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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AlbumsWooden Wand - Harem of the Sundrum and the Witness Figg
a mystic voyage, albeit a relatively low-key one Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
AlbumsViva Voce - Get Yr Blood Sucked Out
a stoner's paradise of retro fuzz Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
The Webb Sisters - Daylight Crossing
Daylight Crossing is so sanitised and inoffensive that its only humane use is presumably as on-hold music for call centres Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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The Upper Room - Other People's Problems
The eighties - just as good as they ever were Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
SinglesBonnie Prince Billy - Cursed Sleep
It's Bonnie Prince Billy gone... sexy! Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Bonobo - Nightlife
An absolute delight: a tight, subtly infectious bossa nova beat and gently rising strings Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Singles
Clearlake - It's Getting Light Outside
Emotionally mature rockers walk down memory lane Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Denied Sons of Iglesias - Brand New Way of Thinking
supplements a reputation starting to grow among gig goers but fails to really set the heather alight Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Goose - Black Gloves
Black Gloves aims for angular, floor-filling credibility but is just too blatant for its own good Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
SinglesRed Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby
Tell Me Baby is an upbeat little number that may well ingratiate itself on your eardrums Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Lyrics that are emptily universal and unadorned chord changes presumably meant to be rousing. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Steeple Remove - Love Machine
If you ever wished that Blade Runner was a perfect pop song, then this is for you. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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The Buzzcocks - Sell You Everything
There is little here that breaks, or even fills, the mould. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Singles
The Early Years - So Far Gone
the promised climax comes in the form of an effects pedal orgy Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
Mr Tubaob'u - Erase the Borders
Skank, stomp, groove. Repeat. Let the voodoo vibes fly. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006