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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SinglesOceansize - Music for a Nurse
forgettable vocals, unfocused swirls and lonely guitars. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
The Restless Natives - Stranded
unable to break away from oversimplified, three-chord, unremarkable tunes Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Sparklehorse - Don't Take My Sunshine Away
a grizzly Super Furry Animals raking up the autumn leaves of Tom Waits Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cheated Hearts
energetic, melancholic wonder Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Albums
The Zips - Guitars 4 Hire
Grumpy Old Men? Lyrically maybe, but still doing exactly what it says on the tin. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Albums
Five O'Clock Heroes - Bend to the Breaks
40 minutes and 21 seconds of catchy and well crafted if not exactly life changing pop songs. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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Singles
Love Is All - Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up
barking mad disco-punk Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
SinglesArchie Bronson Outfit - Cherry Lips
intensely well-worked portrayal of passionate unease Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
The View - Superstar Tradesman
Dundee's most illustrious export since Oor Wulle? Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Albums
Last Town Chorus - Wire Waltz
they're players of sleepy music with songs of sleepy feelings
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Albums
Frida Hyvonen - Until Death Comes
with a touch of Jose Gonzalez's nordic seriousness
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Albums
Clinic - Visitations
Clinic's characteristic fug of sneers and ghost sounds
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AlbumsThe Early Years - The Early Years
may just be the ideal contemporary soundtrack to your next comedown Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Jamie T - If You've Got the Money
what sets Jamie T apart is his sly lyrics and delivery Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Dan Sartain - Replacement Man
Sartain sounds as if he's been raised in spit 'n sawdust saloons among stony-paced gunslingers Read more »| 13 Oct 2006