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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AlbumsVarious – Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. 2
In a 26-part history, Belle and Sebastian are only the second act to add a volume 2 to their Late Night Tales mix, and as before, they’ve cultivated so... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Frankie Rose – Interstellar
Gone are ‘the Outs’ and the playfully fuzzy textures of Frankie Rose’s debut album; little is left to signify her involvement with Vivian ... Read more »| 19 Mar 2012 -
EpMartyn – Hello Darkness EP
Much-touted post-dubstep producer Martyn returns with a 12” on Brainfeeder that shows real promise and development. With beautifully textured, melanc... Read more »| 19 Mar 2012 -
EpSunshine Social – Sunshine Social EP
Sunshine Social were never supposed to be a band. Songwriter Calum Macdonald had been gaining a reputation as a performer around the bars of Glasgow without ... Read more »| 19 Mar 2012 -
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Liz Green – O, Devotion!
It’s been five years since Liz Green’s debut single, but the belated arrival of album O, Devotion! has only sharpened her talents. Bad Medicine r... Read more »| 19 Mar 2012 -
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Napalm Death – Utilitarian
It's tempting to downplay Napalm Death's significance in the world of extreme metal: we're almost at a point where we're dismissing the granddaddies of grind... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012
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A Whisper In The Noise – To Forget
A Steve Albini endorsement will get you far in this world, and an M. Night Shyamalan endorsement used to get you far in this world. A Whisper In The Noise ha... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012 -
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Bobby Vacant & the Worn – Virginia Neon
The world of Virginia Neon is one simultaneously familiar and alien, an American landscape of deserts and bars by turns seedy, lonely and tender. On songs li... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012 -
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Father Murphy – Anyway Your Children Will Deny It
Shivering breaths, an unbearably tense riff, a forceful death rattle: Father Murphy’s latest album opens with the Italian trio on typically austere for... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012 -
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Hawk Eyes – Ideas
It's safe to assume that Hawk Eyes (formerly Chickenhawk) hold the mighty riff close to their hearts; the Leeds quartet relentlessly work through dozens of c... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012 -
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Lee Fields and the Expressions – Faithful Man
“Take it from me,” insists Lee Fields on the second track of Faithful Man, “I still got it.” It’s a claim that even a cursory l... Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
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The Wedding Present – Valentina
They’re a long way off Fall-figures, but for their eighth studio album, The Weddoes have undergone another line-up change: two more personnel subbed ou... Read more »| 06 Mar 2012 -
Singles
Venetian Snares – Fool The Detector
Mutant drum and bass-meets breakcore? Check. Totally insane lyrics about sub-aquatic telepathy? Check. Chest-punchingly deep bass end, and cinematic ambient ... Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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The Dirty Dozen – March 2012
Jenny Reeve of Strike the Colours and Sparrow and the Workshop's Jill O'Sullivan unite to assess the month's singles Read more »| 02 Mar 2012 -
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Herzog – Cartoon Violence
The second LP from Cleveland, Ohio’s Herzog is a significant step forward from their 2010 debut Search; a record which sounded, by turns, like a band u... Read more »| 01 Mar 2012