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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Singles
Guantanamo Bay - Static
Pseudo-serious vocals soar over buzzing guitars in sublime ways. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Humanzi - Out On A Wire
Nothing much to write home about Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
To My Boy - The Grid
Maximo Park with a malfunctioning Gameboy in their sweaty palms Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
EpCold War Kids - We Used To Vacation EP
Reminiscent of Starsailor both in subject and vocal style Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Albums
Aluminium - Aluminium
Technicolour romps that excite the imagination in the same way as the classic film and TV soundtracks of the 1970s Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Crash My Model Car - Maybe
Undisputedly honest, with wave-crashing choruses Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Ep
Josh Ritter - Girl In The War EP
His songwriting abilities are earning him a reputation tantamount to the likes of Dylan, Cash and Springsteen Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
AlbumsSnowden - Anti-Anti
Grinding, distorted bass coupled with shimmering guitars; brooding vocals that verge on discordance Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
SinglesParis Hilton - Nothing in this World
Best left to be enjoyed by Ms. Hilton's adolescent fanbase Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Lecube - 45 tours No.1
Etched within the frugally lit fissure separating Badly Drawn Boy and Neil Young Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Albums
Favourite Sons - Down Beside Your Beauty
We've finally found an heir to Mr McCulloch's pristinely preserved throne Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Juliette and the Licks - Sticky Honey
the riffs promote more of a skip than a swagger Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
I Was A Cub Scout - Pink Squares / Teenage Skin
I Was A Cub Scout may use keyboards, but their inexperience of electronica shows. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Good Shoes - The Pictures On My Wall
Sounding a little too much like The Cure when they thought they were a pop band. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Ep
Kiddo - 135 Days EP
Kiddo create their own sound, built up from the dilettantish rhythms that seep into the lead guitar lines. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006