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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Ep
Found - Synth Like Minds EP
A wonk-rock spectacular. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Singles
Endor - We Live Next Door
Epic, emotional tunesmithery. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
SinglesDeerhunter - Fluorescent Grey
Flourescent Grey suggests Deerhunter will continue to captivate for years to come. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
SinglesManic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Half-arsed karaoke jam. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
AlbumsHauschka - Room to Expand
Some might shy away from piano music, but this is a genuinely wonderful and refreshing listening experience. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
AlbumsThe Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
Put simply: one of the finest Scottish albums in years. Read more »| 10 May 2007
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Singles
13 Senses - All the Love In Your Hands
They don't really have anything to say beyond vapid sentiments. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
SinglesBonde Do Role - Solta O Frango
Best enjoyed in the summer, with added alcohol Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Dogs - This Stone is a Bullet
Ideal for moronic leaping around or macho posturing: a depressing canter through punk clichés. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Viking Moses - Swollen and Small
If anything, a haunting quality when compared to the quirky originals. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Justin Nozuka - After Tonight
Tame and commercial: indicating potential, but almost too polished to make an impact. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Malcolm Middleton - Fuck It, I Love You
Happiness is a fragile commodity, always at risk of being shattered by the heavy boulders of the singer's habitual self-doubt. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Cherry Ghost - Mathematics
Grabs you like double periods of trigonomics just never could. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Ep
Lou Hickey - Does it Get Easier EP
Swoons in the best melodramatic fashion: light jazz strolling into the dark night. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
Singles
Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
Not entirely bad; even if Turner's vaguely self-righteous reverse-snobbery is
starting to grate. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007