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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AlbumsGirls Names – Stains on Silence
If Girls Names relied more on their melodic instincts, Stains on Silence would be their best record yet Read more »| 15 Jun 2018 -
AlbumsHere Lies Man – You Will Know Nothing
Here Lies Man’s novel collision of afrobeat and psych-rock lacks necessary nourishment on their sophomore outing You Will Know Nothing Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
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Melody's Echo Chamber – Bon Voyage
French musician Melody Prochet's second album as Melody's Echo Chamber, Bon Voyage is wildly inconsistent Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
AlbumsChromeo – Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels is a multi-layered trail through funk's iterations loaded with squealing synth leads, big basslines, and more sass and energy than you can shake a stick at Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs
Hope Downs is as good a reminder as any that life’s a blast. Head to the beach, you’ve found the soundtrack from Melbourne's Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
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Michael Rault – It’s a New Day Tonight
Michael Rault’s dream-weaving folk-rock fuses his friendly grasp of the genre’s past and present stylings seamlessly on It’s a New Day Tonight Read more »| 11 Jun 2018
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Laura Jean – Devotion
Memories of adolescence radiate in the dreamy, synth-pop sunshine on Laura Jean’s latest album, Devotion Read more »| 06 Jun 2018 -
AlbumsProc Fiskal – Insula
Edinburgh grime producer Proc Fiskal's debut album Insula offers a microcosm of the 21-year-old’s day-to-day life in the Scottish capital, while also providing a sense of thematic consistency Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
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Lykke Li – so sad so sexy
Lykke Li's latest album fails to strike a satisfying balance, and while it's not a terrible album it's frustratingly complacent after two outstanding albums Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
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Snail Mail – Lush
On Lush, Snail Mail maestro Lindsey Jordan always has something important to say, and it’s worth listening to. Lush is a debut burst forth in full technicolour Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
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Apostille – Choose Life
Apostille's Choose Life is an 80s synth-pop inspired set of tracks that is sure to win the hearts of wider audiences over the summer months Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
AlbumsJoan of Arc – 1984
The experimental stalwarts' 24th album places guitarist Melina Ausikaitis front and centre, and the result is their best record in years. Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
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Gabriella Cohen – Pink is the Colour of Unconditional Love
Gabriella Cohen’s genre-shifting Pink is the Colour of Unconditional Love is a mosaic of homage, impromptu influences and her own psyche Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
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Neko Case – Hell-On
The veteran singer-songwriter is on the form of her life on her eighth studio album Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
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Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
Father John Misty's new album is a surprise – a return to warmth and sincerity after a 2017 being chilled in the cold cynical wind Read more »| 30 May 2018