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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AlbumsRobyn – Sexistential
Robyn's back with her ninth album, doing what Robyn does best – blending euphoria and melancholy to make fun, endearingly cringeworthy, luxury pop music Read more »| 24 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsCourtney Barnett – Creature of Habit
The latest album from Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett is laidback on the surface, but familiar anxieties remain Read more »| 24 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsFcukers – 'Ö'
For a band sold as New York's next great party-starters, much of the debut album from Fcukers feels oddly undercooked Read more »| 24 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsThe Twilight Sad – IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE
Almost twenty years after their debut album, IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE reveals the subtle evolution of indie veterans The Twilight Sad Read more »| 23 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsSnail Mail – Ricochet
Snail Mail’s third album combines honest alt-rock with orchestral flourishes Read more »| 23 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsLeila Bordreuil & Kali Malone – Music for Intersecting Planes
This new collaboration between Leila Bordreuil & Kali Malone hints at both of their sublime solo work, but never quite finds a character for itself Read more »| 20 Mar 2026
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AlbumsIsa Gordon – 8Men
8Men is a hypnotic collection of traditional songs and covers from rising Lost Map-affiliated multitasker Isa Gordon Read more »| 16 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsLadytron – Paradises
On their eighth album Paradises, Ladytron head for the disco and relive the fun of 90s clubland Read more »| 16 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsMs Banks – SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL
Ms Banks has never lacked for candour, but on SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL, she raises it to an organising principle Read more »| 13 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsOra Cogan – Hard Hearted Woman
Hard Hearted Woman is a beguiling and consistently original album from the indie-folk maverick Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsKim Gordon – PLAY ME
Kim Gordon has mastered a modern mixture of distorted guitar and intense trip-hop beats with the release of her most political solo album Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsDutch Interior – It’s Glass
Californian indie-folk collective Dutch Interior capture a raw intimacy and homely nostalgia on their new EP, but can't quite hit their past heights Read more »| 04 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsShabaka – Of The Earth
Shabaka trades meditative stillness for propulsive movement and cosmic chaos in his sophomore album Read more »| 03 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsLate Night Tales: Barry Can't Swim
On his Late Night Tales compilation, Barry Can't Swim curates a chilled-out collection that's much more Balearic than Barrowlands Read more »| 02 Mar 2026 -
AlbumsAndrew Wasylyk – Irreparable Parables
Irreparable Parables pulses with a sense of human spirit that’s awe inspiring Read more »| 02 Mar 2026