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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ReviewsKarine Polwart / Aziza Brahim @ City of Music Studio, 21 Jan
One of the strongest things about Celtic Connections is its broad approach to the idea of folk and traditional music. This is reflected clear as crystal with... Read more »| 24 Jan 2017 -
MusicRationale @ King Tut's, 20 Jan
Rationale kicks off his UK tour in Glasgow with a beautiful vocal performance and charisma-filled live show Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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Laura Marling & BBC SSO @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 Jan
Shining a light on female artists is very much at the forefront of this year’s Celtic Connections festival, so what better way to kick off proceedings ... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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Los Campesinos! – Sick Scenes
Sick Scenes, the sixth Los Campesinos! record and their first since 2013’s excellent No Blues, gives the impression that they've been itching to come b... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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PVT – New Spirit
After their pop-aspiring last record Homosapians found Australian electronic experimentalists PVT playing arena gigs in support of Gotye, New Spirit&nbs... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsPissed Jeans – Why Love Now
‘I used to play punk,’ sneers Matt Korvette, as though daring himself not to laugh scornfully. ‘Now I’m just singing the blues.&rsquo... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017
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Ty Segall – Ty Segall
Ty Segall is back with his first self-titled record since his 2008 debut, which should tell you that this is a restatement of basic principles: dispensing wi... Read more »| 20 Jan 2017 -
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Bonobo – Migration
Haunting melancholy, fist-pumping house music and everything in between Read more »| 17 Jan 2017 -
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The xx – I See You
The xx take a confident and assertive step forward on their third album, but run into a few growing pains along the way Read more »| 17 Jan 2017 -
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Ed Dowie – The Uncle Sold
Back at the dawn of the millennium, Portsmouth's Brothers in Sound looked destined for biggish things. Label mates of The Beta Band, the trio's subtle rhythm... Read more »| 17 Jan 2017 -
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Mark Eitzel – Hey Mr Ferryman
The concept of Mark Eitzel as the definitive critically acclaimed, commercially ignored songwriter has never really lost traction. Partly because Eitzel has ... Read more »| 16 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsFrank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin
Ex-Gallows frontman Frank Carter is back with his Rattlesnakes and his second album of occasionally cockney-inflected, slightly swaggering rock and it’... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017 -
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Khalid al Khajah – Open
Written, produced and recorded entirely in his living room, Edinburgh-based Khalid al Khajah’s debut EP Open is a wonderfully soulful collection of son... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017 -
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Sacred Paws – Strike A Match
Ah, this is such a tonic. Opener Nothing is the eyebrow-raiser and second song Rest is all it takes to seal the deal: from curious to committed in six m... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsCloud Nothings – Life Without Sound
We know what to expect from Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi by now. Now six years into his career under his Cloud Nothings alias, Baldi has carved out his ... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017