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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AlbumsRide – This Is Not a Safe Place
Shoegaze pioneers Ride return with their second LP in as many years with an eye on breaking shoegaze into the pop landscape Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsShura – forevher
Shura's second album is a more mature comeback for the Londoner, forming an interesting conversation with the glitz and glamour of her debut, Nothing's Real Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsThe Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion
The Hold Steady's seventh album collects five new songs recorded this year alongside five digitally-released singles the band put out sporadically between 2017 and 2019 Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsFionn Regan – Cala
Irish troubadour Fionn Regan is back to his atmospheric best on his sixth record, Cala Read more »| 09 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsBlanck Mass – Animated Violence Mild
Blanck Mass returns with a barrelling, vibrant masterwork Read more »| 09 Aug 2019 -
EpGaffa Tape Sandy – Family Mammal
Gaffa Tape Sandy combine melodic indie notes, raw garage rock and rowdy punk references for their sophomore EP Read more »| 08 Aug 2019
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AlbumsSlipknot – We Are Not Your Kind
Slipknot return with an album as heavy as ever, but with a whole load of craftsmanship behind the distortion Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsJade Imagine – Basic Love
In spite of the banalities of life cloying at their backs, Basic Love sees Jade Imagine endearingly leap for the light Read more »| 02 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsTy Segall – First Taste
The prolific Ty Segall returns with First Taste, his first album in a while with a unified sonic vision Read more »| 02 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsMabel – High Expectations
Despite some over-zealous attempts to crack the Top 40, Mabel's debut album High Expectations is a well-rounded pop record Read more »| 02 Aug 2019 -
AlbumsDude York – Falling
Bar a couple of moments, Dude York's Falling fails to catch the imagination in a crowded field Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
AlbumsBill Ryder-Jones – Yawny Yawn
Bill Ryder-Jones returns with a tender, sobering and strikingly intimate piano re-work of his last studio record, Yawn Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
AlbumsLloyd Cole – Guesswork
Singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole returns with a keyboard-heavy record that doesn't hit all the right notes Read more »| 24 Jul 2019 -
AlbumsViolent Femmes – Hotel Last Resort
A posied and provoking record, Hotel Last Resort consolidates Violent Femmes as one of the greatest contributors to both the punk and the American musical canon Read more »| 24 Jul 2019 -
AlbumsZamilska – Uncovered
Zamilska's new album is unsettling and far from pleasant, but Uncovered clings to you like little else released this year Read more »| 16 Jul 2019