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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AlbumsBuffet Lunch – Perfect Hit!
Perfect Hit! is a chocolate box, each track offering new, delicious morsels from the ridiculous to the sincere Read more »| 31 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsLucy Dacus – Forever is a Feeling
The fourth solo album from the boygenius member has moments of magic, but struggles to match the emotional intensity of Lucy Dacus' prior work Read more »| 28 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsDustin Wong – Gloria
Dustin Wong’s latest dose of guitar mangling squeezes joy out of the cracks of grief Read more »| 27 Mar 2025 -
Albumsaya – hexed!
Blending elements of mathcore and drone with gritty techno, aya’s sophomore album is a full-throttle exploration of addiction and self-destructive cycles Read more »| 25 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsDeafheaven – Lonely People With Power
Deafheaven are characterised as the hipsters of black metal, but Lonely People With Power is their heaviest album yet Read more »| 25 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsSPELLLING – Portrait of My Heart
On her ardent fourth album, SPELLLING's Chrystia Cabral channels and exudes a wild assortment of sonic influences, resulting in her most honest and entrancing record to date Read more »| 24 Mar 2025
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AlbumsSacred Paws – Jump Into Life
Filled with effervescent joy, despite its lyrics of heartbreak and healing, Sacred Paws' latest album Jump Into Life is pure catharsis Read more »| 24 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsPerfume Genius – Glory
On Glory, his seventh studio album as Perfume Genius, Mike Hadreas pulls off another career-best Read more »| 24 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsGreentea Peng – Tell Dem It’s Sunny
South East London's Greentea Peng bleeds vulnerability across her second studio album Read more »| 19 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsLucy Liyou (루시 리유) – Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name
Lucy Liyou’s latest album forges something beautiful from an almost queasy vulnerability Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsBenefits – Constant Noise
On their latest album, Constant Noise, Benefits shift between EDM, techno, rave and bleak, apocalyptic sonic wastelands Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsJapanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Michelle Zauner's follow up to Japanese Breakfast's breakthrough record Jubilee, For Melancholy Brunettes finds beauty in softer, darker sounds Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsLisa – Alter Ego
Lisa's debut album lands with a dull thud, with any and all magic belonging to Lisa's collaborators Read more »| 12 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsDivorce – Drive to Goldenhammer
With their debut album an early contender for album of the year, Nottingham outfit Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
AlbumsAlabaster DePlume – A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
On his fourth outing with legendary jazz imprint International Anthem, Alabaster DePlume seeks to soothe a troubled world Read more »| 03 Mar 2025