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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AlbumsBridal Shower – Negatives
Psych, grunge, shoegaze, emo… the list of revived genres over the last decade stretches on. One of the most fruitful, however (not to mention reassuri... Read more »| 01 Jun 2017 -
AlbumsThea Gilmore – Counterweight
Since her first few feral records, Thea Gilmore has settled into a pattern of releasing new music, covers albums and compilations. You can't blame her, if an... Read more »| 30 May 2017 -
AlbumsSaint Etienne – Home Counties
Even when they were a part of the 'alternative dance' scene of the early nineties, Saint Etienne never fully bought into the bombastic, hedonistic style that... Read more »| 30 May 2017 -
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Noga Erez – Off the Radar
There is a distinct air of chaos on Noga Erez’s debut album Off the Radar, stemming mainly from the experimental, industrial electronic beats. It&rsquo... Read more »| 30 May 2017 -
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BMX Bandits Album Launch @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 27 May
As the sun shines down on Glasgow and the bars of the Gallowgate hum with football fans celebrating and commiserating after this year's Scottish Cup final, S... Read more »| 30 May 2017 -
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Benjamin Booker – Witness
By rights, Benjamin Booker’s second record should be a blistering, caustic affair. After all, the New Orleans singer-songwriter penned most of it in Me... Read more »| 29 May 2017
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AlbumsBeach Fossils – Somersault
In 2013’s Clash the Truth the Brooklyn band played with punk and New Wave influences. The result was more impressive than their self-titled debut, whic... Read more »| 29 May 2017 -
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Marika Hackman – I'm Not Your Man
On her debut record, 2015’s We Slept At Last, Marika Hackman emerged as a moody folk songwriter characterised by her literate lyrics and acoustic arran... Read more »| 29 May 2017 -
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Pixx – The Age of Anxiety
Try to imagine for a minute what it would sound like if Nico fronted an 80s synth band; now, stop imagining because that’s exactly what Pixx’s de... Read more »| 29 May 2017 -
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Hey Colossus – The Guillotine
London sextet Hey Colossus' latest is a barbed punch at the UK's current political climate. The band have been on a roll since 2015 when they ... Read more »| 29 May 2017 -
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James Lindsay – Strand
Glasgow bassist James Lindsay is well known in the folk world, playing with the likes of Treacherous Orchestra, Breabach, and Bella Hardy. However, on this, ... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Shake the Shudder
Longstanding NYC disco-punks !!!’s latest effort feels somewhat out of place when caught rubbing shoulders against the peculiar bounce of modern diaspo... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
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Marnie – Strange Words and Weird Wars
Helen Marnie's second album is a pointed reminder that, given time to develop their identity, artists on sabbatical just might fashion an enriched output: a ... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
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Alt-J – RELAXER
Alt-J have knuckled down. Stripped of intros, interludes and all that posturing, this album feels – as its low-res computer graphical cover and robotic... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
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Ulrika Spacek – Modern English Decoration
Ulrika Spacek’s second album very much builds on the premise of their debut. What we have here is an art-rock band who wear the influence of Television... Read more »| 25 May 2017