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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AlbumsAngel Brothers - Angel Brothers
It occurs to this writer that folk music, by definition, should theoretically be exempt from accusations of a lack of innovation, because that’s sort o... Read more »| 26 Jun 2009 -
SinglesAlan McKim - Living in the City
Alan McKim's vocal delivery on Living In The City haphazardly treads the fine line between passionate and forced. Musically, it's anonymously ... Read more »| 26 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsApostle of Hustle - Eats Darkness
Hailing from the Arts & Crafts stable, Apostle of Hustle are a suitably patchwork ensemble of artists, most notably Andrew Whiteman of Broken Social Scen... Read more »| 26 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Spinnerette - Spinnerette LP
After a marriage, a child and a whole mess of label problems, Brody Dalle's new outfit has finally landed. Featuring fellow ex-Distiller Tony Bevilacqua, Ala... Read more »| 26 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsThe Mars Volta - Ochtahedron
When your debut album is a modern masterpiece that undulates from the proggy stratospheres right down to the gritty slums of salsa-punk, you’re left wi... Read more »| 25 Jun 2009 -
Singles
Sharem Jey - In My Blood
Remix overkill from Sharem Jay's second single Read more »| 24 Jun 2009
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Albums
6 Day Riot - 6 Day Riot Have A Plan
Glaswegian singer/songwriter Tamara Schlesinger suffered a setback last year when half her band split on the eve of a tour. Luckily for us, ambition won out ... Read more »| 24 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Engineers - Three Fact Fader
It’s appropriate that the droning opening track to Three Fact Fader builds out of silence, as it reflects Engineers' emergence from uncertain times. Al... Read more »| 24 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Malcolm Middleton - Waxing Gibbous
Before I even listened to Malcolm Middleton’s fifth studio album, I decided I was going to write the whole review without using the words “misera... Read more »| 23 Jun 2009 -
Albums
There Will Be Fireworks - There Will Be Fireworks
There Will Be Fireworks seem designed for Autumn, rather than the scorching heatwave into which they release their self-titled debut album. From their asser... Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
Singles
United Fruit - Mistress, Reptile Mistress!
Mistress, Reptile Mistress! may already be familiar to some, having been previously sold as a CD-R exclusively at United Fruit's shows. However, this fully m... Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
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Iain Shaw - Untitled EP
Judging by his MySpace page, it’s clear Iain Shaw is not blessed with deep reserves of bravura. Describing his style as like ‘someone trying to r... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Two albums into their nothing-short-of-miraculous reunion, and proto-grunge pioneers Dinosaur Jr are, put simply, on a roll. The newfound restraint displayed... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Singles
Lethal Bizzle - Go Hard
Too often, British urban music has been found in awe of America. Since the arrival of dubstep a few years ago though, inner cities have reverbated to the sub... Read more »| 18 Jun 2009 -
SinglesJocasta Sleeps - Crayfish Cocktail
Jocasta was a luckless figure, even by the oft ill-fated standards of Greek mythology. A murdered husband and a slightly more intimate relationship with her ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009