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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AlbumsSwans – The Beggar
Swans continue to tone back the aggression on The Beggar, feeling like a band once again developing a new identity, one that’s still coalescing into its full shape Read more »| 19 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsHand Habits – Sugar the Bruise
Hand Habits are at their most experimental and loose on new EP Sugar the Bruise Read more »| 16 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsCreep Show – Yawning Abyss
The second Creep Show album from John Grant and Wrangler features cinematic melodies, harmonizers, and beloved board games Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsGodflesh – PURGE
Thirty years since the release of Pure, Godflesh continue to sound as relevant as ever on their new album PURGE Read more »| 13 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsAzamiah – In Phases
The debut album from Glasgow 'spiritual jazz' outfit Azamiah radiates a fresh unique vibrance, marking them as one to watch Read more »| 12 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsFeeble Little Horse – Girl With Fish
Feeble Little Horse's secret weapon is vocalist Lydia Slocum, giving this tight 27 minute record a literary might beyond this band’s years Read more »| 07 Jun 2023
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AlbumsKing Krule – Space Heavy
With Space Heavy, the inimitability of King Krule is still as prominent as ever... nobody sounds like him Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsJenny Lewis – Joy'All
On her fifth record, Jenny Lewis decamps to Nashville and makes a stately record worthy of the city's heritage Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsSquid – O Monolith
For most bands, this tapestry of sounds would flounder and reject its connectivity, but Squid successfully stitch diverse concepts into one brooding work Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsChristine and the Queens – PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE
Christine and the Queens’ immersive fourth studio album balances sinister and sweet sensibilities, remaining remarkably cohesive throughout Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
AlbumsProtomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert
Sonically, the sixth album from Detroit-post-punk-quartet Protomartyr is one of their densest efforts yet, and features frontman Joe Casey's finest vocals Read more »| 31 May 2023 -
AlbumsWater From Your Eyes – Everyone's Crushed
On their new album, Chicago’s Water From Your Eyes dare to suggest experimental music can be funny Read more »| 23 May 2023 -
AlbumsArlo Parks – My Soft Machine
On My Soft Machine, introspective icon Arlo Parks practises an admirable gratitude for life in the face of some of its greatest challenges Read more »| 22 May 2023 -
AlbumsHannah Jadagu – Aperture
Jadagu's captivatingly atmospheric debut brings contemporary flair to age-old themes of love, loss and longing Read more »| 17 May 2023 -
AlbumsMega Bog – End of Everything
Mega Bog brings some new wave sparkle to the end of days Read more »| 16 May 2023