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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AlbumsRM Hubbert – Telling the Trees
Telling the Trees marks something of a new chapter for RM Hubbert. His last album, Breaks & Bones, completed what’s now called his 'Ampersand trilo... Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
AlbumsPJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
"I will not dignify this inane composition with a response" was Washington, D.C.'s former mayor Vincent Gray's (wholly disingenuous) response to The Communit... Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
AlbumsDeftones – Gore
The Sacramento survivors continue to evolve and compel in their 28th year. What keeps us leaning in is the visceral push and pull between frontman Chino More... Read more »| 05 Apr 2016 -
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Knifeworld – Bottled Out of Eden
Knifeworld’s Kavus Torabi has never been afraid to use the crawlspace between prog, psychedelia and full-blown, overt pop, only to fill it with the exp... Read more »| 05 Apr 2016 -
AlbumsThe Coathangers – Nosebleed Weekend
We've somehow reached a decade since Atlanta noisemongers The Coathangers first appeared, emerging from scrappy beginnings to become firm favourites of garag... Read more »| 04 Apr 2016 -
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Woodpigeon – T R O U B L E
Mark Andrew Hamilton has enjoyed an impressively prolific ten years performing under the sometimes-solo moniker Woodpigeon – but he came within in... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016
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AlbumsAsh Koosha – I AKA I
Iranian born, London based Ash Koosha has certainly led a captivating life. At 30 years of age the multi-instrumentalist and electronic musician has battled ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
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New Albums This Week: Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai
Our round-up of the best new music released this week, including the return of Explosions In The Sky, and the latest record from Mogwai. Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
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Autolux – Pussy's Dead
A few weeks before their third record, Pussy’s Dead, was due to hit the shelves, Autolux settled in for a Reddit AMA: “If NASA offered you the op... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
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The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You've Come To Expect
There is no lift-off: we're only aware that we've been flying. The sound that opens Everything You've Come To Expect, the long-demanded follow-up to The Last... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
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Explosions in the Sky – The Wilderness
As with any Explosions in the Sky record, it’s difficult to arrive at the right words. The adjective palette feels curiously lacking, similes are out o... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
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Cate Le Bon – Crab Day
"A coalition of inescapable feelings and fabricated nonsense," reckons Cate Le Bon of her fourth album. Difficult to argue: Crab Day is a madcap wonder, and ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
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Tim Hecker – Love Streams
Montreal's ambient drone wunderkind returns with his eighth album, and first for 4AD. Read more »| 30 Mar 2016 -
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Kowton – Utility
Utility may be a debut, but it certainly shows no signs of inexperience. This assured first release from Bristolian native Kowton (who first popped up with a... Read more »| 30 Mar 2016 -
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John Carpenter – Lost Themes II
There's always a strong sense of trepidation when it comes to approaching any sequel; difficult to supress the scepticism that it's not the usual indolent of... Read more »| 30 Mar 2016