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 Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
The Last Dinner Party bring the best musical and literary influences to a feast for the end of the world, resulting in a renaissance album that leaves us wanting more Read more »| 29 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsAlkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Alkaline Trio return with their tenth album. Have they succeeded in reigniting? Or is this just a cold imitation of the AK3 of old? Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsCourting – New Last Name
Although Courting embrace noisy new instrumentation on New Last Name, making it fun and energetic, it sadly fails to match the impact and charm of their debut Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsKaty Kirby – Blue Raspberry
On Blue Raspberry, Katy Kirby is funny, scathing and full of clarity about her personal epiphanies Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsFuture Islands – People Who Aren't There Anymore
Ten years after their breakthrough, Baltimore trio Future Islands continue to balance refinement with ambition Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsTy Segall – Three Bells
Prolific garage-nik Ty Segall continues to zig when you expect a zag – Three Bells is packed with tonal shifts and unexpected moments Read more »| 22 Jan 2024
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AlbumsThe Smile – Wall of Eyes
The second studio album from The Smile – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner – is a kaleidoscopic, mind-altering pronouncement Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsGreen Day – Saviors
Green Day are back with their best album in 20 years, stuffed to the brim with anthemic punk rock choruses skewering life in the post-COVID era Read more »| 19 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsSleater-Kinney – Little Rope
A chronicle of loss and howling lead lines, Sleater Kinney’s signature two-prong songwriting style is raw but still leaves us hankering for more Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsKali Uchis – Orquídeas
Orquídeas is a display of bravura and an entire album of sweet spots Read more »| 12 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsThe Vaccines – Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations
The Vaccines are back to their best on Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, an album full of singles Read more »| 12 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsDau – Gilly's Wood
The latest in Phantom Limb’s Psalms series is a minimal suite of uniformly gorgeous and beautifully simple organ pieces from Dau Read more »| 08 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsBill Ryder-Jones – Iechyd Da
The ex-Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones returns with a fifth album rooted in loss, heartache and love Read more »| 08 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsMarika Hackman – Big Sigh
On her fourth studio album, Marika Hackman doesn't hold back; Big Sigh revels in honesty as its creator confronts some of their darker feelings Read more »| 08 Jan 2024 -
AlbumsDolly Parton – Rockstar
With a flying V guitar hanging from her rhinestoned shoulders and a steaming hot cup of ambition in hand, Dolly Parton expertly crafts an electric collection of collaborative covers and captivating original material on her 49th studio album Read more »| 17 Nov 2023