Music
Interviews, previews, reviews and more. A focus on independent musicians and producers who are from, working in or playing soon in Scotland.
Alannah Moar’s ‘Ready Or Not’ – brutal in its honesty and vulnerability (single review)
Orkney-born, Glasgow-based musician Alannah Moar’s ‘Ready Or Not’, released at the end of August, ...
Stephen Durkan – The World Dances With You (single review)
‘The World Dances With You’ initially reminds me of Barry Can’t Swim ft. Some ...
SAVAGE MANSION: The end of an era, or the beginning of the next?
Watching a band play live in a busy room is one of the most ...
Carla J. Easton and Blair Young on the untold story of Scotland’s girl bands extended
There is so much to talk about with Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of ...
The Last Dinner Party – O2 Academy, Glasgow – 10th of October 2024 (live review)
From the release of their debut album Prelude To Ecstasy this past February (which ...
ZERRIN ‘Talking to myself ‘ (EP Review)
SNACK reviewed ‘Maintenance Phase’, the lead single that opens this EP, in April – ...
PICTISH TRAIL ‘Follow Footsteps’ (EP Review)
Reimagining songs from his 2022 album Island Family, the Small Isles polymath Johnny Lynch ...
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – 26th September 2024, Glasgow City Halls – Review
I dusted off a frock and put my fancy face on to attend the ...
STUART MURDOCH on finding a voice, escapism, and throwing off the shackles.
In 2015 we were introduced to ‘Nobody’s Empire’, a classic twee folk track from ...
KATE YOUNG ‘Umbelliferæ’ (Album Review)
Kate Young’s Umbelliferæ turns our gaze downwards, to the incredible variety of plant life ...
SNACK Bits (October ’24): Scotland’s Essential New Music Guide
You see? BITS disappears for two issues and Oasis reform. Do you think that’s ...
Outwith Festival: a rich offering (REVIEW)
Outwith def: outside/beyond. It’s always refreshing to see more opening up outside of the ...
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.
