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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AlbumsEsben and the Witch – Wash the Sins Not Only the Face
The title to track four of Esben and the Witch's second album – Shimmering – says it all, really. This is a band that, from the first listen... Read more »| 22 Jan 2013 -
AlbumsK-X-P – II
Recorded between Berlin and their native Helsinki, K-X-P's sophomore record takes the heavily krautock-influenced template of their debut, and gives it a thr... Read more »| 22 Jan 2013 -
AlbumsIceage – You're Nothing
If New Brigade was Iceage's statement of intent – raw, immediate, packed with nihilistic attitude – You're Nothing is their manifesto proper. It'... Read more »| 21 Jan 2013 -
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Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Despite quitting last summer, it seems Christopher Owens isn’t quite ready to leave his time in Girls behind, with his solo debut loosely inspired by... Read more »| 18 Jan 2013 -
AlbumsPantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory – Elements of Light
The first material from Berlin's Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha Du Prince, since 2010's well-received Black Noise travels even further into the ethereal realms of... Read more »| 18 Jan 2013 -
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The Asphodells – Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust
Andrew Weatherall's collaboration with Timothy J. Fairplay (ex-Battant) immediately comes with a weight of expectation – after all, Weatherall was the ... Read more »| 15 Jan 2013
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Acres of Lions – Collections
Over a year since its Canadian release, the second album from British Columbia’s Acres of Lions arrives in the UK tripping over its own peppiness and... Read more »| 11 Jan 2013 -
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Various Artists – Stones Throw and Leaving Records present Dual Form
On a rather more experimental, far-out, noise-based tip than most Stones Throw outings, this team-up with fellow LA label Leaving Records serves as a breedin... Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
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Qluster – Lauschen
The latest release from Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Onnen Bock – aka Cluster, and now Qluster – is a live collaboration with improv multi-instrume... Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
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Micall Parkinsun – Me, Myself & Akai
Behind the puntastic name lies a rapper with a tasty, Silver Age hip-hop flow, keeping it loose and elastic on tracks like Return of the Blaow! Coming on Jeh... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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The Revival Hour – Scorpio Little Devil
To make any sense of The Revival Hour’s debut LP Scorpio Little Devil, it’s necessary to understand the commonality that binds its creators.... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Indians – Somewhere Else
One year ago, Indians – aka Copenhagen’s Søren Løkke Juul – had yet to release a song or play a gig. Now he’s got 4AD ... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Tomahawk – Oddfellows
Coming five years after their enjoyably leftfield, Native American-flavoured Anonymous album, Oddfellows finds Tomahawk (now augmented by... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Biffy Clyro – Opposites
Double albums are usually a daunting prospect for musicians and listeners alike, but it's a move that makes sense for Biffy Clyro, an outfit who went from ma... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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The Ruby Suns – Christopher
On fourth album Christopher, New Zealander Ryan McPhun has pushed The Ruby Suns further still from their psychedelic-threaded indie origins, embracing a da... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013