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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AlbumsKate NV – WOW
Kate NV's latest album blurs the line between intentional and incidental noise to celebrate the sonic richness of everyday life and the ability of sound to trigger memories Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsGorillaz – Cracker Island
It may not reach the dizzying heights of previous records, but Cracker Island proves that the Gorillaz formula still slaps Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
Albumsshame – Food for Worms
South London guitar quintet shame return to their valiant, charismatic best on new record Food for Worms Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsMiss Grit – Follow the Cyborg
Miss Grit's debut album invokes surrealist sensibilities and melodic hooks marking them as one to watch Read more »| 21 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsFree Love – INSIDE
Glasgow duo Free Love return with another collection of woozy synth soundscapes and acid techno Read more »| 20 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsAlgiers – Shook
Algiers blend everything they’ve ever been and more into their latest album, but lose something of their focus in the process Read more »| 20 Feb 2023
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AlbumsCaroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Caroline Polachek stretches the boundaries of the surreal as she explores her desire for desire itself on her compelling new record Read more »| 17 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsKhotin – Release Spirit
Release Spirit is an understated and often incredibly pretty addition to Khotin’s discography Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsRianne Downey – Come What May EP
Rising star and Scottish Music Award-winning Rianne Downey announces her arrival with her second EP, Come What May Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsAnna B Savage – in|FLUX
Anna B Savage's second album in|FLUX is beautifully produced, but let down at times by conventional compositions Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsKelela – Raven
On Raven, the follow-up to 2017's Take Me Apart, Kelela explores autonomy, belonging, and self-renewal as healing Read more »| 07 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsYo La Tengo – This Stupid World
Yo La Tengo's sixteenth studio album is reflective, funny and defiant Read more »| 06 Feb 2023 -
AlbumsYoung Fathers – Heavy Heavy
Young Fathers return with an engrossing new album featuring everything from orchestral pomp to 2-step beats, snarling claustrophobia to R'n'B slow-jams Read more »| 30 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsHamish Hawk – Angel Numbers
Hamish Hawk returns with Angel Numbers, an album of remarkable scope and vivid, romantic lyricism Read more »| 30 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsBass Drum of Death – Say I Won't
John Barrett swaps the big city for home comforts on Bass Drum of Death's new album, and makes his biggest swing for the mainstream yet Read more »| 26 Jan 2023