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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EpThe Presidents of the United States of America - Ladybug EP
Some bands grow old disgracefully, comprised of dinosaur rock stars who seem oblivious to the fact that they are no longer 19. The Presidents were never cool... Read more »| 28 Jan 2009 -
AlbumsMike Bones - A Fool For Everyone
Mike Bones, New York guitarist with Soldiers of Fortune and Cass McCombs, releases his second solo album on Vice Records. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Albums
zZz - Running With the Beast
Approximately half of a good album... but that also means half of a bad album Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Albums
Glen Tilbrook & The Fluffers - Pandemonium Ensues
The energy that gushed out of Squeeze is disturbingly absent Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Mitchell Museum - Warning Bells
According to Michel Foucault, medieval folk would deal with their mentally ill by chucking them on a 'ship of fools' and letting them set sail together into ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
AlbumsEnfant Bastard - The Best of Enfant Bastard
Everyone needs a bit of Enfant Bastard in their lives. Artists like Ariel Pink have managed to push lo-fi to its creative limits, but Enfant Bastard, with so... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009
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Albums
Viva Stereo - Roar Lion Roar
Fence Collective mainstays Viva Stereo are stretched to the limits by personal circumstances: with members scattered from Aberdeen to Leicester, it's a wonde... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
SinglesThe King Blues - Save The World, Get The Girl
Jonny ‘Itch’ Fox is not without talent. Save The World, Get The Girl portrays him as a bomb disposal expert, a Shaolin master, and a caped crusad... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale - Change
Ronson's right-hand man fails to deliver on lacklustre debut. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
AlbumsAnonymous Tip - Not Your Orthodox
Twickenham punks Anonymous Tip have something to tell all you square, naïve fools. While you live your clueless lives as slaves to the system, they see ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Singles
The LaFontaines - Superstar
Perhaps it's because of the constant media blitzing of American hip hop, but there seems something quizzical about rap done with a central Scottish accent. P... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II
Unless you've only recently been unearthed, you’re already well acquainted with Coldplay. But the blunt chances are that Life in Technicolor II won&rsq... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Popular Workshop - Her Birthday
With Albini slapped all over it like a Nike badge, there's no escaping what Popular Workshop are going for on this single: danceable indie but with the alter... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
Albums
Helene - Heliotrope
Formed in 2001, London-based collective Helene's career is in danger of beginning to plateau. It's to be hoped instead that Heliotrope, their dusky beauty of... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Manu Chao - La Vida Tombola
Singles about football often show themselves to be clunking and embarrassing affairs, so Manu Chao has given himself quite a task here. Ostensibly a tribute... Read more »| 23 Jan 2009