Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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MusicThe Stereophonics - Pull The Pin
It seems as though the Local Boys In The Photograph are ready to fade into the background.
Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime #2
A Daft Punk-like electronica for indie kids on wizz Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
MusicThe Good Life - Help Wanted Nights
Help Wanted Nights works like a Mondrian: hiding beauty in the details. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
MusicThe Vincent Black Shadow - Fears In The Water
A swing and a miss Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Those Dancing Days - Those Dancing Days
Pop, pop, and away Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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St. Vincent - Marry Me
A bold curveball of an album. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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Six Organs of Admittance - Shelter From The Ash
The coruscating passages he brews with a plectrum are often intoxicatingly brilliant. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Republic Of Loose - Aaagh!
When it comes to creating hook-laden floor fillers Republic Of Loose can funk right off Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me
Up-tempo melodies flow from the opening bars of the first track. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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mewithoutYou - Brother Sister
A very good band, despite the God-fearing name and biblical lyrics. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Marseille Figs - The Dirty Canyon
This is Wild West saloon, honkytonk, Cajun, spit 'n sawdust, frontier-town, barnstorming rabble-rousing Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
MusicImani Coppola - The Black & White Album
Not Everything in Black & White makes sense. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Friska Viljor - Bravo!
Hits the balance squarely between innocent optimism and sentimental melancholy. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Cruiser - Northern Electric
So honest they make Belle & Sebastian seem callous. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Clockcleaner - Babylon Rules
Lullabies for an AIDS-infected world. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007