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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AlbumsKong - Snake Magnet
Every city has its fair share of nutters, but trust Manchester to churn out a trio who are both unhinged and musically brilliant. With their scuzzy, down-tun... Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
Singles
Mastodon's Dirty Dozen – July, 2009
Our Music Editor sits down with prog metal monoliths Mastodon to devour a box of Tunnock's Tea Cakes and sift through July’s singles Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
SinglesSixty Watt Bayonets - Pounding Hearts, Fighting Words
Vocally similar to an English version of now defunct Glasgow outfit Bad Dancer, the Sixty Watt Bayonet singer's tunefulness is questionable at points, lack o... Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsNovember's Doom - Into Night's Requiem Infernal
For sure, death/doom is an unusual amalgam of two already esoteric genres. Add to that the grandiose barkings of November's Doom founder member Paul Kuhr and... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Celan - Halo
This was an ambitious project from the off: Ari Benjamin Meyers of legendary Germans Einstürzende Neubauten and Chris Spencer of red-throated New York r... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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El Dog - The Lamps of Terrahead
This is a pleasant surprise. Seemingly picking up the torch laid down during the unfortunate demise of Aerogramme, El Dog don't so much wear their hearts on ... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009
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Discovery - LP
Like a bizarre hybrid of slick American R&B and plaintive blue-eyed indie, Discovery is the joint product of Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmangli... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsAcoustic Ladyland - Living With A Tiger
Persistently overshadowed by their Mercury-nominated sister band Polar Bear (indeed, you may only recognise this band from their drummer's splendid afro), Ac... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Diamond Sea - Songss
Initially, Diamond Sea seem so preoccupied with constructing a minimalist soundscape that it's difficult not to feel left out from their self-indulgent micro... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Jackie-O Motherfucker - Ballad of the Revolution
During their creative lifespan, some bands morph from challenging radicals intent on beating their listeners into stunned submission, into fully-fledged pop ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsMiddx - Middx
The self-titled debut album from the mysterious Middx is the perfect example of what is possible when one man masters his craft. The masked producer uses sam... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
Singles
Peter Parker - Swallow The Rockets
Pastel-approved Glasgow quartet Peter Parker, led by Miss The Occupier frontwoman Roz Davies and veteran riot grrl Jane McKeown, look promising on paper, and... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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Cheatahs - Warrior/Minotaur
Lo-fi noise-pop from London solo artist. Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions
Tinariwen wandered the deserts of North West Africa for almost twenty years before Westerners detected their Tishoumaren mix of electric blues and traditiona... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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That Fucking Tank - Tanknology
Let's not beat about the bush: track three on Tanknology, Mr Blood, is surely the best thing put to tape by this Leeds two-piece. It's a throbbing expulsion ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009