according to their label yet everything associated ...
Uninvited on rock, protest music and gender balance on festival line-ups
Since forming in 2020, Glasgow’s Uninvited have sold out gigs on their first headline ...
Lichen Slow on Debut Album, Rest Lurks and Poking Fun at New Music
Formed after a chance encounter at a St Andrews recording studio, Lichen Slow is ...
Thomas Truax, Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh, 25th February
Promoting new LP, Dream Catching Songs, Colorado-born troubadour Thomas Truax took to the decadence ...
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.
