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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AlbumsThe Low Miffs & Malcolm Ross - Malcolm Ross & The Low Miffs
There’s a strange twang of sadness on hearing The Low Miffs retreading steps so gleefully Read more »| 23 Sep 2009 -
EpDirty Projectors - Temecula Sunrise EP
Call this a bite-size Bitte Orca if you will...two of the 'easier tracks' on a very accomplished album alongside a couple of previously unreleased songs from... Read more »| 23 Sep 2009 -
AlbumsDo Make Say Think - Other Truths
As one of the leading reasons for Constellation's impeccable reputation, Toronto's Do Make Say Think somehow make being brilliant look and sound infuriatingl... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
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Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown
On his first solo album since 2005's acoustic Emoh, Lou Barlow, an alternative stalwart who boasts legendary groups such as Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh among hi... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
AlbumsCobra Killer - Uppers and Downers
A fiesty attitude, short skirts and some famous mates will see these girls through Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
AlbumsNancy Elizabeth - Wrought Iron
Lancashire songstresses second album is a sparse, often mesmerising effort. Read more »| 22 Sep 2009
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Man Gone Missing - Beyond Desolate
Whilst the Scottish mutation of dubstep – aquacrunk - explodes around us in a fireball of hype and wobble bass, it’s always astounding to hear a ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
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Bronto Skylift - The Bearded Fish and The Jackalope EP
Given how hard these two guys play in the live arena, recording them must be as much a matter of trying to cut out the sound of shaking fixtures and windows ... Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
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Vic Chesnutt - At The Cut
Confined to a wheelchair from 18 as the result of a car accident, and fighting an ongoing battle against medical bills and follow-up treatments e... Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
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Idlewild - Post Electric Blues
This up-beat album could be a surprise for Idlewild fans but the outlook is far from bleak for the band Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
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Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
Such a vast variety of instruments crop up on Califone’s sixth album that to list them all would fill this review’s entire word count, leaving no... Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
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Dixon – Temporary Secretary
With Temporary Secretary, Berlin house maestro Dixon has delivered the first mix CD for Innervisions, the label he runs in partnership with fellow German pro... Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
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The Discordian Trio - The Discordian Trio Presents
Quick on the heels of Acoustic Ladyland, The Discordian Trio bring jazz kicking and squeaking into the 21st century. With their line-up spanning mathcore and... Read more »| 20 Sep 2009 -
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Boutros Bubba - National Anthems
Who would have thought the Dutch could be such a cynical bunch? National Anthems is the skewed, angular, sarcastic outpouring of three gifted and apparently ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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WHY? - Eskimo Snow
Short-but-sweet opening track These Hands announces Eskimo Snow’s emotional register. Blessed as ever with a grandiose gift of the gab, these ten track... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009