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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AlbumsDean Owens - Whisky Hearts
Difficult to get worked up about.
Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
AlbumsBritish Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
The enigmatic Brighton four-piece have regained their edge. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Aidan John Moffat - I Can Hear Your Heart
Moffat still has some maudlin tales of drunken sex trysts to get off his chest. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Actress Hands - Boys Need Jazz
The lyric ""Despite the stitches on your jawline, didn't we have fun last night"" is surely a design for life Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
AlbumsNeutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island
On Avery Island is a rare and welcome opportunity to explore their raw brilliance, pre-Anne Frank Neutral Milk Hotel were, and thanks to this series of reis... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Singles
Jonah Matranga - Not About a Girl or a Place
About love, the scriptures, end of the world... you know the schtick Read more »| 06 Jan 2008
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SinglesFrightened Rabbit - It's Christmas So We'll Stop
Both uplifting and melancholy, surely the embodiment of a Scottish Christmas Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Woodenbox - Woodenbox
A fine collection of lilting, worldly-wise folk pop. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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The Dirty Dozen - January, 2008
A new year of new musical masterpieces? Nick Mitchell assesses the first batch... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Grant Campbell - Beyond Below
Hits something of a modern benchmark that many singer-songwriters can only aspire to. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Adrian Crowley - Long Distance Swimmer
Aqua-folk, anybody? Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Saul Williams – The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Niggy Tardust
A fascinating soundclash of dark industrial beats and conscious rap Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Singles
Wild Beasts - Assembly
Get over your issues, and the band's eccentricity might become quite intriguing. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
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O Fracas - Factfinding / And So a Scratch Runs Down a Wall
A solid effort overall, hinting at the possibility of mainstream appeal to come. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
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Madam - Calling For Love
Rumbles along, threatening to explode, though it never does. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007