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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Ep
Jon Jones and the Beatniks Movement - Engine Power EP
Put it on to clear a room of all the losers with no time for real rock 'n' roll Read more »| 21 Jul 2008 -
Singles
Last Man Down - Killing Time
Does nothing to embellish on the sound of those they're so clearly trying to emulate Read more »| 21 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Bombay Monkey – 130 Astronauts
Bombay Monkey’s sound could be likened to that of The Avalanches or Pepe Deluxe – a mish-mash of styles and genres which creates a truly unique e... Read more »| 20 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Micah P Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra
Hinson's playing by his own rules Read more »| 18 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Apache - Boomtown Gems
How this ever made it to the UK from San Francisco is a mystery Read more »| 18 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
Four-way cacophony bristles from within songs where melody is as fundamental to the music as mania Read more »| 18 Jul 2008
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Albums
Primal Scream - Beautiful Future
Where is the band that recorded XTRMNTR? Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Port O' Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing
So much for any port in a storm – at times All We Could Do Was Sing barely even musters a breeze Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
Albums
V/A – House It Goin?
The old slogan "Glasgow's Miles Better" may be a bit of a tired cliché, but when it comes to our music it is certainly "nae blawn’ oor ain trump... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02
Resident at Berlin’s legendary techno palace Berghain, Marcel Dettman follows Andre Galluzzi’s offering with his first commercially available mix... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - Moving With The Shakers
Taking time out from his more chart-friendly production work that has earned him hits with American Dream and Make A Move On Me, Joey Negro serves up a more ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
Singles
Dam Funk - Burgundy City
The US hip-hop stable that is Stones Throw continues to throw down a solid stream of quality music, something that you’ve come to expect with their out... Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
Singles
Noah and the Whale - Five Years Time
Begs for repeated plays for days Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Racebannon - Acid or Blood
Another fine LP of spastic noise and thundering riffs Read more »| 14 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Mélée - Devils & Angels
They lay it on thick, a less sleazy Maroon 5 at worst Read more »| 14 Jul 2008