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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AlbumsPaperlung - Balance
By trying to play it safe, Paperlung have fallen flat on their faces Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
AlbumsiLiKETRAiNS - Elegies To Lessons Learnt
Imagine The Smiths and Explosions In The Sky cramming in some last minute history revision. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Drowning Pool - Full Circle
Edgy, aggressive, passionate and fiery Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
Musical genius Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Stephen Fretwell - Man On The Roof
The music is only bettered by Fretwell's breathy, naturally-fluid vocals Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
AlbumsSlayer - Christ Illusion
Still kicking out the sickest of Satanic jams Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Reverend And The Makers - The State of Things
More relevant than most of the self-avowedly 'oop-Nawth' bands out there, but it's no work of ecclesiastical genius Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
AlbumsPaul Curreri - The Velvet Rut
Curreri adds theatricality to his folk-country and never takes himself too seriously Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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MV & EE with The Golden Road - Gettin' Gone
This is an album of true musicianship Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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múm - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
Go Go is múm's prettiest progeny since her first Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
Songwriting and production that is easily amongst the best leftfield rock out there Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Manu Chao - La Radiolina
a significant departure from previous offerings, drawing more from American rock than Hispanic folk music Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Jonah Matranga - And
While a positive analogy for this style might be a musical mug of cocoa, a more honest one would be a musical shot of morphene Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Not bad for a guy with a gnarly beard Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Georgie James - Places
The past may well be unavoidable but Places is one record you can easily elude Read more »| 08 Oct 2007