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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AlbumsVarious - A Sort of Homecoming: The Best of New Scottish Music
Billing itself as an alternative take on this year’s Homecoming celebrations, Fourtrak’s opportunistic collection of new Scottish talent is disap... Read more »| 01 Dec 2009 -
SinglesEl Susio Dozenza - December 2009
As the rain batters down on the streets of Glasgow, Ryan Drever seeks refuge in Mariachi El Bronx's tour bus as they trawl through December's singles to find the good, the bad and the next Kenny G. Read more »| 01 Dec 2009 -
EpTabasco Fiasco - One EP
In Tabasco Fiasco and their equally inspired contemporaries, Super Adventure Club, Livingston has – somewhat surprisingly – managed to nurture tw... Read more »| 30 Nov 2009 -
AlbumsBaron - Extremely Sorry (OST)
Skateboarding's time-honoured affiliation with everything from hardcore punk to hip-hop – and everything in between – has made for some colourful... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
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Robot Koch - Death Star Droid
It seems 'wonky' is the default beat setting these days, as producers shun the 4/4 which has served electronic music so well in favour of time signatures bey... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Trans Am - What Day is it Tonight?
A limited edition in advance of a new studio album slated for next year, What Day...? serves as a neat overview of the Washington minimalists' 16-yea... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009
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Josephine Foster - Graphic As a Star
Isolation may not always be good for mental stability but its inspirational qualities cannot be doubted. Josephine Foster is the latest artist to have drunk... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Adam Stafford - Awnings
Yi-fi frontman's first solo album is an avant-garde trip Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Father Murphy - And He Told Us To Turn To The Sun
Inspired by an unholy union of two of their native Italy’s most enduring exports – Catholicism and trashy horror – Father Murphy ar... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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DOOM - Gazzillion Ear EP
Impeccable flow and thick with cartoon punchlines. Read more »| 25 Nov 2009 -
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Slayer – World Painted Blood
Approaching their thirtieth year, the forefathers of thrash have yet to churn out any surprises since their unholy trinity of landmark albums was unleashed i... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
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Shiva Soundsystem - Phasmatis In Machinas
Shiva Soundsystem might sound worryingly like a bunch of dreadlocked psy-trancers from the 1990s, but they're actually an eclectic collective of producers an... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
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Light Of Words - Those Left Behind
Light of Hooks, Light of Energy but Heavy on Comatose Miserabilia, Bristol’s Light of Words struggle to make an impression with their debut alb... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
EpRogues - Widows EP
The world may not be ready for Rogues. Sure, many indie bands have flirted with nu-wave music (Editors, Phoenix) or cited synth-pop as a strong influence (Th... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
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Sparrow and the Workshop - Into the Wild
A transatlantic combination, the hard-working Sparrow and the Workshop consists of American born Jill O’Sullivan, Scottish drummer Gregor Donaldson and... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009