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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AlbumsFat Dog – WOOF.
WOOF. is an intense, joyful introduction to South London genre-smashers Fat Dog Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
AlbumsMJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks
While nothing is quite so charmingly ramshackle as anything found on Boat Songs, Manning Fireworks is still some of the best indie rock music around Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
AlbumsThe Dare – What's Wrong With New York?
Sonic debauchery laced with moments of introspection, The Dare’s debut is worth the hype Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
AlbumsNala Sinephro – Endlessness
Nala Sinephro returns with Endlessness, an ambient jazz record that explores the cosmic cycle of existence Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
AlbumsEnumclaw – Home In Another Life
Enumclaw's second full-length is comforting, invigorating, and totally addictive Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsLos Bitchos – Talkie Talkie
With song titles that read like chaotic in-jokes, Los Bitchos are prioritising fun on their second album, Talkie Talkie Read more »| 27 Aug 2024
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AlbumsAndrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman – Ash Grey and the Gull Glides On
Andrew Wasylyk’s cinematic aura and Tommy Perman’s experimental intuition fuse magically on their debut collaborative album Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsJon Hopkins – RITUAL
While RITUAL possesses Jon Hopkins' trademark blend of dark vs light, it feels slight compared to his prior work Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsNick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God
The new album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds mixes explosive, colourful arrangements into the grayscale flavours of recent albums Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsSPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE – YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING
Philadelphia’s SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE commit to their eccentricities for better and for worse Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsMelt-Banana – 3+5
Melt-Banana open up their most transcendental mosh pit yet on the feverish 3+5 Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsSOFI TUKKER – BREAD
Despite pulling together a strange swirl of sounds, SOFI TUKKER have created a sun-soaked party landscape on BREAD Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsCassyette – This World Fucking Sucks
After her 2021 breakout hit Dear Goth hailed her as “the future face of alternative”, Cassyette aims to alienate feelings of isolation in her debut album Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsFontaines D.C. – Romance
Nostalgia is more than well-earned on Romance, guided by gridiron songwriting that offers no reprieve of excitement across 11 breathless songs Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
AlbumsHorse Jumper of Love – Disaster Trick
There's a crack of hope that permeates Disaster Trick, the first Horse Jumper of Love record that feels like a band stepping out of its own shadow Read more »| 13 Aug 2024