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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AlbumsThe Enemy - Music for the People
The stomping opener to Music For The People, and the muffled screeching that proceeds it, could suggest that Coventry’s self-declared finest have stumb... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
AlbumsPropagandhi - Supporting Caste
Imagine if there were actually castes in music - because of sins performed in previous lives, your musical destiny would be pre-ordained; you'd be locked int... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Golden Silvers - True Romance Album Review
What would it sound like if The Libertines were sent into the Earth’s atmosphere in a spaceship to record their comeback album with no guitars and only... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
SinglesOver The Wall - The Rise and Fall of Over The Wall
Originally released last November, the worldwide demand for Glasgow-based duo Over The Wall’s debut EP after The Skinny named them 'ones to watch in 2... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Capillary Action - So Embarassing
Despite having one of the worst covers ever to drop out of an envelope, this is actually a surprisingly enjoyable record. That is to say, it nicely satisfies... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Alec Empire - Shivers EP
Having lost his way creatively in recent years, Alec Empire desperately needed to deliver on his latest mini-album. Instead, Shivers is definitively the wors... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009
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AlbumsLady Sovereign - Jigsaw
Lady Sovereign’s sophomore effort has a lot to live up to. Her first album produced a U.S. number one single and established the 5ft 2in pocket dynamit... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Black Poets - Innocents and Thieves
To all the bands out there who currently sound like Pavement: you could be in trouble. It's funny how history's backdrop defines what's going to be successfu... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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4Bitten - No More Sins
Originally a pub covers band, 4Bitten have a sound that’s quite obviously borne of a love for stadium rockers such as Thunder, Whitesnake and ZZ Top, a... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Mama Mayhem - Hangman
Originality was probably never the name of the game for Glasgow’s Mama Mayhem. But while you won’t find brass sections or lyrical ponderings on t... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
Singles
Dropscience - Cocaine Nation
Is "hey!" the new "oi!"? Read more »| 21 Apr 2009 -
Albums
the pAper chAse - Someday This Could All Be Yours (Part 1)
A series of brilliant, if skewed, alternative pop songs Read more »| 21 Apr 2009 -
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Karl Sanders - Saurian Exorcisms
This is not new-age ambient... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
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Hundred Reasons - Quick The Word Sharp The Action
Quick The Word is a re-release of a record that lacks unity, written by a band that needs direction. Hundred Reasons exploded on the music scene at the turn ... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
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The Spectres - The Spectres
Debut album from Edinburgh reggae/funk outfit Read more »| 20 Apr 2009