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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EpHoly State – Holy State EP
From the throaty vocals to the stripped rock bite, it’s tempting to suggest the specific Holy State these lads from Leeds are striving towards is Nirva... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsUNKLE – Where Did the Night Fall
Time was when James Lavelle’s credit was so healthy he could lure in the aristocracy of leftfield musical talent to lend a hand with his UNKLE project:... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
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Kele – The Boxer
Bloc Party frontman struggles for consistency on debut solo set Read more »| 17 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsSymmetry & Ryan Lewis – Symmetry & Ryan Lewis
In a unique and experimental variation on the white rapper schtick, Symmetry and Ryan Lewis present a crossover album with ideas lifted from hip-hop,... Read more »| 17 Jun 2010 -
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Herbaliser - Herbal Tonic
Herbal Tonic, without being too obvious about it, is a "best of" album, collecting some of the finest tracks legendary Londoners Jake Wherry and Olly Teeba A... Read more »| 14 Jun 2010 -
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Tobacco – Maniac Meat
Throwing caution to the wind and risking a libel action against The Skinny editorial: Tobacco, aka Tom Fec of Black Moth Super Rainbow semi-fame, may have ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2010
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AlbumsThe Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
For the past few years, The Gaslight Anthem have gathered momentum mining classic rock standards – such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty &nda... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
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Lorn – Nothing Else
Does Lorn know his name sounds like a flat sausage popular in Scotland? His output betrays the fact he wouldn’t be too impressed with such an associati... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
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George Demure – The Drifter
George Demure abandoned electronica in favour of guitars, and has revealed both an eccentric song writing sensibility and fruity baritone voice. Liza... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsBlack Carrot – Milking Scarabs for Dough
Few bands come with an in-house bard, but Black Carrot do – thus summing up their rather unwieldy brand of art rock pretty well. Helmed by Oliver Betts... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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Mathew Jonson – Agents of Time
Like a troupe of dancing skeletons, Canadian electronic producer Mathew Jonson’s first solo LP is stripped-back, funky and slightly sinister in places.... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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DEVO - Something For Everybody
There’s a template reaction to new material from beloved bands of yesteryear: a ‘legacy’ evaluation followed by a damage assessment. So let... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
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Southern Tenant Folk Union - The New Farming Scene
Folk music is a tricky thing to get right these days, so a la mode and with so many cynics tweaking their musical tweets to fit the trend. Yet, Southern Tena... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
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Thomas Truax – Sonic Dreamer
New Yorker Thomas Truax is unlikely to ever find himself in even the dimmest-lit corner of the mainstream public consciousness, and if he did he’d inev... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
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Astral Planes – Sit Still Child EP
How nice it would be to never outgrow those formative years, when music was music, cool was cool, and being a fan was just that with no regard for a canonise... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010