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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Singles
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Unashamedly enjoyable pop Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Joan as Police Woman - To Survive
A mood of plaintive understatement pervades Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Bobina - Again
You remember back in 1996, there was this phenomenon called trance where everyone went to the White Isle to get caned and listen to the same four-to-the-floo... Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Q Without U - Shut Up! I Invented You
There is nothing inherently bad here, but for the most part, it's indie rock by numbers Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Vetiver - A Thing Of The Past
A dozen folk gems, bucolically encrusted in the sands of time Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Ep
Skandal - EP
Skandal’s one of London’s new skool producers, falling somewhere between hip-hop, grime and even dubstep. He’s being hyped alongside the li... Read more »| 19 May 2008
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Singles
Land Of Talk - Young Bridge
Young Bridge is a standard indie pop tune, closer to The Cardigans than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Albums
Santogold - Santogold
Santogold is no M.I.A. copycat, according to Ally Brown Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Albums
Bloco Electro - Global Beatbox Part 1
An album full of solid electro beats Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Singles
Skibunny - Remote Control
The synth pads give the song an open, explorative and atmospheric feel, and it's these elements that all contribute to the supremely lush sound of this record Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Albums
Mindless Self Indulgence - If
Raw energy pulses through the veins of every track Read more »| 15 May 2008 -
Albums
Cazals- What Of Our Future
Next to the likes of Digitalism and Klaxons, Cazals appear incongruous to the rest of the roster Read more »| 15 May 2008 -
Singles
The Thirst - Sail Away
Most single releases tend to be overly-complicated (the original record having bajillions of remixes tacked on to fill up space), but The Thirst, much like ... Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Albums
Various Artists - Godskitchen Underground
From the opening shimmering synths of Robert M’s Only You, this compilation of trance-inflected dirty electro will immediately transport any house fan ... Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Singles
Plantlife - Love Toy
Given his penchant for naughty electrofunk pop it is perhaps unsurprisingly main man Jack Splash has recently been on production duties for other naughty electrofunk pop-types Read more »| 12 May 2008