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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AlbumsYoung Fathers – Heavy Heavy
Young Fathers return with an engrossing new album featuring everything from orchestral pomp to 2-step beats, snarling claustrophobia to R'n'B slow-jams Read more »| 30 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsHamish Hawk – Angel Numbers
Hamish Hawk returns with Angel Numbers, an album of remarkable scope and vivid, romantic lyricism Read more »| 30 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsBass Drum of Death – Say I Won't
John Barrett swaps the big city for home comforts on Bass Drum of Death's new album, and makes his biggest swing for the mainstream yet Read more »| 26 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsFucked Up – One Day
Written and recorded in one day, Fucked Up's latest album is staggering, and arguably the purest and fullest expression of the band in its current form Read more »| 24 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsLåpsley – Cautionary Tales of Youth
A nourishing balm of self-acceptance, Låpsley's latest album is a full-throttled call to open up to vulnerability instead of shutting yourself off Read more »| 17 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsKali Malone – Does Spring Hide Its Joy
Enlisting Stephen O’Malley and Lucy Railton, Kali Malone unveils a sprawling work that just about rewards what it demands Read more »| 17 Jan 2023
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AlbumsMåneskin – Rush!
On Rush! Måneskin continuously prove that outcasts deserve a good time, and they are here to give it to us Read more »| 17 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsLadytron – Time's Arrow
Although Ladytron's seventh album might have benefited from a lighter touch in places, it still manages to offer up a transcendent space to lose yourself Read more »| 16 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsBelle and Sebastian – Late Developers
The latest album from Belle and Sebastian, Late Developers proves that the Glasgow outfit still have plenty in the tank Read more »| 16 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsRyuichi Sakamoto – 12
Recorded during his cancer treatment, Ryuichi Sakamoto's new album 12 deals in the turbulent and unpredictable period that comes before the unknown Read more »| 11 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsGiant Swan – Fantasy Food
After years of underground promise as one of the UK’s most exciting propositions, Giant Swan make a serviceable, if not wildly exciting return Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsJoesef – Permanent Damage
Unafraid to wrestle with feelings of loneliness, alienation, and self-destructiveness out in the open, Permanent Damage is an impressive debut from Joesef Read more »| 09 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsRozi Plain – PRIZE
The fifth album from the underrated Rozi Plain continues to demonstrate her collaborative skills: these simple songs are full of subtle brilliance Read more »| 09 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsJames Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra - The Great White Sea Eagle
The Cardigans' Nina Persson joins James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra for the follow-up to 2021's acclaimed The Wide, Wide River Read more »| 09 Jan 2023 -
AlbumsBilly Nomates – CACTI
Billy Nomates' new album CACTI is markedly more subdued than her self-titled debut, taking a tangled walk through depression Read more »| 09 Jan 2023