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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AlbumsJohnny Truant - No Tears for the Creatures
You'll need 5 minutes to gather yourself before pressing play again, and again, and again Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsThe Zutons - You Can Do Anything
A return to safe ground Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Kobai - We Move In Waves
This is the second single from Kobai, a six-piece electronic outfit from Glasgow. At the mixing desk is producer Kevin Burleigh, whose previous credits inclu... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsRestlesslist - The Rise And Fall Of The Curtain Club
The beats are stale, the samples are clichéd and overall, it’s too obvious this is a vanity project Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
SinglesLet's Go Outside - Girls Don't Like Me Remixes
Using every trick in the techno handbook, Mark Broom's take satisfies both rhythmic and melodic needs Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Ep
Harvey Mckay - Output EP
Yet again Glasgow is the birthplace for another techno feast Read more »| 02 Jun 2008
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Albums
V/A - Kiss Presents the Mix Tape by Shortee Blitz
There are certain things that more discerning (read "pretentious") musos will only admit to liking when they've had a bit too much to drink: Donner kebabs, a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsErrors - It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever
A brilliantly synthetic album Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
Albums
Lykke Li - Youth Novels
Swedish songstress delivers very promising debut Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
Albums
Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Til It Was Light
Awash with striding cuts of teenage gusto, this is an exhilarating and triumphant debut - just remember to don those ear-plugs. Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
Albums
Alphabeat - This Is Alphabeat
Could this be the worst album of the decade? Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
Ep
Headhunter - Initiate EP
It’s a solid offering adding more weight to the Tempa name and indeed helping to establish a name that’s maybe not the most prolific or talked about producer on the block Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
Albums
Testcard - Lines
Sounding like a extremely lame child of The Faint, the album takes the late 80s pop blueprint and... well, doesn't really do much with it Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
Albums
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Will The Real Jim James please stand up? Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
Albums
Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
Songs in A&E maintains a natural development in the band's career: quieter, yes, but as thunderously emotive as ever Read more »| 27 May 2008