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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AlbumsPeggy Sue – Vices
Vices finds Peggy Sue dispelling bad behaviour and toxic relationships – a notion we can all relate to at a time of climatic and political flux Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsCaribou – Suddenly
On Caribou's seventh album, Dan Snaith finds his voice and brings his experimental side to the fore without sacrificing his perfectly lush melodies Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsGrimes – Miss Anthropocene
Grimes' fifth album Miss Anthropocene is uneven, gloomy and baffling, and yet contains enough of her magic to remain an enthralling listen Read more »| 21 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsLee Ranaldo & Raül Refree – Names of North End Women
Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree’s collaboration has strong moments but too often drifts into aimlessness Read more »| 20 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsBanoffee – Look At Us Now Dad
The debut album from Melbourne's Banoffee sees her reclaim a traumatic past through cathartic pop sounds Read more »| 20 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsBest Coast – Always Tomorrow
Five years on from California Nights, Bethany Cosentino delivers a thoughtful paean to self-care at the second attempt Read more »| 19 Feb 2020
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AlbumsPictish Trail – Thumb World
Pictish Trail's new album is an electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder that's funny, beautiful and life-affirming Read more »| 18 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsSpinning Coin – Hyacinth
Spinning Coin have melded their well-worn sound into something new and vaguely psychedelic on new album Hyacinth Read more »| 17 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsBeach Bunny – Honeymoon
Chicago four-piece Beach Bunny deliver a solid effort on their debut studio album, Honeymoon Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsTame Impala – The Slow Rush
The Slow Rush is a partial reinvention of the Tame Impala sound, with Kevin Parker arranging vast soundscapes shaded with a human touch Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsNyx Nótt – Aux Pieds de la Nuit
Aidan Moffat continues his recent flurry of activity with a strong collection of instrumentals under a new moniker Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsThe Massacre Cave – GODLUST
When the hooks hit on The Massacre Cave's debut album, they are magnificent Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsNada Surf – Never Not Together
It's business as usual for Nada Surf on their ninth studio album, Never Not Together Read more »| 06 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsLa Roux – Supervision
Elly Jackson's third studio album Supervision sorely fails to live up to the standard of her previous records Read more »| 06 Feb 2020 -
AlbumsShopping – All or Nothing
Shopping add an electronic edge to their post-punk sound, offering a soundtrack for the frustrating times we live in Read more »| 06 Feb 2020