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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SinglesLe Reno Amps - Outlaws
Le Reno Amps understand the science of putting a song together. Where to put breaks in, where guitar solos work best - they seem to possess an instinct of ho... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Alyth McCormack - People Like Me
If you’re a fan of Kate Rusby’s music but find her quintessential Englishness just a tad cloying, then look no further than Alyth McCormack. This... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Pete Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
Pete Doherty and Michael Jackson have one thing in common: it's very hard to disentangle both individuals from the music they are promoting. Both men have tu... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Yahweh - Tug of Love
Yahweh’s first release - performed and recorded solely by Lewis Cook - suffers from that which plagues so many other bedroom performers: the curse of t... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
SinglesThe Dead Class - The Loneliest Man In The World
The Dead Class courted minor controversy when their last single was removed from online retailers after legal advisors suggested its subject matter - teenage... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Threatmantics - Little Bird
Threatmantics pride themselves on their unorthodox line-up, with a viola taking the place of lead guitar and their drummer doubling up on keyboard. With just... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009
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AlbumsLadyfinger (ne) – Dusk
In the vast, arid landscape of the Desert State of Nebraska, there must be a need to vent some anger. With that in mind, Ladyfinger (ne) turn their guitars u... Read more »| 20 Feb 2009 -
SinglesNew Rhodes - The Joys of Finding and Losing That Girl
Does the world need another troupe of indie kids with guitars singing about girls? Probably not. Has it got one? Only every other day. But New Rhodes deftly ... Read more »| 19 Feb 2009 -
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The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
‘If you’re so special, why aren’t you dead?’ - World's On Fire Read more »| 18 Feb 2009 -
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Thursday - Common Existence
Impressively energetic and well-honed fifth effort from New Jersey troupe Read more »| 18 Feb 2009 -
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Eugene McGuinness - Fonz
A puerile pleasure. Read more »| 18 Feb 2009 -
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Sky Larkin - The Golden Spike
Sky Larkin's debut album, The Golden Spike, sounds like it has been carved from the earth, its rough-hewn guitar lines rising and swelling with an elemental ... Read more »| 17 Feb 2009 -
Singles
Soft Toy Emergency - I Kno U Want It
The electro-levies have broke, and now comes the deluge. If 2009 is to be the year kids swap Fender for Casio en masse, then Soft Toy Emergency typify the sh... Read more »| 17 Feb 2009 -
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KateGoes - All We Wanna Do Is OH!
“Cute-core” Brummies KateGoes are a love-it-or-hate-it kind of band whose new single will test the resolve of the former camp and swell the ranks... Read more »| 16 Feb 2009 -
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Eaters - Wives
The dilemma of colloquial hip-hop is trying to add something to an already heaving genre, and to represent who you are without seeming parochial. What accent... Read more »| 16 Feb 2009