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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AlbumsNick Hudson and the Academy of Sun – My Antique Son
Nick Hudson’s audial explorations over the past few years have garnered him an impressive collection of admirers, from Meredith Monk to Current 93&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsThe Great Nostalgic – Hope We Live Like We Promised
Like a poorly preserved Elvis Costello action figure, The Great Nostalgic have a seventies charm that by now is starting to smell a bit off, and they bear th... Read more »| 08 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsThe Donkeys – Born With Stripes
I’m no zoologist, but a Donkey Born with Stripes would imply zebra parentage, making these San Diegans zedonks. If we instead delineate their genus fro... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsPrimevals – Disinhibitor
Formed in Glasgow in the early eighties, Primevals are still flaunting their rock’n’roll chops with Disinhibitor as they approach their thirtieth... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Acid House Kings – Music Sounds Better With You
Acid House Kings have been indie-pop darlings for nearly two decades now, and by this stage could likely knock out gorgeous, heart-on-sleeve melodies in thei... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen – Phantom Band Takeover
Pulling no punches, Greg Sinclair and Duncan Marquiss of The Phantom Band stick it to the April singles Read more »| 06 Apr 2011
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Albums
Sleepingdog – With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields
Sleepingdog is the musical lovechild of True Bypass’ Chantal Acda and Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid fame; as angelic a collaboration as anyone famil... Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
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Prefuse 73 – The Only She Chapters
Followers of Guillermo Scott Herren’s work as leftfield electronica conjurer Prefuse 73 will naturally expect the unexpected, but his latest full-lengt... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
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Ancient Astronauts - Into Bass and Time
Hip hop, in recent years, has brought us grime, crunk, hyphy and footwork. Producers like Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Kanye, Jay-Z, The Neptunes, Wiley and Ti... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
Albums
Low – C'mon
Low have been making beautiful albums for almost two decades now, but ninth effort C’mon may stand as their most gorgeous yet. The Minnesota trio have ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
Ep
Mono/Poly – Manifestations EP
Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder imprint does a solid line in off-kilter hip-hop productions with soul; the label counts among its prodigious ranks the like... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
SinglesThe Imagineers - See As I Say
Glasgow 4-piece The Imagineers’ debut EP is nothing if not a promising start, an intriguing blend of 50s rock’n’roll, Scottish twang and ci... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
Albums
About Group – Start & Complete
About Group is the oddball side project of Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, compromising John Coxon of Spiritualized, Charles Hayward of This Heat and session... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
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The Goldberg Sisters – The Goldberg Sisters
Adam Goldberg is The Hebrew Hammer, director of I Love Your Work, Julie Delpy’s squeeze in Two Days in Paris – oh, and Chandler Bing’s nutt... Read more »| 31 Mar 2011 -
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tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
How do you follow a debut that fashioned pieces of Dictaphone recordings into a dog-eared – but utterly bewitching – showpiece of low-fidelity po... Read more »| 31 Mar 2011