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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SinglesMisty's Big Adventure - The World Outside
Oddball Birmingham octet Misty's Big Adventure introduce the concept of their fourth LP Television’s People on The World Outside, an eerie tour around ... Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
AlbumsJames Orr Complex – Com Favo
We may not compete with Brazil on the football pitch, but the Scottish-Brazilian musical alliance is one built on rather more equal terms, and as the TrocaBr... Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
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HMS Ginafore & King Creosote - Love + Hate = Hate
Don't expect any I Got You Babe moments Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
Singles
Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary
A modest triumph Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
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Trost - Trust Me
Annika Line Trost is half of German digi-punks Cobra Killer, going it alone for the second time with new album Trust Me. She is a strikingly beautiful Berlin... Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
Singles
Subliminal Girls - Self Obsession is an Art Form
Skirts the edges of scene cool whilst keeping a cynical distance. Read more »| 04 Nov 2008
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AlbumsEssie Jain - The Inbetween
Originally from London before she immersed herself in New York café-folk culture, Essie Jain garnered favourable comparisons with the likes of Joni Mi... Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
Singles
The Apple Scruffs - Big Hearts
Even bigger choruses Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
SinglesThe Soda Boys - Everybody Cha Cha
How is it that a single featuring the vocal delights of David Jude Jolicoeur from the legendary De La Soul can be so below average? De La Soul were truly ori... Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
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Mirror Mirror - The Society For The Advancement Of Inflammatory Consciousness
There are more than enough moments of smirk-inducing bravery to keep this record interesting throughout Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
Singles
General Fiasco - Rebel Get By
If feeling generous, General Fiasco might warrant the epithets “competent”, or perhaps “unpretentious”, but one listen to the vapid indie-by-numbers of Rebel... Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
SinglesGabby Young and Other Animals - Bear With Me
Inarguably original and difficult to categorise, with a great set of pipes Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
Singles
Voo - Same Mistakes/What Will Happen and When
The press release for Same Mistakes/What Will Happen And When is a series of brightly coloured statements (shock! - ed), ranging from the informative (&ldquo... Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
Albums
UpCdownC - Embers
The considerable intelligence underlying the songwriting is always apparent Read more »| 31 Oct 2008 -
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Parts & Labor – Receivers
Brooklyn’s monopoly on harbouring some of the finest contemporary bands on the planet continues with this compelling curveball from noise-punk combo Pa... Read more »| 30 Oct 2008