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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Albums
Puerto Muerto - Songs Of Muerto County Relived
Hauntingly beautiful at times, melancholic at others, Puerto Muerto is soporose and quixotic all at once. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
EpTwilight Singers - A Stitch in Time EP
testimony to the fact that Twilight Singers specialise in providing drowsy narcoleptic acid jazz and straight up euphoric adrenaline shots to the heart Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Rose Kemp - Violence
This juxtaposition of pain with beauty, and discomfort with warmth makes these songs a delight to behold Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Peaches - Boys Wanna Be Her
a hard-hitting, repetitive drone Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Mastodon - The Wolf is Loose
Having been brought up as a metalhead before veering off to listen to more experimental music, people often recommend bands that they think will fulfil the c... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Tunng - It's Because... We've Got Hair
Tunng's ability to make even a glitch solo sound like a long entrenched part of the folk tradition is a continued joy that no catchy chorus can diminish. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Singles
Dananananaykroyd - Some Dresses
Awkward art-school rock meets punk chaos Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
AlbumsUncle Fritz - Field Reports
A series of hauntingly atmospheric acoustic lullabies Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Singles
Ross Copperman - As I Choke
an admirable skill for mimicry Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
AlbumsSenses Fail - Still Searching
You need this album like you need a six-inch rectal prolapse.
Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Singles
The Wombats - Moving to New York
B-side Party in a Forest (Where's Laura) is a far superior song Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Albums
Scissors For Lefty - Underhanded Romance
The faster, louder moments are the finest, as they are often offset by softer melodies that bob and weave around paced, rhythmic drums and guitar. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Albums
Hayseed Dixie - You Wanna See Something Really Scary?
Out the day before Halloween, this mini-album features some inspired silliness Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Singles
The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy!
An underworld of crime, desperation and hard luck. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Singles
Disturbed - Land Of Confusion
Please, quick, someone turn it off, or hand over some gaffer tape and a nail gun. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006