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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Real Estate – Daniel
The jangly New Jerseyans provide another nugget of blissful escapism Read more »| 19 Feb 2024 -
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Grandaddy – Blu Wav
Jason Lytle finally comes down to earth for a startlingly assured embrace of alt-country Read more »| 14 Feb 2024 -
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William Doyle – Springs Eternal
William Doyle’s latest is a mixed bag, as capable of passages of delicate, elegiac beauty as it is of flailing missteps Read more »| 14 Feb 2024 -
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IDLES – TANGK
A raucous expression of love, TANGK is raw, vulnerable and inimitably IDLES Read more »| 12 Feb 2024 -
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Lime Garden – One More Thing
Brighton four-piece Lime Garden show signs of bigger things to come on debut album One More Thing Read more »| 12 Feb 2024 -
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Kali Malone – All Life Long
US composer Kali Malone returns with an album that seeks to wrest devotional music from its religious connotations Read more »| 06 Feb 2024
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Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is another successful reinvention from the Californian artist who continues to be an impenetrable force Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
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Zara Larsson – Venus
Out of step with the current pop landscape, Larsson’s fourth studio album is something Capital FM would’ve eaten up ten years ago Read more »| 05 Feb 2024 -
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Helado Negro – PHASOR
PHASOR is a rich and absorbing record that truly transports; placing the listener in a languid, half-lit morning where you’re never quite asleep and never fully awake Read more »| 05 Feb 2024 -
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The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
The Last Dinner Party bring the best musical and literary influences to a feast for the end of the world, resulting in a renaissance album that leaves us wanting more Read more »| 29 Jan 2024 -
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Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Alkaline Trio return with their tenth album. Have they succeeded in reigniting? Or is this just a cold imitation of the AK3 of old? Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
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Courting – New Last Name
Although Courting embrace noisy new instrumentation on New Last Name, making it fun and energetic, it sadly fails to match the impact and charm of their debut Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
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Katy Kirby – Blue Raspberry
On Blue Raspberry, Katy Kirby is funny, scathing and full of clarity about her personal epiphanies Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
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Future Islands – People Who Aren't There Anymore
Ten years after their breakthrough, Baltimore trio Future Islands continue to balance refinement with ambition Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
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Ty Segall – Three Bells
Prolific garage-nik Ty Segall continues to zig when you expect a zag – Three Bells is packed with tonal shifts and unexpected moments Read more »| 22 Jan 2024