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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AlbumsDub Pistols – Crazy Diamonds
Dub Pistols deliver their tried-and-tested brand of brass and bass in a fitting tribute to their 21-year career Read more »| 24 Oct 2017 -
AlbumsCircuit des Yeux – Reaching for Indigo
Reaching for Indigo is a truly impressive singular statement that vividly captures a century of folk, classic rock, and mid-century electronica Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
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Wild Beasts – Punk Drunk and Trembling
Where Boy King explored the toxic expectations of modern masculinity, Punk Drunk and Trembling runs almost like a case study; a romantic encounter in microcosm Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
AlbumsThe LaFontaines – Common Problem
The second album from The LaFontaines tackles some big issues, with production that gives the music the punch its lyricism deserves. Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
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Prides – A Mind Like the Tide: Part One
A Mind Like the Tide: Part One is well worth the wait for fans of the Glasgow synth-pop band Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
AlbumsJulien Baker – Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker's new album is universal in scope, although at times it becomes somewhat claustrophobic Read more »| 23 Oct 2017
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Flat Worms – Flat Worms
Flat Worms' self-titled debut is an energetic and accomplished debut from a group of highly-seasoned musicians Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
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Blue Rose Code – The Water of Leith
The Water of Leith is an ode to forgiveness, to letting go of the past and holding on to hope – it's an astonishingly accomplished, pure and sincere record Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
AlbumsOut Lines – Conflats
Kathryn Joseph, Marcus Mackay and The Twilight Sad's James Graham balance sadness with defiance on their Out Lines project Read more »| 18 Oct 2017 -
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Catholic Action – In Memory Of
There's a video floating about online of Catholic Action performing their track The Shallows. Introducing the performance, frontman Chris McCrory shrugs, "It... Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
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And So I Watch You From Afar – The Endless Shimmering
Belfast post-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar add to their increasingly accomplished catalogue with new album The Endless Shimmering Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
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Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
Lotta Sea Lice is a joyful, ambling product of two connected creative minds Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
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Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Adiós Señor Pussycat
Adiós Señor Pussycat is a beauty, the album fans have been waiting for Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
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Makthaverskan – III
Although musically fairly one-note, III is a perfectly solid post-punk album and lead vocalist Maja Milner gives a particularly impressive performance throughout Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
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Lindstrøm – It's Alright Between Us As It Is
Lindstrøm's It's Alright Between Us As It Is is mostly too safe, but it does the job Read more »| 16 Oct 2017