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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AlbumsFRAUEN – Unreal City
A brief internet search could leave you thinking that FRAUEN are new to the scene, but Adam Lamont, Kenni Campbell and Joe Campbell have done time&... Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
EpKonx-Om-Pax – Refresher
Coming off last year’s Scottish Album of the Year-nominated album Caramel, Glasgow producer and animator Konx-Om-Pax is content to simply ride the wave... Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsDowntown Boys – Cost of Living
Some music has a mission to shake you awake. With the righteous thrash and playful bilingual polemic of 2015’s Full Communism, Providence’s Downt... Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
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Warm Digits – Wireless World
Newcastle duo Warm Digits take listeners on a psychedelic ride with Wireless World, their first album for Memphis Industries. Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsCamille – OUÏ
Even if your French is a bit rusty, the new album from Camille Dalmais features a lot to say yes to Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
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ZGTO – A Piece of the Geto
This collaboration between Shigeto and ZelooperZ is attention-grabbing at times, but suffers from a tentative streak. Read more »| 01 Aug 2017
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BadBadNotGood – Late Night Tales
BadBadNotGood make their contribution to the artist-curated compilation series, with a substantial soul sampler that’s dynamic, international, and well-curated Read more »| 24 Jul 2017 -
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Cage the Elephant – Unpeeled
Recorded on Cage the Elephant’s “stripped down” Live and Unpeeled tour, with the new sound leading to mixed results. Read more »| 24 Jul 2017 -
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Arcade Fire – Everything Now
Whether you'd like to admit it or not, we won't get another record like Funeral in our lifetime, especially not from that record's composers, Arcade Fir... Read more »| 24 Jul 2017 -
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Fake Laugh – Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh, the new project from Kamran Khan, have teased their fans with a splattering of singles and EPs over the last few years but now their self-titled ... Read more »| 21 Jul 2017 -
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Dan Croll – Emerging Adulthood
Dan Croll could probably fill a small swimming pool with all the bells and whistles on Emerging Adulthood. His sophomore record is sticky with ear candy, eve... Read more »| 18 Jul 2017 -
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Nicole Atkins – Goodnight Rhonda Lee
The New Jersey native wears her legacy influences with pride, but ever since the release of 2007's Neptune City, Nicole Atkins has toyed with history with a ... Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
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Foster the People – Sacred Hearts Club
Let’s start with the good, because there’s more than a little to like about Foster the People’s new record. For one, there won’t be m... Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
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Callum Easter – Delete Forever
Delete Forever, the second mini-album from Edinburgh's Callum Easter, makes good on the singer-songwriter/producer's already distinctive sound. Late last yea... Read more »| 13 Jul 2017 -
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Boris – Dear
For 25 years, it would be fair to say Boris have earned a name for themselves as one the pre-eminent noise/drone bands in the world, let alone their native J... Read more »| 10 Jul 2017