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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Albums
David E. Sugar – Memory Store
There was a buzz around this young producer’s first few releases – as early conduits of the 8-bit sound, singles Oi New York, This is London and ... Read more »| 22 Nov 2010 -
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The Jesus and Mary Chain – Upside Down: The Best Of...
The whopping 44 track beast that is Upside Down: The Best of the Jesus & Mary Chain prompts that age-old question – can you have too much of a good... Read more »| 19 Nov 2010 -
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Taz Buckfaster – Gold Tooth Grin EP
Transposing the softest purple of Bristol's future dubstep onto the increasingly familiar deep hue of Glasgow's labels is something tactfully reasoned with t... Read more »| 15 Nov 2010 -
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Various Artists – Scientist Launches Dubstep into Outer Space
Strip the ‘step’ out of dubstep, and what are you left with? A reminder that the futurist genre often draws more from the gloomy chambers of prop... Read more »| 09 Nov 2010 -
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Zion I - Atomic Clock
In a thirteen year career which began with their cassette-only, 1997 underground smash, Into The Woods, Bay Area hip-hop duo Zion I (DJ Amp Live and emcee Zu... Read more »| 09 Nov 2010 -
Singles
Otherpeople – Drink
With recent live shows having demonstrated something of an arsenal of potential singles at their disposal its a wonder how Glasgow's Otherpeople even decided... Read more »| 08 Nov 2010
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Quest For Fire – Lights From Paradise
Opening with the unapologetic pace of The Greatest Hits By God – any more slower and we’ll be going back in time – which growls wit... Read more »| 08 Nov 2010 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen – November 2010
Ash drummer Rick McMurray takes some time out to water The Skinny’s plants, have a cup of tea and cast a critical ear over November’s singles Read more »| 05 Nov 2010 -
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Gregory and the Hawk – Leche
Type ‘Gregory and the Hawk’ into YouTube and, alongside self-uploaded videos and phone-shot live clips, you’ll find an inordinate number of... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
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Over the Wall – Treacherous
Marrying a resolutely indie aesthetic to the open-eyed, reach-for-the-stars sincerity of anthemic 80s rock, Over the Wall enfold you in an almost embarrassin... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
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Twin Shadow – Forget
Like post-dawn melancholia after a glittering soiree, Forget is alternately bittersweet and euphoric. The debut album from Twin Shadow (AKA George Lewis Jr.)... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
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My Little Cheap Dictaphone – The Tragic Tale Of A Genius
My Little Cheap Dictaphone might rank among the naffest band names you'll hear all year, but thankfully their music fares better. The group is the brainchild... Read more »| 03 Nov 2010 -
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Winnebago Deal – Career Suicide
To avoid confusion, I would like to point out that this third full length LP entitled Career Suicide is by punk rock 'n' roll duo Winnebago Deal; not the arg... Read more »| 03 Nov 2010 -
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Motorifik – Secret Things
It’s always a disappointment when a band call themselves something like Motorifik, the very syllables of which drip with dirty oil, sweaty leather and ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Shipping News – One Less Heartless To Fear
As the band themselves declare, "one helluva lot has happened" to Shipping News since their terrific 2005 album Flies The Field. With founder guitarist Jason... Read more »| 02 Nov 2010