Music
Interviews, previews, reviews and more. A focus on independent musicians and producers who are from, working in or playing soon in Scotland.
Compilation: Tonic Note – Breathing Space
Indie labels and artists have faced many challenges over the last year during the ...
Single review: Washington – Welcome to the Zoo
A Lil Wayne-type beat, a Joey Bada$$-styled flow, and sweet, sweet trumpet. Sounds like ...
Single review: Weekend Debt – Nobody Everybody
The new single from Glasgow alt-rock band Weekend Debt dives deep into the break-up ...
Single review: Poster Paints – Number 1
A collaboration between Carla J Easton and Simon Liddell (Frightened Rabbit, Olympic Swimmers)? Count ...
Eurovision: the gay World Cup
I’ve said it before: Eurovision is the gay World Cup. The biggest party in ...
Single review: Linzi Clark – The Kitchen
Linzi Clark, one half of Paisley electro-pop duo DRIFT, released her debut single ‘The ...
Single review: Raveloe – New House
Hot on the heels of her well-received Notes and Dreams EP, released earlier this ...
Review: BSÍ – Sometimes Depressed…But Always Antifascist
What’s in a name? Well, to their fellow Icelanders, BSÍ’s name probably conjures images ...
Review: Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods
Without going out on too much of a limb, Seeking New Gods is probably ...
Interview: Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods (mountains, pandemics, technology, and The Velvet Underground)
We live in exciting times, and there is no shortage of interesting people. However, ...
Music video premiere: Twelfth Day – Fact of Life
We’re delighted to host the video premiere of Twelfth Day’s ‘Fact of Life’, directed ...
Festival preview: Edinburgh Tradfest
Edinburgh Tradfest opens this week with an online concert from Shetland Springs: a celebration ...
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.
