Albums of the year
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Albums Of The YearThe Albums of 2012 (#8): Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! (Constellation)
A decade on from their last album, and with precious little fanfare, Godspeed You! Black Emperor proved they were still a force to be reckoned with. Praise be Read more »| 05 Dec 2012 -
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The Albums of 2012 (#9): The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know (FatCat)
Embraced by a growing legion of fans but shunned by an increasingly chart pop-oriented UK summer festival circuit, The Twilight Sad's frontman James Graham looks back on a bittersweet 12 months Read more »| 05 Dec 2012 -
Albums Of The YearThe Albums of 2012 (#10): Matthew Dear – Beams (Ghostly International)
Matthew Dear's Beams spearheaded the 2012 trend that saw electronic producers embracing classic songwriting and pop music tropes - but what has he got planned for next year? Read more »| 04 Dec 2012 -
Albums Of The YearAlbums of the Year (#1): St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
With Strange Mercy, St Vincent distils melody and madness. We spend an evening in the company of Annie Clark Read more »| 06 Dec 2011 -
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Albums of the Year (#2): Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Bon Iver's second album is a wonderful shift in mood and direction – but don't bank on Justin Vernon sticking with either Read more »| 06 Dec 2011 -
Albums Of The YearAlbums of the Year (#3): Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything's Getting Older
Arab Strap’s recent reunion had the potential to overshadow all else its erstwhile members were involved in this year. But in Everything’s Getting Older, Aidan Moffat not only co-created one of the best albums of his career, but one of the finest of 2011 Read more »| 02 Dec 2011
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Albums of the Year (#4): PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
War poet may be the trickiest role of PJ Harvey's career Read more »| 02 Dec 2011 -
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Albums of the Year (#5): King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
With Diamond Mine King Creosote and Jon Hopkins proved that a bit of coastal charm can go for miles Read more »| 02 Dec 2011 -
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Albums of the Year (#6): Battles – Gloss Drop
Battles' Ian Williams and John Stanier look back on Gloss Drop – a triumph they never meant to go 'pop' Read more »| 02 Dec 2011 -
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Albums of the Year (#7): Death Grips – Exmilitary
Death Grips make rap dangerous again: more dangerous than it's ever been Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
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Albums of the Year (#8): Low – C'mon
Now in their eighteenth year, C'mon showed that Low have plenty left in the tank Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
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Albums of the Year (#10): Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
Our Music team cried and dragged their heels at the idea of ranking favourites, then remembered that everybody loves a bloody good list. For your delectation, The Skinny humbly presents a document of the fine records you might have missed in 2011 Read more »| 29 Nov 2011 -
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10 of 2010 (#1): Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
Pay attention: it's hard – when there are photos, graphics, animations, videos and flashing coloured boxes, links to definitions and further reading an... Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
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10 of 2010 (#2): The National – High Violet
From humble beginnings, The National have become one of the most celebrated acts around. And with High Violet, they've taken their art to a new level, as The Skinny found out from Scott Devendorf Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
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10 of 2010 (#3): Caribou – Swim
Canadian Dan Snaith has been making good records for over a decade now, but in 2010 he made a great one. After years of dipping his toes into dance music, fo... Read more »| 02 Dec 2010