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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AlbumsMogwai – Every Country's Sun
On their ninth studio album, Mogwai combine elements from across their career into a monumental whole Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsLCD Soundsystem – American Dream
LCD Soundsystem return as strong as ever, with their darkest sounding record to date Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Echo of Pleasure
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart carved out their niche very early into their career and have managed to stay neatly within it for all of this decade so far.... Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
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Brand New – Science Fiction
Brand New are back with Science Fiction, heavily rumoured to be the band's last, and if that is true they can be proud of the legacy they've left Read more »| 23 Aug 2017 -
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Kobi Onyame – GOLD
Glasgow musician Kobi Onyame fuses rap, grime, R'n'B and the sounds of his Ghanaian homeland on his excellent new album Read more »| 22 Aug 2017 -
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Turnover – Good Nature
Virginia Beach's Turnover continue to move on from their pop-punk origins on third album Good Nature Read more »| 21 Aug 2017
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A Giant Dog – Toy
Austin's A Giant Dog return with a sincere and charming new album Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
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Oh Sees – Orc
As you might expect from the relentlessly imaginative Oh Sees, each of Orc’s songs are bursting at the seams with ideas Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
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Ólafur Arnalds – Eulogy for Evolution 2017
A loving restoration of the debut record from Icelandic producer Ólafur Arnalds Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
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The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
There's a missing spark on the new album from The War on Drugs Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
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EMA – Exile in the Outer Ring
On Exile in the Outer Ring Erika M Anderson has all but perfected a delicate balance Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
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Liars – TFCF
Angus Andrew returns with a fractured, aching Liars record that's more than worthy of the time it'll take to unravel Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
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Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination
Nadine Shah's new album Holiday Destination faces down the world of 2017 with guile and with guts Read more »| 18 Aug 2017 -
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Pinact – The Part That No One Knows
Glasgow three-piece Pinact are back with The Part That No One Knows and it's a solid treat. This is rock music formed from a kiln in which records by Nirvana... Read more »| 18 Aug 2017 -
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Dent May – Across the Multiverse
Dent May's latest record since moving to LA is honest and raw Read more »| 16 Aug 2017