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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EpBoris & Ian Astbury – BXI EP
Having lent his bellowing pipes to everybody from UNKLE to Slash since ending his tenure at the helm of The Doors and reconvening The Cult in recent years, I... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
Albums!!! – Strange Weather, Isn't It?
In which DancePunk ™ seems to have metamorphosed into disco funk as curated by George Clinton and Chic. !!!’s first album since 2007’s broo... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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Aberfeldy – Somewhere To Jump From
Not that we want to encourage Aberfeldy’s pathos, but being dropped by Rough Trade, losing several band members and potentially being remembered for so... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
EpYu(c)k – Weakened EP
Coveting their underground credentials, emerging noise-pop 90s revivalists, Yuck, have opted not only to release their Weakened EP under alter-ego Yu(c)k, bu... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
AlbumsThe Perfect Crime - Everything Else Can Wait
Everything Else Can Wait – the debut from Cambridgeshire's The Perfect Crime – is both slick in its production and its overall execution but the ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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RPA & The United Nations of Sound – United Nations of Sound
Having walked in the shadow of his self-assumed messianic status since the release of The Verve’s critical and commercial haymaker, Urban Hymns, Richar... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010
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Michael Morph – Something For The Weakened
Michael Morph’s natural groove appears to be fidget house, but Something For The Weakened is packed with plenty of gear changes to please more catholic... Read more »| 21 Jul 2010 -
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Richard Youngs – Beyond The Valley of Ultrahits
With this bafflingly titled 'pop' LP, Richard Youngs makes efforts towards a folk/electronica hybrid as much akin to Richard Thompson as to Four Tet, but lan... Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
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Cherry Ghost – Beneath This Burning Shoreline
As with his Ivor Novello award winning debut Thirst for Romance, Simon Aldred here continues his efforts to chronicle the misfortune of life’s losers. ... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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The Roots – How I Got Over
To put it fairly simply, The Roots are as incredibly diverse and disgustingly talented a live act as you're ever likely to see. Thankfully, this shows on rec... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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Professor Green – Alive Till I'm Dead
Who likes this? No really, it's a genuine enquiry. After several spins, it's really hard to know who's benefiting from listening to Professor Green's debut. ... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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M.I.A. – MAYA
Everything's gone smoothly for M.I.A. up 'til now, but success is a double-edged sword. She's been forced to adjust for third album MAYA – also known as '/\/\/\Y/\' – and the result isn't as compelling as either of her first two records Read more »| 13 Jul 2010 -
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Dirty Projectors + Björk – Mount Wittenberg Orca
Dave Longstreth is a man with great ideas: his breakthrough album as leader of Dirty Projectors, Rise Above, was an attempt to reinterpret Black Flag’s... Read more »| 12 Jul 2010 -
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Tender Trap – Dansette Dansette
They’ll never admit it, but Tender Trap wear their influences on their sleeves. Straight from the title track’s opening reverb-drenched n... Read more »| 12 Jul 2010 -
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Rich Bennett – On Holiday
Sometimes an album lands on your lap that completely baffles you. On rare, delightful occasions, you’re baffled in a wonderful way: knocked for six by ... Read more »| 07 Jul 2010