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
Russian Circles - Station
A heady, tight and accomplished post-rock opus Read more »| 10 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Millimetre – Missing Haitch
Missing Haitch is the first single from Millimetre’s third album Heliography, released in July. The brainchild of Irish singer-songwriter Terence J McG... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
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The Twilight Sad - Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
Creditably, nothing seems overdone or self-gratifying; it's a welcome bonus for the many that enjoyed their debut Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Mudhoney - The Lucky Ones
As raw as the album's three-and-a-half day gestation period suggests Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Albums
9th Wonder And Buckshot - The Formula
9th Wonder, previously 1/3rd of the underground hip hop outfit Little Brother and part of the legendary Boot Camp Clik, hooks up with Duck Down Records head ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
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Raf And O - Has The Air Gone Walking? EP
Stuttering drums, fluid basslines and Raf’s angelic purr mark this as dreamy but never dull, showing Raf And O as a talent to watch out for Read more »| 09 Jun 2008
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Albums
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
The Notwist return from six years in the wilderness with a master class in consistency Read more »| 06 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Funkerman - Speed Up
When it comes to cheesy dance artist names, mainland Europe is certainly a top exporter Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms2
While no one can deny the power of the originals, these remixes don’t provide anything new or unusual Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition
A densely-layered snap-shot of a band obliviously tearing rock music a new one Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Add Noise - Handwerk 3
There’s a stream of techno coming out of Berlin at the moment (MMM, Soundhack, MDR etc) that’s just amazing. Considering the strong links with th... Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Holger Zilske - Wrecker
For those who aren't familiar with Holger Zilske: he's one half of Berlin’s Smash TV, the duo responsible for a string of top releases on labels like B... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Lionheart Bros - Bring it Down
The Lionheart Bros manage to sustain the listener's attention for long enough to distract them from the everyday grind Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Jape - I was a Man
The lead-off single from Jape’s Ritual is something of a let-down: Jape has crafted a style of electro-rock that lacks both up-beat punchiness and tech... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen - June, 2008
In a special edition of The Dirty Dozen, we let The Skinny's band of 2007, The Twilight Sad, sound off on this month's singles. We knew this could have gotte... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008