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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EpEagleowl - For The Thoughts You Never Had EP
Edinburgh's eagleowl are notoriously slow workers, but it'd be missing the point somewhat to wait for a full-length debut album to emerge when this EP has ev... Read more »| 29 Sep 2008 -
AlbumsMetallica - Death Magnetic
Metallica evolved from beer-soaked garage jams to becoming one of the biggest brand names of rock and have struck an undeniable power chord in several genera... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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A Silent Film - The City That Sleeps
11 doses of well-spoken, middle-class melodrama Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
SinglesMax Tundra - Will Get Fooled Again
The carnage of old Amiga 500s ripped apart to be here is sizeable Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
AlbumsFucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
It’s the same old Fucked Up sound—but a bit more epic Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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Damien Jurado - Caught In the Trees
Damien Jurado is nothing if not eclectic; having forged an experimental path during the last decade, his sound has migrated from introspective folk to the ou... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008
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The All New Adventures of Us - Best Loved Goodnight Tales
Singing about holding hands and making shadow puppets - would it be rude to stab a guess that these guys are all still virgins? Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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Catfish Haven - Devastator
At their core, Catfish Haven are essentially a rock act, however with third album Devastator they diversify further; tracing a pendulum swing of musical styl... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
AlbumsLand of Talk - Some are Lakes
Some are Lakes is basically a hipster's favourite album from the mid to late 90s - reanimated, cleaned-up and put to work for a new generation. The album's m... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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Lambchop - OH (Ohio)
Kurt Wagner and his ever-changing Nashville outfit continue to impress Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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The Aliens - Luna
Fans will be left delirious by the treasures contained within Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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Lucertulas - Tragol de Rova
“Yes, more please,” are the thoughts that come to mind in hearing Roulette, the punchy and crunchy opener to Tragol de Rova. Like much of the rec... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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Winds - Prominence and Demise
Neo-classical progressive metal from Norway. If it's on a menu there's a good chance you might not order it, but there's a guy across the restaurant who did.... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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Drill - The Last Taboo of America
It’s titled The Last Taboo of America and the band describe its opening track as “a door left open into the sound of a war machine warming up for... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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Dartz! - The Sad History Of The Village Of Alnerique
Middlesbrough dance-punks change pace but still hit the right spots Read more »| 25 Sep 2008