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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AlbumsSouls of Mischief - Montezuma's Revenge
Montezuma's Revenge sees Oakland legends Souls of Mischief reunited for an album that won't fail to delight fans of quality hip-hop. Starting out on a defian... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010 -
AlbumsDanny and the Champions of the World - Streets of Our Time
Either we’ve been caught on a soppy day, or Danny and The Champions of the World make genuinely affecting country-folk. Australian-born, south London l... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010 -
AlbumsChew Lips - Unicorn
East London boy-girl-boy trio Chew Lips do a good line in dance-pop, and since forming in early 2008 they've been busy fiddling with the electro template. Th... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010 -
AlbumsNitzer Ebb - Industrial Complex
A lot of underground bands spent the 80s trying and failing to change the world. Nitzer Ebb decided instead to change electronic music – and th... Read more »| 21 Jan 2010 -
AlbumsTom McRae - Alphabet of Hurricanes
Mercury-nomination aside, Tom McRae has never enjoyed the critical or commercial profile that might have been expected. Specialising in moody singer-... Read more »| 21 Jan 2010 -
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The Sunshine Underground - Nobody's Coming To Save You
Despite their protests, The Sunshine Underground’s debut Raise The Alarm was pitched somewhere between Franz Ferdinand and The Rapture. In short, bass-... Read more »| 21 Jan 2010
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The Postmarks - Memoirs At The End Of The World
Florida trio go cinematic on their sophomore effort Read more »| 21 Jan 2010 -
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The Album Leaf - A Chorus Of Storytellers
If you find The Postal Service a bit too raucous, try Jimmy Lavelle’s woozy electro lullabies. In fact, The Album Leaf (previously a solo nom-de-plume,... Read more »| 20 Jan 2010 -
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The Tenebrous Liar - Jackknifed & Slaughtered
If rock stars shared wardrobes there’s only one group that The Tenebrous Liar would split a rack with in its current guise. Brooding with dust-raising ... Read more »| 19 Jan 2010 -
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Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
The reason Charlotte Gainsbourg’s new LP sounds just like a Beck record is because that’s almost exactly what it is. The one-time shearer of Luc... Read more »| 19 Jan 2010 -
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Robin James - Saint Jude
Idiosyncratic folky type's debut album is hugely enjoyable Read more »| 18 Jan 2010 -
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Hot Chip - One Life Stand
"Now that we're older, there's more that we must do," sings Alexis Taylor on the appropriately titled Slush. Hot Chip have grown up, and it seems what they "... Read more »| 18 Jan 2010 -
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Ardentjohn - On The Wire
The partnership at the heart of Ardentjohn stretches back to a playground scrap between singer Keiron Mason and bassist Al Shields on the Isle of Bute. Reuni... Read more »| 18 Jan 2010 -
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Ocean Colour Scene - Saturday
“Hundred mile high city” croaks Ocean Colour Scene’s Simon Fowler seconds into ninth album Saturday, delivering a message interpretable two... Read more »| 18 Jan 2010 -
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First Aid Kit - The Big Black and the Blue
As befits a duo who first captured hearts with a Fleet Foxes cover (one million Youtube views and counting…), and whose live shows are dominated by a ... Read more »| 18 Jan 2010