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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Albums
Dancing Mice - Eroded
A more entertaining listen than first impressions suggest Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
EpThe Star Fighter Pilot - Kingdom Hearts EP
What this disc does have going for it is its brevity – no track overstays its welcome Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Albums
Shearwater - Rook
A good cry waiting to happen Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
AlbumsBroadway Calls - “Broadway Calls”
Adept pop-punk Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
AlbumsBorn Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue
Manages to retain an edge of musical ingenuity Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Albums
Islands - Arm's Way
It’s so lazy to liken any band with that ‘big’ sound as sounding like the Arcade Fire; but Islands do, rather frequently, sound quite a lot... Read more »| 22 May 2008
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Albums
V/A - Grand Cru
Grand Cru are certainly more auspicious the basic vin de pays of techno, but they're no bank-breaking Chateau Petrus just yet Read more »| 21 May 2008 -
Singles
Disturbed - Inside The Fire
Heavy riffs and heavy subject matter as the Devil comes for Disturbed's soul. Read more »| 21 May 2008 -
Albums
Johnny Flynn - A Larum
Wouldn’t be out of place on the Fence label Read more »| 21 May 2008 -
Singles
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Unashamedly enjoyable pop Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Joan as Police Woman - To Survive
A mood of plaintive understatement pervades Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Bobina - Again
You remember back in 1996, there was this phenomenon called trance where everyone went to the White Isle to get caned and listen to the same four-to-the-floo... Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Q Without U - Shut Up! I Invented You
There is nothing inherently bad here, but for the most part, it's indie rock by numbers Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Albums
Vetiver - A Thing Of The Past
A dozen folk gems, bucolically encrusted in the sands of time Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Ep
Skandal - EP
Skandal’s one of London’s new skool producers, falling somewhere between hip-hop, grime and even dubstep. He’s being hyped alongside the li... Read more »| 19 May 2008