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
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Worth every penny. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Albums
Zeitkratzer with Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
No voice, no tune, no real sense of structure and no concession to the listener whatsoever Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
The Teenagers - Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is god-awful, ear-bleeding shite Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
Requires nothing more from you than a pair of ears Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Ian Brown - Illegal Attacks
Great tune, shame about the lyrics Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Albums
The Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
Ultimately more amusing than engaging Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Albums
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Fans of Gemma Hayes will rejoice that there is now another wispy singer-songwriter for them to curl up in bed and cry along to Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Albums
Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
The oft overused and trite ""difficult second album syndrome,"" fits like a glove. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Alter Bridge - Rise Today
This song is shit. Vapid, commercial shit. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Air Traffic - No More Running Away
Bound together throughout by wistful piano and an infectious refrain Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Albums
A Whisper in the Noise - Dry Land
The ratio of unremarkable misery to remarkable tenderness is too high Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Athlete - Hurricane
The best music can blow you away, but Hurricane barely musters a breeze. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Cherry Ghost - 4AM
Lyrics about washing your hair and getting the last bus home aren't going to excite anyone Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Indigo Moss - Nature of this Town
Positively archaic, well put together, but utterly baffling Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise
A disappointing edit that has removed many of the best movements of the original song Read more »| 08 Oct 2007