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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V/A - Kiss Presents the Mix Tape by Shortee Blitz
There are certain things that more discerning (read "pretentious") musos will only admit to liking when they've had a bit too much to drink: Donner kebabs, a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsErrors - It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever
A brilliantly synthetic album Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
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Lykke Li - Youth Novels
Swedish songstress delivers very promising debut Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
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Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Til It Was Light
Awash with striding cuts of teenage gusto, this is an exhilarating and triumphant debut - just remember to don those ear-plugs. Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
AlbumsAlphabeat - This Is Alphabeat
Could this be the worst album of the decade? Read more »| 29 May 2008 -
EpHeadhunter - Initiate EP
It’s a solid offering adding more weight to the Tempa name and indeed helping to establish a name that’s maybe not the most prolific or talked about producer on the block Read more »| 28 May 2008
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Testcard - Lines
Sounding like a extremely lame child of The Faint, the album takes the late 80s pop blueprint and... well, doesn't really do much with it Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
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My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Will The Real Jim James please stand up? Read more »| 28 May 2008 -
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Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
Songs in A&E maintains a natural development in the band's career: quieter, yes, but as thunderously emotive as ever Read more »| 27 May 2008 -
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V/A - Toolroom Knights Mixed by Tom Novy & Wally Lopez
Novy shows a disconcerting love of cheesy vocals though his instrumental version of Ono’s No No No Read more »| 27 May 2008 -
AlbumsFanattica - Edingrad
Balkan-influenced mania to make even the scurviest of sea dogs heave and haul those oars Read more »| 27 May 2008 -
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Bilge Pump - Rupert the Sky
A disturbing and difficult album Read more »| 27 May 2008 -
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Steve Von Till - A Grave Is A Grim Horse
A striking and heart-rending late night desert soundtrack Read more »| 26 May 2008 -
AlbumsCrystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Toronto-based Crystal Castles are the kind of band whose persona and music screams ‘WE ARE SO SCENE!’, and the fact that they appeared on the mos... Read more »| 25 May 2008 -
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Various Artists - My Favourite Things
This compilation from Mule Musiq's ambient and experimental offspring lacks the power of its parent's 12"s Read more »| 24 May 2008