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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End Of Level Boss - Inside The Difference Engine
Modern and precocious metal sans pretension Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Dragons - Here Are The Roses
It's a tribute to Joy Division, basically Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Caribou - Andorra
Subtle experimentation with dense washes of sublime sound opening themselves up for exploration Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Arthur & Yu - In Camera
A lo-fi folk gem of a record steeped in the sounds of a bygone era Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
The kind of daring, expansive romanticism that separates the Pumpkins from everyone else Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Chrome Hoof - Pre-Emptive False Rapture
Thundering riffs are forced blunt-ways into disco grooves Read more »| 09 Aug 2007
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Asobi Seksu - Citrus
It's outlandish, euphoric and perhaps strangest of all, quite catchy. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like These
More from these New Wave revivalists who still use Talking Heads as the primary blueprint Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Velvet Revolver - Libertad
Surely, nobody was ever so naïve as to expect Appetite II or Purple Redux, but for the portions of filthy rock n' roll to arrive so slim on the platter foxes basic comprehension Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Aggrolites - Reggae Hit LA
Would set feet tapping for anyone with an ounce of humanity in them. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Singles
30 Seconds to Mars - From Yesterday
Nothing here to excite or intrigue; but some people like that. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
The nascent electronic pioneers of the late 70s are a clear influence here. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Ash - Twilight of the Innocents
Sticking to what originally broke them may be the way forward... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Singles
Ash - Polaris
When pitted against more immediate, previous efforts such as Shining Light and Oh Yeah, Polaris is just a little underwhelming Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Maps - We Can Create
Maps will find favour among a certain audience. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007