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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AlbumsMetropak – The Singles Collection
The late 70s spawned a vastly varied pool of talent within the UK, one hotbed of which was undoubtedly Edinburgh. From here came Metropak, four lads and two ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2010 -
Albums
The Dogbones – The Dogbones
With a photo on the back sleeve that resembles an identity parade of rock casualties and an accompanying press release that merely declares “just liste... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsKabanjak – Tree of Mystery
As one half of German production duo Ancient Astronauts, Kabanjak's credentials are well established; that Tree Of Mystery deals in soulful hip-hop should co... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsHookah the Fuzz – Hookah the Fuzz
In music, there are innovators and there are followers: Birmingham’s Hookah the Fuzz are firmly in the latter camp, though this is by no means a dispar... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
Singles
Three Blind Wolves – Echo On The Night Train / Honey Fire
Still rooted in the Americana of his previous musical incarnation, Ross Clark And The Scarfs Go Missing, the moustachioed songsmith sounds like he's having a... Read more »| 07 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsDifferent Frequencies - Botanic Dreams
Rob Watson has shaken many a dancefloor with his work as producer The Magic Fly, and here he teams up with seasoned club vocalist Benjamin McCourt for a coll... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010
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Ep
Dogshite - Dogshite EP
London's Dogshite are a rambunctious outfit whose music hails back to the DIY ethics of punk's golden age, and who could easily have been transported in time... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
Albums
Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy
If the prospect of having Daft Punk soundtrack the 28-year follow up to cult video-game-as-movie Tron sounds like a marriage made in digital heaven, then wha... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
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Robert Francis – Before Nightfall
With a rich musical heritage – including family ties with Ry Cooder - cindering good looks, and a barrow-load of brooding introspection, American racon... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
Albums
Steven Milne – Chasing Phantoms
Chasing Phantoms is Aberdonian Steven Milne’s first solo outing; however it’s far from being the work of a novice, with the young songwriter havi... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
Ep
Lightspeed Champion – Bye Bye EP
Was it the collaboration with Van Dyke Parks that made Lightspeed Champion (aka Devonté Hynes) churn out something so unreasonably overblown? Sure, a ... Read more »| 01 Dec 2010 -
Ep
Larkin Poe – Summer EP
The second instalment in a seasonal series from Larkin Poe, the Summer EP arrives a fortnight before Christmas – thus the lush Americana and ha... Read more »| 01 Dec 2010 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen – December 2010
Having released music by everyone from Arcade Fire to The Notwist since founding influential Berlin indie label City Slang in 1990, it's safe to say Christof Ellinghaus has an ear for a tune. With no holds barred and his own 'marks out of a hundred' rating system, our guest host calls it as he sees it Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
Albums
Marmaduke Dando – Heathcliffian Surly
Marmaduke Dando has been described as an author channelling the 'horrors and beauties of the modern world', but hyperbole aside, his music sounds something l... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Lyrics Born – As U Were
As co-founder of indie hip-hop collective Quannum Projects with DJ Shadow and Gift of Gab, Bay Area's Lyrics Born (Tom Shimura) has earned a reputation as po... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010