Reviews
Album, EP and single reviews from The Skinny. Find reviews of the biggest new releases, as well as new records from up-and-coming new artists from across Scotland, the UK and beyond.
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Singles
General Fiasco - Rebel Get By
If feeling generous, General Fiasco might warrant the epithets “competent”, or perhaps “unpretentious”, but one listen to the vapid indie-by-numbers of Rebel... Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
Singles
Gabby Young and Other Animals - Bear With Me
Inarguably original and difficult to categorise, with a great set of pipes Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
Singles
Voo - Same Mistakes/What Will Happen and When
The press release for Same Mistakes/What Will Happen And When is a series of brightly coloured statements (shock! - ed), ranging from the informative (&ldquo... Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
Albums
UpCdownC - Embers
The considerable intelligence underlying the songwriting is always apparent Read more »| 31 Oct 2008 -
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Parts & Labor – Receivers
Brooklyn’s monopoly on harbouring some of the finest contemporary bands on the planet continues with this compelling curveball from noise-punk combo Pa... Read more »| 30 Oct 2008 -
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Optimo - Sleepwalk
Don't make the mistake of putting Optimo's new mix CD on for a gym visit or before a night out - it'll slow your treadmill to a halt or stunt the momentum of... Read more »| 30 Oct 2008
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Singles
Red Light Company - Scheme Eugene
Red Light Company prepare for their forthcoming tour with the release of this second single. A slab of earthshaking indie-rock, Scheme Eugene boasts twinkly ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2008 -
Singles
Broken Records - Lies
Kurt Cobain once stated that the only two places he would ever live would be Seattle or Edinburgh, a comment that aptly summed up a transatlantic love affair... Read more »| 29 Oct 2008 -
Albums
Brightblack Morning Light - Motion To Rejoin
Desert dwelling hippies return for another album of perfectly pedestrian goodness Read more »| 29 Oct 2008 -
Albums
Little Joy - Little Joy
Surely nobody was thinking of That's The Story Of My Life and After Hours when The Strokes and The Velvet Underground were being routinely compared back at t... Read more »| 29 Oct 2008 -
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Pascal Comelade - The No Dancing
One man's whimsical, pedestrian, musical ruminations Read more »| 29 Oct 2008 -
Albums
Y’All Is Fantasy Island – No Ceremony
YiFi’s potent mixture of Celtic Americana is sprawled out on the porch, moonshine in hand Read more »| 29 Oct 2008 -
Singles
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
On this first single from The Stand Ins, companion piece to 2007's critically acclaimed The Stage Names, Okkervil River's Will Sheff takes the role of beleag... Read more »| 28 Oct 2008 -
Albums
Greg Weeks - The Hive
Espers frontman flirts with prog rock and freak folk on impressive solo album Read more »| 28 Oct 2008 -
Albums
Jud - Sufferboy
With a less-than-subtle approach to guitar, Bright White Light starts thick and loud, the faintly distorted vocals and dense production reminiscent of Richar... Read more »| 28 Oct 2008