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
Force Of Nature - III
Two years after its release in Japan, Mule Musiq finally drop Force of Nature's III on the British public. The Japanese duo is composed of DJ Kent and KZA, a... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
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Johnny Truant - No Tears for the Creatures
You'll need 5 minutes to gather yourself before pressing play again, and again, and again Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
The Zutons - You Can Do Anything
A return to safe ground Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Kobai - We Move In Waves
This is the second single from Kobai, a six-piece electronic outfit from Glasgow. At the mixing desk is producer Kevin Burleigh, whose previous credits inclu... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
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Restlesslist - The Rise And Fall Of The Curtain Club
The beats are stale, the samples are clichéd and overall, it’s too obvious this is a vanity project Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Let's Go Outside - Girls Don't Like Me Remixes
Using every trick in the techno handbook, Mark Broom's take satisfies both rhythmic and melodic needs Read more »| 02 Jun 2008
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Ep
Harvey Mckay - Output EP
Yet again Glasgow is the birthplace for another techno feast Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
V/A - Kiss Presents the Mix Tape by Shortee Blitz
There are certain things that more discerning (read "pretentious") musos will only admit to liking when they've had a bit too much to drink: Donner kebabs, a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2008 -
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Errors - It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever
A brilliantly synthetic album Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
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Lykke Li - Youth Novels
Swedish songstress delivers very promising debut Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
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Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Til It Was Light
Awash with striding cuts of teenage gusto, this is an exhilarating and triumphant debut - just remember to don those ear-plugs. Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
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Alphabeat - This Is Alphabeat
Could this be the worst album of the decade? Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
Ep
Headhunter - Initiate EP
It’s a solid offering adding more weight to the Tempa name and indeed helping to establish a name that’s maybe not the most prolific or talked about producer on the block Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
Albums
Testcard - Lines
Sounding like a extremely lame child of The Faint, the album takes the late 80s pop blueprint and... well, doesn't really do much with it Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
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My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Will The Real Jim James please stand up? Read more »| 28 May 2008