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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SinglesMillimetre – Missing Haitch
Missing Haitch is the first single from Millimetre’s third album Heliography, released in July. The brainchild of Irish singer-songwriter Terence J McG... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsThe Twilight Sad - Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
Creditably, nothing seems overdone or self-gratifying; it's a welcome bonus for the many that enjoyed their debut Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
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Mudhoney - The Lucky Ones
As raw as the album's three-and-a-half day gestation period suggests Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Albums9th Wonder And Buckshot - The Formula
9th Wonder, previously 1/3rd of the underground hip hop outfit Little Brother and part of the legendary Boot Camp Clik, hooks up with Duck Down Records head ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
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Raf And O - Has The Air Gone Walking? EP
Stuttering drums, fluid basslines and Raf’s angelic purr mark this as dreamy but never dull, showing Raf And O as a talent to watch out for Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Albums
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
The Notwist return from six years in the wilderness with a master class in consistency Read more »| 06 Jun 2008
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Singles
Funkerman - Speed Up
When it comes to cheesy dance artist names, mainland Europe is certainly a top exporter Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsRoni Size/Reprazent - New Forms2
While no one can deny the power of the originals, these remixes don’t provide anything new or unusual Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
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Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition
A densely-layered snap-shot of a band obliviously tearing rock music a new one Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
SinglesAdd Noise - Handwerk 3
There’s a stream of techno coming out of Berlin at the moment (MMM, Soundhack, MDR etc) that’s just amazing. Considering the strong links with th... Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Holger Zilske - Wrecker
For those who aren't familiar with Holger Zilske: he's one half of Berlin’s Smash TV, the duo responsible for a string of top releases on labels like B... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Lionheart Bros - Bring it Down
The Lionheart Bros manage to sustain the listener's attention for long enough to distract them from the everyday grind Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Jape - I was a Man
The lead-off single from Jape’s Ritual is something of a let-down: Jape has crafted a style of electro-rock that lacks both up-beat punchiness and tech... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen - June, 2008
In a special edition of The Dirty Dozen, we let The Skinny's band of 2007, The Twilight Sad, sound off on this month's singles. We knew this could have gotte... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Force Of Nature - III
Two years after its release in Japan, Mule Musiq finally drop Force of Nature's III on the British public. The Japanese duo is composed of DJ Kent and KZA, a... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008