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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AlbumsThe Xcerts - In The Cold Wind We Smile
We’ve all been there: in depths of angst, we see no way to express emotion other than through the outward pouring of aggression. The Xcerts have made t... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
AlbumsHercules Mandarin - Fast Behind The Times
The album sleeve of Fast Behind The Times could be taken as a staggeringly naive invitation for music hacks to indulge in derision, but it more likely repres... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
AlbumsArthemis - Black Society
Black Society, the fifth album from Italian metal outfit, Arthemis, is a fairly ambitious attempt at mixing both the best and worst of 80s metal, with a crim... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
Singles
The Japanese War Effort - King of Poland
Quite frankly, Martin Moog appears to be taking the piss. This EP begins with a rousing sample from the King's College Choir and then Moog weighs in with the... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
Albums
Shinedown - The Sound Of Madness
Anyone listening to Jacksonville fivesome Shinedown’s UK debut release could be easily forgiven for thinking that they had been transported back to a t... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
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Various Artists - Future Disco
Any genre with the prefix “nu” seems fated to be met with a backlash almost as soon as it appears. Read more »| 23 Mar 2009
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AlbumsMarianne Faithfull - Easy Come Easy Go
Marianne Faithfull has just about done it all. Drug busts and addictions, affairs with Rolling Stones and living on the streets, directly or indirectly (depe... Read more »| 23 Mar 2009 -
Albums
Joe Gideon & The Shark - Harum Scarum
It's fitting that this brother/sister duo were invited to support Nick Cave on tour. Their bluesy, dramatic recitals are wrought through with the same world-... Read more »| 20 Mar 2009 -
AlbumsMastodon - Crack the Skye
Flawed fourth album from the much-hyped saviours of metal Read more »| 20 Mar 2009 -
Ep
Copy Haho – Bred For Skills & Magic EP
In his eponymous film, Napoleon Dynamite’s favourite animal is a liger, “bred for its skills and magic”. He might just have said the same a... Read more »| 19 Mar 2009 -
Albums
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Karen O used to be a wildcat, and now she's domesticated Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
Albums
A Band Called Quinn - Sun Moon Stars
If Louise Quinn is determined to add her name to the list of resolute and iconic front women, somewhat akin to the likes of Debbie Harry and Goldfrapp, then ... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
Singles
Dinosaur Pile-Up – Traynor
It’s almost reassuring to know that, despite all the sonic/creative/technological innovations that some bands spend an entire career grappling with in ... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
Ep
The Presidents of the United States of America - Rot in the Sun EP
The Presidents are a devious bunch. Opening track Rot in the Sun is a catchy grunge number that combines The B-52s' retro zaniness with a chorus line and mel... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
Albums
Loner - Western Sci-Fi
With a title like Western Sci-Fi, you may have hoped that Loner’s sophomore longplayer would bear thematic similarities to Yul Brynner’s classic ... Read more »| 16 Mar 2009