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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Albums
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Fans of Gemma Hayes will rejoice that there is now another wispy singer-songwriter for them to curl up in bed and cry along to Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Albums
Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
The oft overused and trite ""difficult second album syndrome,"" fits like a glove. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Alter Bridge - Rise Today
This song is shit. Vapid, commercial shit. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Air Traffic - No More Running Away
Bound together throughout by wistful piano and an infectious refrain Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Albums
A Whisper in the Noise - Dry Land
The ratio of unremarkable misery to remarkable tenderness is too high Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Athlete - Hurricane
The best music can blow you away, but Hurricane barely musters a breeze. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Singles
Cherry Ghost - 4AM
Lyrics about washing your hair and getting the last bus home aren't going to excite anyone Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Indigo Moss - Nature of this Town
Positively archaic, well put together, but utterly baffling Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise
A disappointing edit that has removed many of the best movements of the original song Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
Suns of Thunder - Gimme Some More E.P.
It also sounds like Clutch. An awful lot like Clutch. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Ep
The Hussy's - Sunday Morning EP
The Hussy's are easy to digest, with little opportunity to become wearisome Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
The Pyramids - Hunch Your Body, Love Somebody
Raw, dirty garage rock at its best Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
The Troubadours - Gimme Love
Are you listening, Fratellis? Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
The Wildhearts - The New Flesh
Catchy in the same way as one might regard syphilis Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Singles
The Wombats - Let's Dance to Joy Division
Ample jumpy guitar and sing-a-long choruses Read more »| 08 Oct 2007