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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AlbumsEngineers – In Praise of More
With the release of 2009’s Three Fact Fader being delayed due to undisclosed band politics, it may seem par for the course that London-based Engineers ... Read more »| 27 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsColour of Sound – When
Self-declared “epic” indie band Colour of Sound sonically explore every hue from grey to vanilla on debut album When. Their brand of mid-tempo, i... Read more »| 27 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsIce, Sea, Dead People – Teeth Union
Upon being confronted with a record by a band called Ice, Sea, Dead People and an accompanying press release consisting of a short story chronicling an incid... Read more »| 27 Sep 2010 -
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Gonjasufi – The Caliph's Tea Party
Sumach 'Gonjasufi' Ecks is an esoteric vocalist whose excellent debut album A Sufi And A Killer, released earlier this year, saw him link up with major playe... Read more »| 27 Sep 2010 -
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Enfant Bastard – Master Dude EP
In some ways chiptune is like a Lamborghini Countach: fun, dizzying and nostalgic for 80s cool – but it's tough to think of either as a daily way to ge... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsSuperchunk – Majesty Shredding
Having embarked on a decade-long sabbatical from the studio off the back of 2001’s Here’s to Shutting Up, grunge-era workhorses Superchunk have s... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010
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Badly Drawn Boy – It’s What I’m Thinking Part 1: Photographing Snowflakes
It would be unjust to say that Damon Gough has fallen foul of the Mercury Music Prize curse since his inspired debut album scooped said accolade a decade ago... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010 -
EpEsben and the Witch – Marching Song EP
Brighton trio Esben and the Witch may still be fairly fresh out of the box, however they’re already carving a niche for themselves between the baroque,... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010 -
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The Morlocks – The Morlocks Play Chess
“The Morlocks Play Chess isn’t some teeny bopper karaoke bullshit”, affirms the press release accompanying this garage-punk cover album of ... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Naive New Beaters - Wallace
For David Boring, Martin Luther BB King and Eurobelix of this Parisian electro-hip hop trio, the tongue – not content merely within the cheek – h... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Clinic – Bubblegum
Way back in the Britpop days there was always something vaguely sinister about Clinic: a gang of Liverpudlians in surgical masks who wanted to do twisted thi... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Wolf People – Steeple
Occupying the intersection between folk, rock, psychedelia and blues, you might be able to see why the name Wolf People appealed to this band. Seemingly half... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Shrag – Life! Death! Prizes!
Shrag’s second album explodes into life with the panic inducing A Certain Violence, a post-punk bar-room brawl dragged along kicking and screaming by r... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Dinosaur Pile-Up – Growing Pains
Growing Pains harks back to a pre-millennial indie rock sound, somewhere around when Ash were gonna be the next big thing. And, with Dinosaur Pile-Up’s... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Wounded Knee – House Music
Drew Wright is an Edinburgh freak-folker whose work as Wounded Knee has thus far divided critical opinion at The Skinny, dazzling some while bemusing others.... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010