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
Friends Outreach Programme - The First Step EP
Lyrical threats to ""stroke your face"" and ""jizz in your hat"" cannot be so easily forgiven. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
SinglesSound Team - Born to Please
Lying somewhere between the Arcade Fire and Echo & the Bunnymen Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
SinglesThe Long Blondes - Once And Never Again
A song you'll enjoy once, and possibly never again. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Flipron - The End of Summer
the bouncing, jazzy efforts of their talented pianist lighten the mood considerably Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Dawn of The Replicants - Skullcrusher (Remixes) (SL Records)
The original simply has more bite; with its stomping NIN drums, it is an altogether spikier, more dramatic proposition Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Albums
The Library Trust - The A to Z of Mathematics
a muffled, slow burning record that mourns in solitude. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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AlbumsMaria McKee - Live Acoustic Tour 2006
Terrific, brilliant, excellent, marvellous and wonderful... Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Albums
Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family - Show Me How The Spectres Dance
disturbingly good Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
AlbumsJet - Shine On
The rock revolution is still in full swing, meaning there's a huge audience for any band that can actually play their instruments Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
SinglesPlacebo - Meds
a single for the staunch Placebo fan only Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
The Answer - Under the Sky
Their influences are self-evident but The Answer are far from derivative. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
The Answering Machine - Oklahoma
a generic indie-pop romp, painfully dated and relying on a shop-worn average-guy personality and a four-square beat. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Tina Dico - Give In
a facsimile of the emotional ballad, where the record sleeve is more interesting than the CD Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Mississippi Witch - Just for Roosevelt
Mississippi Witch create a loud, surreal yet surprisingly addictive sound.
Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Albums
Anne McCue - Koala Motel
the push to a more accessible sound often swamps her uniqueness and replaces intimacy with radio-friendly blandness. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006