Cruel World pushes things further. In its biggest moments, Humberstone unlocks real pop star energy here. The singles are where that shift lands best. To Love Somebody feels built for a live setting, ...

Finlay Macdonald celebrates his latest album as wor_kspace with a four-piece band, bringing an expansive sound to his ...

VULIN discusses his new collaboration with Billy Boyd, aka Silibil, inspired by Billy's role in the true story behind James ...

The mist has cleared on the once-mysterious heavy pop group Wu Lyf, revealing an urgent, brilliant second album.

A chance encounter with Shona Kinloch's pigeon sculptures on Leith Walk prompts one writer to reflect on belonging and life ...

A new photography exhibition does much to capture the post-industrial city's evolving identity, but its nostalgic slant is ...

April sees the arrival of a new folk horror festival, John Waters favourite Mink Stole brings her IDOL WORSHIP show to ...

Susannah Dickey's novel Into the Wreck explores the aftermath of a man's death through his remaining family members.

Canadian critic Adam Nayman's single sentence review of The Holdovers – “like being beaten to death by a Cat Stevens album” – ...

We chat with author and journalist Shahed Ezaydi on her debut book The Othered Woman and her years of research into the harms ...

Outwith all the festival fun happening this month, our gig highlights include Record Store Day events, EP launches and ...

Ahead of releasing his directorial debut, James McAvoy discusses the directors he's learned from over the years. The talented ...