Albums
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AlbumsWorriedaboutsatan - Arrivals
With its slow chord changes and floating beats, Arrivals at times sounds as though it is being played underwater. Crackly glitches and beeps are smoothed of ... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsSteel Panther - Feel The Steel
One of the most interesting things about this record and band is sifting through its self-propagated mythology. The LA quartet not only claim to have been ar... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsTV21 - Forever 22
A fine exhumation of '80s ‘indie’ that existed before the term became embarrassing and meaningless Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsIron Crease - Eye Increase
Thanks to an extended period of collective inactivity, the scattered members of cult Dundonians Laeto are gradually re-emerging into the world with new bands... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsEnter Shikari - Common Dreads
Two years ago, Enter Shikari were busy burrowing into the deepest, darkest crevice of subgenre, and they’ve defiantly made a squat of their niche ever ... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsIn Case of Fire - Align the Planets
How much emoting can you take? If picking up Align the Planets, your answer to that question had better be ‘a lot’, as every word sung by Steven ... Read more »| 25 May 2009
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AlbumsPassion Pit – Manners
In the wave of acclaim that met Passion Pit’s Chunk of Change EP earlier this year, the critical consensus was, ironically, that this was music to be r... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsThe Blackout - The Best In Town
The Best In Town is the second album from Welsh six-piece The Blackout. Signed to the now legendary Epitaph Records, this album is a big step forward for the... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsAutorotation - Everything Is Everything
Some pairings, however inexplicable, just feel right. Little monkeys and organ grinders? Check. What about ethereal electronica and glacial female vocals? Y... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
AlbumsMaximo Park - Quicken The Heart
"What are we doing here if romance isn't dead?" So demanded Paul Smith, Maximo Park's frontman, on the Tyneside quintet's exhilarating debut single Graffiti.... Read more »| 22 May 2009 -
AlbumsHeadwater - Lay You Down
It’s difficult to believe that Headwater are serious. Latest offering Lay You Down is such a cringe-worthy attempt at country that it’s a surpris... Read more »| 20 May 2009 -
Albums(hed)pe - New World Orphans
In the 90s, Rage Against The Machine were a band steeped in politics, with four marxist intellectuals somehow managing to subvert the exposure and financial ... Read more »| 20 May 2009 -
AlbumsDavid Kitt - The Nightsaver
David Kitt’s sixth album The Nightsaver is pleasant. Really, seriously, overwhelmingly pleasant. Written, recorded and produced entirely by himself, wi... Read more »| 20 May 2009 -
AlbumsWhite Denim - Fits
Given the editorial constraints of the average Skinny review it'd be hard even to simply list the genres and bands whose influences shine through on the exce... Read more »| 20 May 2009 -
AlbumsThe Warlocks - The Mirror Explodes
An immersive journey into the heart of noise Read more »| 20 May 2009