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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AlbumsMidas Fall – Wilderness
The glitchy laptop beats and sparse, guitar-based atmospherics on Midas Fall's second full-length puts them neatly in line with label-mates 65daysofstatic, b... Read more »| 26 Mar 2013 -
AlbumsStone Sour – House of Gold & Bones Part II
The extent to which Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor's “other band” Stone Sour have evolved and matured over the years is undoubtedly impressive; t... Read more »| 26 Mar 2013 -
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Oliver Deutschmann – Out of the Dark
Where Detroit techno meets its modern descendants, being made and played in techno's current spiritual heartland of Berlin, you'll find producer/DJ Oliver De... Read more »| 26 Mar 2013 -
AlbumsHey Colossus – Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo
Member changes aside (Tim Cedar from the dearly departed Part Chimp now assumes drumming duties here), the prolific Hey Colossus hold on to their strengths w... Read more »| 26 Mar 2013 -
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Scholars – Always Lead, Never Follow
Scholars' long-delayed debut has a simple mission statement: rock out and get out. Each track carries the high-energy of heyday American skate punk, but fron... Read more »| 26 Mar 2013 -
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Various Artists – Keysound Recordings present This Is How
Keysound Recordings is the label run by eminent UK bass music blogger Blackdown and production partner Dusk. Since 2005, it has been a home to some of the mo... Read more »| 25 Mar 2013
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Kvelertak – Meir
Despite its stylistic allegiance to extreme metal sub-genres like hardcore and black metal, Kvelertak's self-titled debut back in 2010 was noticeably lacking... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
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Mister Lies – Mowgli
Genre names are often merely annoyances that get in the way of a truly original piece of work, so let's get a few out of the way first. Mowgli contains trace... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
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Tartufi – These Factory Days
San Francisco trio Tartufi's penchant for lush sonic textures and gentle guitar picking shines through in every track of their sixth full-length. As such, it... Read more »| 12 Mar 2013 -
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Heterotic – Love & Devotion (ft. Gravenhurst)
A collaboration between Mu boss Mike Paradinas and his wife Lara Rix-Martin, Heterotic's instrumental tracks on their debut mini-album range from sublime, ba... Read more »| 12 Mar 2013 -
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Rungs – I Don't Wanna Hug! I Just Wanna Cum!
This new band formed by the remaining members of Take a Worm For a Walk Week (and fronted by Project: Venhell vocalist Hines) will be instantly familiar to o... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
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DJ Day – Land of 1000 Chances
Hailing from sunny Palm Springs, California, DJ Day's first full-length studio album sees him exploring funk, jazz and lounge music through the medium of the... Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
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Ensemble Pearl – Ensemble Pearl
Instead of mirroring the primitive drone of early Earth, Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley takes a more majestic approach to experimental music with this collabor... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
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Lapalux – Nostalchic
Nostalchic is the definitive stage in the development of Lapalux from experimental beatsmith to full-fledged musical visionary. Borrowing from chillwave, eth... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
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Edwyn Collins – Understated
In a near forty-year career, Edwyn Collins has steadfastly tread his own path, seemingly oblivious to the wax and wane of popular culture. When fame has... Read more »| 06 Mar 2013