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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AlbumsMojo Fury – Visiting Hours of a Travelling Circus
Northern Ireland's Mojo Fury do exactly as they claim on the tin, and from opener The Mann this album delivers the kind of relentless rock’n’roll... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsEMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
Erika M. Anderson's solo debut as EMA continues to explore similar territory to her previous outfits Amps for Christ and Gowns: the epic, burned-out hinterla... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
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The Douglas Firs – Happy As A Windless Flag
Considering it was recorded in bits and pieces over a seven year period, Happy As A Windless Flag is remarkably coherent, flowing together with a finely-cali... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsFor Abel – Greater Inventions
Back when For Abel were still Nacional (blame The National’s management for the name change – though the cap-tip to Alligator in the new moniker ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
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Mark E – Stone Breaker
Great unmixed full-length house albums are as rare as hens’ teeth, but with Stone Breaker Mark E has delivered the goods in fine style. This may be his... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsAnd So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs
Holy smokes, how to condense And So I Watch You From Afar into words… Aside from the menacing name, you probably wouldn’t mess with these warrio... Read more »| 22 Apr 2011
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What Would Jesus Drive – Black and Blue
With a tune called Boomtown Twats this bratty-sounding London four piece were off to a running start, but sadly their choppy brand of yelping pop just doesn&... Read more »| 22 Apr 2011 -
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L'Altra – Telepathic
Infidelity is usually quite an unpleasant affair, but Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Desler Costa take a distinctly different approach to the matter. Their brea... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
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Various – One Inch Badge Presents Sea Monsters: The Best of Brighton
Though they’ve since delivered records from the likes of Why? and Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, Brighton-based label One Inch Badge remain besotte... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
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Kafka – Geografia
Geografia, the soundtrack to Frank Micheletti’s identically-monikered dance, even without the benefit of a visual accompaniment still manages to retain... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
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Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
This material has been in existence for pushing on two years now and was originally to be released as Part 1, which will now be released at some unknown late... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
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Monoganon – Songs to Swim To
While the songs on Monoganon’s debut 12" may have been around in some format for a while now, to write this LP off as a redundant expansion would be a ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsBill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
Considering the frequency that ageing pops up as a lyrical theme on Everything’s Getting Older, it’s appropriate that it took former Arab Strap m... Read more »| 18 Apr 2011 -
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Asobi Seksu – Fluorescence
It may seem a trite observation applicable to any band, but Asobi Seksu are at their best when they sound like themselves. Often, the Seksu listening experie... Read more »| 12 Apr 2011 -
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Nick Hudson and the Academy of Sun – My Antique Son
Nick Hudson’s audial explorations over the past few years have garnered him an impressive collection of admirers, from Meredith Monk to Current 93&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Apr 2011