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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EpSergeant - Swings And Roundabouts EP
Playful hits of pop sunshine straight outta' Fife Read more »| 01 Sep 2008 -
AlbumsThe Hussy's - Super Pro
Plods along like above-average album filler material, hunting for a handful of spanking, glitter-strewn singles that never materialise Read more »| 01 Sep 2008 -
SinglesThe Dirty Dozen - September, 2008
After the travesty that was last month's Dirty Dozen, Nick Mitchell finds that the art of a quality single is in better hands this September. Mostly. Read more »| 01 Sep 2008 -
Albums
The Pictish Trail - Secret Soundz Vol. 1
Joyously schizophrenic Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
Albums
TK Webb & The Visions - Ancestor
From the dampened, vinyl-like sound quality to the heavy solo riffage throughout, these guys nod their scruffy bearded chins and long-haired heads directly at the 70s Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
EpThe Mirimar Disaster - Volumes EP
Riffs imbued with considerable momentum and precise but frantic drumming Read more »| 29 Aug 2008
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Albums
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
If James Murphy started a clubnight - while The Rapture and !!! were out of town, of course - then surely Friendly Fires would be his choice for house band Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
Singles
Robots In Disguise - The Tears
Overhauls from Billion Dollar DJs and Skibunny up the tempo and manage to concoct dancefloor-fillers from meagre ingredients Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
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Rose Kemp - Unholy Majesty
Shock! Gothic rock! Played in a way that isn't entirely unfashionable. Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
Albums
James Yorkston - When The Haar Rolls In
Swaggers with the magnificent romance of a wedding ceremony aboard a storm-tossed trawler Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
Albums
Jacopo Carreras - From Bed to Couch
It’s pretty remarkable when an album lives up to its press release, but with From Bed to Couch Jacopo Carreras has managed to create an intriguing synt... Read more »| 27 Aug 2008 -
Singles
Jubilee - In With the Out Crowd
Falsetto harmonies culminate in anthemic clamour, but scuzzier tracks among the B-sides suggest Jubilee haven’t left the filth and fury behind quite yet Read more »| 27 Aug 2008 -
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Clouds - We Are Above You
From amidst this curly forest of wifebeater-clad, hardcore aggression protrudes a huge, hard-rock priapism Read more »| 27 Aug 2008 -
SinglesYoshi - Save the Children
There must be something in the water over in Rosyth, and these Fifers have been drinking litres of it. Bringing together a lil’ psychedelia and a dash ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2008 -
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Fujiya & Miyagi - Light Bulbs
Every noise Fujiya & Miyagi make is for rhythmic effect Read more »| 27 Aug 2008