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Edinburgh's Hamish Hawk has returned to announce his signing to So Recordings alongside sharing "Big Cat Tattoos" as the lead single from his forthcoming album, A Firmer Hand.

Dream pop pioneers Cocteau Twins are being honoured with a special Scottish Album of the Year award given to those who still inspire music being…

The ten albums on the shortlist for the Scottish Album of the Year Award have been named – plus details of two more awards celebrating classic and new Scottish music

For our 200th issue, The Skinny takes the somewhat unconventional route of interviewing 'itself' for the back page Q&A.

Irvine Library will play host to two of Scotland’s ‘brightest’ new musical talents as they take to the stage later this month.

Tonight’s tiny show as part of Independent Venue Week reveals that Franz Ferdinand are still a bloody great band.

The Hunter S Thompson on Dundee's Perth Road marks the spot for Hamish Hawk tonight, his momentum showing no sign of slowing down any time soon.

Here is a playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland.

As voted for by The Skinny's music writers, here are our top ten Scottish releases of the year, including records from Hamish Hawk, Mogwai, CHVRCHES and Arab Strap.