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 Dodos - Visiter
To describe Visiter by The Dodos as folk rock is a bit of a misnomer, but it’s about the quickest, closest-to-centre punch to pull. They’ve also ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
AlbumsThe Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
The bastard love child of the Beastie’s Paul’s Boutique if sodomized by The Neptunes’ fleet-footed swagger. Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Singles
Bloc Party - Mercury
Not even three albums in and the Party appears to be pooped Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Albums
The Blakes - The Blakes
The Seattle trio sound like they've been kept in storage since 2001 Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Oberst evokes wondrous mental imagery Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Ep
Future Pilot AKA / Concerto Caledonia - Split 7" EP
Based in Hamburg but enamoured with all music Scottish, indie label Aufgeladen re-teams serial collaborator Future Pilot AKA with traditionalists Concerto Ca... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008
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AlbumsOneida - Preteen Weaponry
40 minutes of wanky, muso anti-instrumentalism Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Jon Sa Trinxa - Balearic Beach Session
The very words ‘Balearic Beach Session’ bring a chill to the spine. With the number of Ibiza compilations that come out annually, it’s a ra... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Ep
Unusual & Electric - Pulsating Ting EP
One imagines the air swelling and the floor filling as this 12" hits the turntable. That the creators claim to have “close links with the London clubbi... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Singles
The Pigeon Detectives - Everybody Wants Me
In any situation, there’s an automatic fault in bemoaning your own good fortune. “Everybody wants me.” OK, what’s the problem? &ld... Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Heather Greene - Five Dollar Dress
She sounds very like Norah Jones but updates her lounge-jazz style with quirkier touches Read more »| 28 Jul 2008 -
Albums
XX Teens - Welcome To Goon Island
XX Teens are something of a rock chameleon Read more »| 25 Jul 2008 -
AlbumsPlej - Home Is Where Your Heart Was
Aah, Sweden, the home of many fantastic exports, including meatballs, little red houses and, of course, IKEA. The Swedes have given the world similarly ambiv... Read more »| 25 Jul 2008 -
AlbumsJakob Dylan - Seeing Things
The Dylan poetry is obviously not genetic Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
Albums
Roshi feat. Pars Radio - And stars
Since any cultural conception of Iran is dominated by news of politics and nuclear weapons programs, it's refreshing to hear even the briefest of snapshots f... Read more »| 23 Jul 2008