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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AlbumsRemember Remember – The Quickening
With their 2008 eponymous debut, Remember Remember beautifully encapsulated the sound of glacial, epic orchestrations trapped in the body of one man and his ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsMastodon – The Hunter
A lot of great bands have come to an end prematurely due to pushing too hard in the studio, and it's to Mastodon's credit that they've been upfront about the... Read more »| 14 Sep 2011 -
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Årabrot – Solar Anus
While Georges Bataille may have defined the Solar Anus in the unifying language of sexual imagery, Årabrot have further developed it into this, a pseud... Read more »| 12 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsBoom Bip – Zig Zaj
In recent years, producer Bryan 'Boom Bip' Hollon has shown a desire to connect the dots between his electro-purist roots and the hippest realms of the indie... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
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The Shivers – More
Somehow, it’s taken five self-released albums for someone in the UK to prick up their ears and sign New York’s The Shivers. Johnny Lynch (aka The... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
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Farewell Poetry – Hoping for the Invisible to Ignite
Oh Farewell Poetry, shall I compare thee to a Godspeed echo? Well, yes – you make it pretty difficult not to, with your serious atmosphere and evocativ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011
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iconAclass – For The Ones
Even the most devoted fan of Dälek must admit that rapper Will Brooks’s vocals often get drowned out by the industrial haze more than their eloque... Read more »| 07 Sep 2011 -
EpJohn Cale – Extra Playful EP
You’d never guess that John Cale’s been drawing his pension for the past four years after listening to the Extra Playful EP. The snappily entitle... Read more »| 06 Sep 2011 -
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Tori Amos – Night of Hunters
Eyebrows were raised when Myra Ellen Amos recently announced that her twelfth album would be released on prestigious classical label Deutsche Grammophon, but... Read more »| 05 Sep 2011 -
SinglesThe Dirty Dozen – September 2011
Coercing Chad VanGaalen, self-pronounced 'worst critic in the world', into dissecting the month’s singles is no easy task Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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Nurses – Dracula
If you find Animal Collective awesome in theory but too obtuse in reality, Nurses offer a safer, less pioneering alternative. They specialise in dub-psych do... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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Trips and Falls – People Have to Be Told
Managing Trips and Falls, Preventing Trips and Falls, Avoid Trips and Falls, How to Reduce Trips and Falls… a cursory googling and it appears the whol... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Honest Words EP
Honest Words is the apt yet playful title for the King Creosote and Jon Hopkins EP which follows the critically lauded, and Mercury Music Prize nominated, Di... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
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WATERS – Out in the Light
When Port O’Brien severed ties earlier this year, ending a solid (albeit unspectacular) run, Van Pierszalowski wasted no time upping sticks to Oslo, re... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
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Primus – Green Naugahyde
After some 12 years in absentia from the studio, Primus' return is a surprisingly consistent and rewarding listen. The lyrics are as gratifyingly bizarre as ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011