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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Singles
The Upper Room - Black & White
Even the most hardened pop cynics will fall in love with this.
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Albums
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
The acidic lyrics remain, as do the great guitar riffs, lorry-loads of distortion and drums that are belted to within an inch of their skins Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
Various - 'They'll Have to Catch Us First'
This compilation is notably missing anything from band-of-the-moment Arctic Monkeys Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
Dulli has treaded the underbelly for too many years now, with 'Powder Burns' he emerges, the nuanced victorious pugilist Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
The Raconteurs - 'Broken Boy Soldiers'
standout track Broken Boy Soldier - a guaranteed classic no doubt destined for hourly radio play throughout the summer Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
James Apollo - 'Good Grief'
This poor boy's soul will be blighted with comparisons to Ryan Adams for at least the rest of his career Read more »| 16 May 2006
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Albums
Electroluvs - Bubblewrapped
Bubblewrapped' will appeal to anyone who loves lo-fi cheesy pop with a caustic electro edge Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
Orson - Bright Idea Album
Even their haircuts have probably been designed to sell the most posters to go on pink bedroom walls Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Ep
Surface Emp - Lucky Me EP
A breath of fresh air to the UK hip hop scene Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Ep
The Aliens - Alienoid Starmonica EP
In Alienoid Starmonica these aliens prove there's life on other planets after all Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
Scott Walker – The Drift
Little better than highbrow aural torture Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Singles
Orson - Bright Idea Single
Sugar-coated to beyond sickening and as safe as houses... Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
Men, Women & Children - 'Men, Women & Children'
What the hell happened to Glassjaw then? A few short years ago the NY quintet were turning our faces into soup with their cathartic straight-edge hardcore so... Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
The Organ - Grab That Gun
Will remind the more elderly statesman of some lost mid-eighties club night Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Albums
The Black Keys - Chulahoma
Orgasmic glue-tight rock n' roll, in grinding, gritty and hypnotic blues Read more »| 16 May 2006