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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AlbumsNabihah Iqbal – DREAMER
At its high points, Nabihah Iqbal's new album DREAMER evokes otherworldly space, but a more pared-down edit could better highlight its strengths Read more »| 25 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsPost Coal Prom Queen – Music For First Contact
Post Coal Prom Queen have upgraded their sound since their cyberpunk rap opera, making Music For First Contact a nebulous album that posits questions as complex as its compositions Read more »| 25 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsJessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
The dancefloor Jessie Ware opened on her last album What’s Your Pleasure? shows no sign of closing on her new album. In fact, it’s got even sweatier Read more »| 24 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsEverything But The Girl – Fuse
More than two decades on from their last record, Everything But The Girl have grown into themselves, forging a sound that is at once deliciously familiar and enhanced by the weight of experience Read more »| 21 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsBenefits – Nails
Benefits' debut album smashes you over the head with its rage, to the point that it quickly becomes exhausting Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsEnter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World
Reborn and re-energised from the ashes of a music-less lockdown world, the St Albans quartet return with yet another remarkably astute, ambitious and self-aware album Read more »| 17 Apr 2023
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AlbumsFeist – Multitudes
The Canadian's sixth album is an intimate affair – it's honest, reflective and undeniably Feist Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsYaeji – With a Hammer
On With a Hammer, Yaeji channels anger into a record that embraces fun and surprising musical juxtapositions Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsBillie Marten – Drop Cherries
On Drop Cherries, Billie Marten has brought together a collection of intimate feelings, thoughts and sentiments transforming them into something hauntingly relatable Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsTim Hecker – No Highs
Tim Hecker’s latest is full of gorgeous sounds, but never quite finds an identity for itself Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsDaughter – Stereo Mind Game
Daughter find a little more hope in the melancholy on their dazzling new album Stereo Mind Game Read more »| 03 Apr 2023 -
AlbumsHMLTD – The Worm
A whiplash-inducing U-turn from the modern glam of their debut, The Worm puts the practical skills of HMLTD to the test Read more »| 03 Apr 2023 -
Albumsboygenius – the record
Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus treat us to a full-length record and it’s everything a debut album should be: exploratory, explosive and full of heart Read more »| 29 Mar 2023 -
AlbumsLIES – Lies
The latest project from cousins Mike and Nate Kinsella (American Football), Lies is a more synth-driven yet promising debut from these emo veterans Read more »| 27 Mar 2023 -
AlbumsDeerhoof – Miracle-Level
Back with their 19th album, wonky-pop mainstays Deerhoof are on reliably solid form Read more »| 27 Mar 2023