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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SinglesBe A Familiar - Pain In The Heart
On-stage energy can't mask recorded, replayable mediocrity Read more »| 21 Aug 2008 -
AlbumsSuper Adventure Club - Chalk Horror!
Super Adventure Club know it's no fun playing serious music if you have to take it seriously Read more »| 20 Aug 2008 -
SinglesManda Rin - DNA
It's become a backhanded compliment to say a band is "big in Japan," but Bis really were much bigger in the Far East than they ever were in Scotland, despite... Read more »| 20 Aug 2008 -
Singles
Mystery Jets - Half in Love with Elizabeth
Hearing the intro to this track for the first time, the question: 'Dear God, what have I done to deserve this?' rush through the mind. But seriously, it gets... Read more »| 20 Aug 2008 -
Singles
Conor Oberst - Souled Out!!!
If this record had a scent, it'd be pine or lemon - while perhaps not the number one aroma for many, a large cross-section of the populace can agree these tw... Read more »| 20 Aug 2008 -
SinglesDoes It Offend You Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead
Every once in a while, life hands you little reminders that those old proverbs we hear so often aren't completely hackneyed. In the case of Dawn of the Dead... Read more »| 20 Aug 2008
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Singles
Malente & Dex - Hyperactive
Malente & Dex come together for their debut release in an inspired partnership. With five albums to his name since 2000 Malente has now earned himself th... Read more »| 19 Aug 2008 -
Albums
Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning - Something For All of Us
Ally Brown gets into the messy business of combining chat with critique in an effort to dissect Brendan Canning's debut solo LP to find that the BSS co-founder doesn't quite get by with a little help from his friends on this occasion Read more »| 18 Aug 2008 -
SinglesCalexico - Two Silver Trees
Hailing from Tuscon, Arizona, and naming themselves after a California border town, Calexico has long had a distinctive Southwestern style. Still evincing a... Read more »| 18 Aug 2008 -
Singles
Popup - Love Triangle / Pull the Fuse
Popup’s thick regionalism and jabbing beats set them up as a seriously interesting prospect Read more »| 18 Aug 2008 -
Albums
Icarus - Monologues
In a funny twist of fate, this writer has been handed Monologues, the debut album from Edinburgh-outfit Icarus, for review, having just critiqued Daedelus&rs... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Capitol 1212 - Sampler
You don't really hear an awful lot about Scottish hip-hop these days, but if the output from Capitol 1212, the production duo consisting of Edinburgh-based D... Read more »| 15 Aug 2008 -
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Plush - Fed
If you stop to listen, there’s just a hint of that promised genius mumbled amidst his rant Read more »| 15 Aug 2008 -
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Green Peppers - Adventures in the Slipstream
An album safe to cosy up to, if not to entirely enliven the spirits Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Singles
Lykke Li - Breaking It Up
Breaking It Up is essentially an incredibly silly pop song done very well. At the core is a soft kick-drum embellished with handclaps and Lykke Li's velvet-... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008