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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AlbumsHTRK – Psychic 9-5 Club
HTRK made this album in part as a response to the death of founding member Sean Stewart, who passed away in 2010. It's their first record as a duo, and ... Read more »| 26 Mar 2014 -
AlbumsKool A.D. – Word, O.K.
Could splitting up have been the wisest career move Das Racist ever made? While their major-label album as a duo, Relax, was somewhat lacklustre, both Himans... Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
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The Fire and I – Double Kamikaze
Two-piece rock bands are something of a current trend, but The Fire and I's riff-charged marriage of crunchy leads and frighteningly precise drumming pays of... Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
Albumssleepmakeswaves – in today already walks tomorrow
This is a monster. Previously unavailable in the UK, hats off to Monotreme Records for a timely re-release. If the Australian instrumental quartet’s 20... Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
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Mo Kolours – Mo Kolours
Half Mauritian and half English, Mo Kolours uses his cultural heritage as the starting point for an album of laid-back genre experimentation on his self-titl... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
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Jon Porras – Light Divide
The second solo release on Thrill Jockey from Jon Porras (formerly of drone duo Barn Owl) represents something of a departure. Where previous work has used g... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014
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AlbumsOwls – Two
If the Pixies' 2003 reunion prompted a tidal wave of excitement, it’s fair to suggest the response to Owls’ return is more akin to a slight rippl... Read more »| 13 Mar 2014 -
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Dawn Landes – Bluebird
When your marriage collapses and your world falls apart, what next? For songwriters, tradition dictates you channel the sadness into a ‘breakup record&... Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
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Colourmusic – May You Marry Rich
With records like this, pop tribalism doesn’t half seem like an anachronism: Colourmusic are all sleek and shiny, adopting an all-is-welcome approach t... Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
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Polar Bear – In Each and Every One
While previous release Peepers was hardly an uncomplicated affair, Polar Bear’s fifth album sees Seb Rochford and company pushing their envelope furthe... Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
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Liars – Mess
Liars’ seventh album is undeniably, blatantly a Mute Records album, not just in practical terms but also in spiritual terms; the album plays like a hom... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
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Future Islands – Singles
This Baltimore-based new wave/synthpop trio are now on their fourth full-length, and have been through nearly as many record labels: this, their 4AD debut, f... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
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Kevin Drew – Darlings
While Darlings is the second solo release from Kevin Drew, a founding member of Broken Social Scene, it suggests a more focused, determined effort to escape ... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
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The Pussywarmers and Réka – I Saw Them Leaving
Swiss quintet The Pussywarmers named their debut My Pussy Belongs to Daddy, which is just about sleazy enough to put someone off listening to them altogether... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
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Ava Luna – Electric Balloon
Day Dream is the brash, unapproachable gatekeeper to Ava Luna’s third LP Electric Balloon. With Carlos Hernandez’s coos and yelps returning to th... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014