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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The Ike Reilly Assassination - Junkie Faithful/Sparkle In The Finish
For a man often compared to the likes of Beck and Eels, this double album is distinctly disappointing Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Draytones - Up In My Head
When all the pieces work, The Draytones show flashes of brilliance Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Temposhark - The Invisible Line
The choruses are almost exclusively repeated variations of the same line, acting like rapid aging machines which render the songs ancient with a quickness Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha
If we apply the 'if you leave wine, will it become vintage or vinegar' dichotomy here, this is virtually undrinkable Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Son Lux - At war with walls and mazes
Ryan Lott could be singing the phone book and it'd sound pained Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Singer - Unhistories
A lethargic but strangely engaging spaced-out rock/jazz hybrid Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Puerto Muerto - I Was a Swallow
The thrust of the record is subtly morbid, sexually charged alt-country Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Nothing Gained - Nascent
First impressions are of a female-fronted, less appealing Disturbed, which is a frankly ludicrous concept anyway: an oxymoron akin to ""a less hateable Mick Hucknall"" Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Nizlopi - Make it Happen
Prominent as they are, the lyrics do not help matters Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Michael Jackson – Thriller 25
The 14-minute video for Thriller is the pinnacle of all human achievement so far... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
The competition for best debut album of 2008 has thus far been fierce, but with Oracular Spectacular MGMT have tossed their hat into the ring in extravagant style
Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Mayday Parade - A Lesson in Romantics
These boys need to go back to school Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Laki Mera - Clutter
This is the soundtrack to a thousand dying parties, minus the troublesome heavy-eyedness Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Jesse Malin - On Your Sleeve
He'd have been better off making us a mix tape Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Jack Rose - Dr Ragtime & Pals / Self Titled
There's enough on show for both admirers of expertly played, sepia-tinted guitar jams and novices to the field alike Read more »| 01 Apr 2008