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 Twilight Sad – It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
Glasgow's premier purveyors of sweeping drama return with a sparkling fifth album Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
AlbumsMaggie Rogers – Heard It In a Past Life
While Maggie Rogers' major label debut lacks some vital elements, it acts as a stepping stone from a talent who is just about to surge ahead Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
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Pedro the Lion – Phoenix
David Bazan returns to Pedro the Lion with a tender examination of the cyclical nature of our lives Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
AlbumsPapa Roach – Who Do You Trust?
While Who Do You Trust? isn't going to be for everyone, Papa Roach's tenth studio album deserves a fair amount of credit as they continue to reinvent and reshape their sound 25 years on Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
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Toro y Moi – Outer Peace
Chock-full of gluey basslines and gleaming synths, Outer Peace is very much a dance record and it's pure ecstasy Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
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You Tell Me – You Tell Me
Field Music's Peter Brewis and Admiral Fallow's Sarah Hayes release their eponymous debut album as You Tell Me and it's an inspired musical match Read more »| 09 Jan 2019
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AlbumsTallies – Tallies
Calling back to the indie-pop, dream-pop and shoegaze of the 80s and early 90s, it's hard not to be at least momentarily charmed by the nostalgic trip on Tallies' eponymous debut Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
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The Smashing Pumpkins – Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.
The Smashing Pumpkins' latest effort forces an emotional conflict that puts you on the fence; loving one half and despising the other Read more »| 19 Dec 2018 -
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Richard Swift – The Hex
Richard Swift's final album before his untimely passing, The Hex offers a fitting moment of closure for a supremely talented songwriter Read more »| 17 Dec 2018 -
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Within Temptation – Resist
Cohesive and passionate, Resist is yet another jewel in Within Temptation's crown Read more »| 11 Dec 2018 -
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Selling – On Reflection
A striking attention to detail ensures On Reflection will be a record that you're drawn back to again and again Read more »| 10 Dec 2018 -
AlbumsVan Morrison – The Prophet Speaks
Van Morrison's 40th studio album, and fifth since 2016, is another collection of jazz and blues; standards and originals, they're all as one now for Van the Man Read more »| 07 Dec 2018 -
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Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert – Ghost Stories for Christmas
Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert enter the festive fray on formidable form with a sobering and intoxicating Christmas album Read more »| 05 Dec 2018 -
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Jacuzzi General – Dreams of the Tropics EP
While there may be a few seemingly unpolished moments, Jacuzzi General’s first EP is immediately engaging, a kaleidoscopic voyage into multi-faceted electronica that’s both relaxing and danceable Read more »| 04 Dec 2018 -
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Indi – Precipice
Precipice is an impressive foundation for an artist seemingly unafraid to try to break her own musical boundaries Read more »| 04 Dec 2018