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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AlbumsLa Folie – Risus Sardonicus
The success enjoyed by Gogol Bordello over the past decade has inspired a sizeable amount of inferior impersonators. The incorporation of “gulag”... Read more »| 30 Mar 2010 -
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Sam Amidon - I See the Sign
If you give any credence to the media pastime of trend-spotting, then you'd probably file Sam Amidon under the latest 'folk revival' along with the likes of ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2010 -
AlbumsCaribou - Swim
The North American wilds have inspired many an indie act, from Grizzly Bears to Mountain Goats to Bands of Horses. But let's not forget another member of t... Read more »| 29 Mar 2010 -
AlbumsThe Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
When even your press release foregrounds a similarity to early Bob Dylan, you know there’s no escaping Zimmerman’s substantial shadow. In... Read more »| 29 Mar 2010 -
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Forever The Sickest Kids - The Weekend: Friday
With all its sickeningly sunny, auto-tune riddled vocals - processed to within an inch of their life - and sparkly synths coming out the arse, Friday - the f... Read more »| 29 Mar 2010 -
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Dosh - Tommy
For a man turning out his fifth album, Dosh sounds remarkably fresh. New longplayer Tommy makes good on the Minnesotan instrumentalist’s ear for arrang... Read more »| 29 Mar 2010
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Super Adventure Club - Avoid Zombies
In theory, Glasgow (via Livingstone) trio Super Adventure Club could be a nightmarish proposition: they have a singer/guitarist, Bruce Wallace, who screeches... Read more »| 26 Mar 2010 -
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Drive-By Truckers - The Big To Do
In this modern age of flavour-of-the-moment music, Georgia’s Drive-By Truckers should be viewed as something of an institution, with The Big To Do mark... Read more »| 26 Mar 2010 -
AlbumsWhite Belt Yellow Tag – Methods
White Belt Yellow Tag’s martial art-themed name connotes an experience level one step above novice, and as such the three-piece fit the billing... Read more »| 26 Mar 2010 -
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Robin Guthrie – Sunflower Stories EP
It feels a strange observation to make, but former Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie appears to have mellowed over the years. Somehow the Grangemouth multi-instrume... Read more »| 25 Mar 2010 -
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Dropkick Murphys - Live On Lansdowne, Boston, MA
With so many tours rattling through nearly every town with a PA these days - combined with the relentless collection of live clips and streams at our digital... Read more »| 25 Mar 2010 -
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Nice Nice - Extra Wow
Jason Buehler and Mark Shirazi, a.k.a. Nice Nice, make their Warp debut with a collection of sound so rich and triumphant that it absolutely deserves its tit... Read more »| 25 Mar 2010 -
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We Were Promised Jetpacks - The Last Place You'll Look EP
The Last Place You'll Look reprises two standout tracks from We Were Promised Jetpacks' underrated debut LP These Four Walls – Short Bursts and This Is... Read more »| 24 Mar 2010 -
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Various Artists - Shank OST
The producers of the dystopian Brit-flick Shank obviously buy into the argument of grime as a handy expression of urban decay, as its official soundtrack bra... Read more »| 23 Mar 2010 -
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Woodenbox With A Fistful Of Fivers - Home and the Wildhunt
It seems lazy to automatically align any act with prominent brass and a Celtic swing with Dexy’s Midnight Runners, but sometimes knee-jerk comp... Read more »| 23 Mar 2010