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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AlbumsHotel Lux – The Bitter Cup
Though some moments fail to leave a lasting dent, The Bitter Cup is a refined project that marks a clear departure from the lad-friendly exuberance of Hotel Lux’s early work Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
Albumsruno plum – patching
Indie upcomer runo plum's debut album is a meditative compilation of hypnotising forest folk as she takes on the non-linear road to healing Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsCeleste – Woman of Faces
Celeste's second album, Woman of Faces, further solidifies her as a soulful, stirring artist that captivates Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsWyldest – The Universe Is Loading
The Universe Is Loading is Wyldest's most immersive work to date, and sees her find strength through fragility Read more »| 11 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsJJJJJerome Ellis – Vesper Sparrow
With Vesper Sparrow, JJJJJerome Ellis reasserts himself as one of experimental music’s most original voices Read more »| 11 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsHatchie – Liquorice
Hatchie mixes sweet and sour on her dreamy third album, Liquorice Read more »| 07 Nov 2025
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AlbumsWhite Lies – Night Light
Night Light is one of White Lies' best albums yet, even when it veers into Bryan Adams-esque territory Read more »| 07 Nov 2025 -
Albumstoso toso – toso toso
New York collective toso toso emerge fully formed on their spellbinding debut Read more »| 06 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsThe Dears – Life is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful!
Montreal indie stalwarts The Dears return with a ninth album full of the joys of life Read more »| 06 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsDanny Brown – Stardust
Danny Brown's sixth solo album is a rejuvenated, feature-packed return to form for one of the most innovative rappers around Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsRic Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra – PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony
On PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony, Ric Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra create a lively and charming tapestry of natural sounds Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
AlbumsWitch Fever – FEVEREATEN
In their second full-length album, Manchester's Witch Fever deliver a high impact, genre-bending rejection of hegemony Read more »| 30 Oct 2025 -
Albumsclaire rousay – a little death
On new album a little death, claire rousay re-embraces her diaristic style, turning the textures of everyday life into something quietly transcendent Read more »| 29 Oct 2025 -
AlbumsAdmiral Fallow – First of the Birds
The Glasgow five-piece return with First of the Birds, a handsome, although occasionally uneven fifth LP Read more »| 27 Oct 2025 -
AlbumsJust Mustard – WE WERE JUST HERE
Still disorientating yet more alive than ever, WE WERE JUST HERE is a bold third album from Just Mustard that deftly pairs darkness with light Read more »| 21 Oct 2025