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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AlbumsFrightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Following 2007’s The Midnight Organ Fight can hardly be described as a pressure-free endeavour. Frightened Rabbit’s often stark, heart-on-sleeve,... Read more »| 17 Feb 2010 -
AlbumsThe Knife - Tomorrow, In A Year
This radical opera crackles with genius and creativity, even if it does upset the traditionalists. Read more »| 17 Feb 2010 -
AlbumsBomb The Bass - Back To Light
Tim Simenon, former poster boy of the DJ sampling revolution in the 1980s, has reinvented himself under the Bomb The Bass moniker with each successive album.... Read more »| 17 Feb 2010 -
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Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
Socio-political funk pioneer, revered poet, arguably one of the godfathers of the hip-hop scene, Gil Scott-Heron has suffered at the hands of addiction and i... Read more »| 16 Feb 2010 -
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Yeongene - Bonnie Gene
Two worlds collide on this first European release from South Korean chanteuse Yeongene. So there's the far eastern element, and there's a flavour of Glaswegi... Read more »| 16 Feb 2010 -
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Harvey Milk - Harvey Milk
Way back when they were completely unknown, these sludgelords recorded an ultra-crushing debut with Bob Weston (the other Shellac guy) behind the helm. The s... Read more »| 16 Feb 2010
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Quasi - American Gong
Quasi have always been seen as something of a footnote in the history of American alternative rock - this despite the band's inherent likeability and a strin... Read more »| 15 Feb 2010 -
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Pontiak - Sea Voids
Bookended by doom-laced instrumentals that border on boogie, this confusing nine-song album skips impulsively from acoustic ballads and subdued soft rock to ... Read more »| 15 Feb 2010 -
SinglesPanda Su - Sticks and Bricks
What’s that Sooty? You can’t decide whether Panda Su is a breath of fresh air or a stale sigh of nothingness? That’s quite a pickle, my yel... Read more »| 15 Feb 2010 -
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Polar Bear - Peepers
While you don't need credentials to review an album (shhhh, don't tell anyone), a familiarity with the genre at hand usually pays dividends. So I'll come cle... Read more »| 11 Feb 2010 -
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Emma Pollock - The Law of Large Numbers
After a couple of relatively quiet years Emma Pollock redefines herself on her second album, her solo career no longer relying upon residual goodwill earned ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2010 -
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Rosie Nimmo - Lazy And Mellow
Edinburgh's Rosie Nimmo cut her teeth singing for various blues and jazz acts across the capital, a period that seems to have been incredibly influential on ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2010 -
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RM Hubbert - First & Last
El Hombre Trajeado are lost icons of Glasgow DIY. I say this as someone who had never heard of them prior to this review commission, but whose excitement has... Read more »| 10 Feb 2010 -
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Georgia Anne Muldrow - Kings Ballad
Fresh from collaborating with Mos Def, Georgia Anne Muldrow returns with an offering of 19 of her own fonk-packed tracks. Such a sprawling, skit-free track l... Read more »| 08 Feb 2010 -
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Pensioner - Pensioner EP
There’s little straightforward about Pensioner. The name’s a misnomer, their history is written in colourful, far-flung prose, whilst this self-t... Read more »| 05 Feb 2010