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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AlbumsThe Pineapple Chunks – A Dog Walked In
It’s hard to figure where an oddity like The Pineapple Chunks might fit in the grand scheme of things. Theirs is a sound slick with nostalgia, with hea... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsMariachi el Bronx – Mariachi el Bronx II
What made Mariachi el Bronx’s debut such an intriguing listen was just how accomplished it was, especially given the style’s untried nature for t... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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CANT – Dreams Come True
Dreams Come True is a collaboration between Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow, and it sounds – hold on to your hats! &nd... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Molly Wagger – Flambeaux
It’s difficult to get a handle on Molly Wagger: an ‘alternative space rock’ outfit signed to a label known predominantly for disco and elec... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
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Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse
Adorned in Native American Indian garb and feathery headdress, Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat appears to have all the credentials. Hailing from the hub of Sou... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
EpRachel Sermanni – The Bothy Sessions EP
Rachel Sermanni is still only 19, but the Highlander offers up four songs on this EP which belie her youth. As the name suggests, the pieces were recorded in... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011
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Achren – The Forgotten King
It seems that 2011 was finally Achren’s year. Not only has it seen the blood metallers take the stage at Metalcamp, Wacken and Bloodstock but, after ei... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
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Remi Kabaka – Black Goddess: The Soundtrack from Ole Balogun’s Film
It’s a given that all things eventually return to fashion, and the 70s is no exception. Some, like the carwash climax of Black Belt Jones, deserve to b... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen – August 2011
With a range of middling-to-shite singles from some of the big guns, it’s down to the wee guys and girls to bring the goods this August Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Ganglians – Still Living
While pleasant, there was a perceptible cooling in attitudes towards Fleet Foxes when Helplessness Blues appeared earlier this year: the traits that first br... Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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The Nightwatchman – World Wide Rebel Songs
Backed by ‘The Freedom Fighter Orchestra’, an ensemble band for Tom Morello’s third venture as The Nightwatchman, World Wide Rebel Songs is... Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsBeirut – The Rip Tide
Beirut have undoubtedly found an audience their music can speak to directly already, yet The Rip Tide finds singer Zach Condon attempting to shrug off his mo... Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Alias – Fever Dream
Once synonymous with experimental hip-hop, Anticon has mostly evolved into a reliable fountain of summery approximations of sublime and ethereal electronica ... Read more »| 02 Aug 2011 -
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Astrid Williamson – Pulse
Judging from the level of input he's credited with, Pulse may be more equitably attributed to ‘Leo Abraham and Astrid Williamson’; the former&rsq... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsStephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
Stephen Malkmus’ solo career began promisingly, with 2001’s tune-packed eponymous LP, but recent efforts have lacked the exuberance and imaginati... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011