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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Albumsof Montreal – Aureate Gloom
In the past, of Montreal have seen myriad reincarnations but Aureate Gloom isn’t worlds apart from the shambolic, hedonistic disco of 2013’s Lous... Read more »| 25 Feb 2015 -
AlbumsSwervedriver – I Wasn’t Born to Lose You
Some 18 years after protracted label dramas and a frosty reception to underrated fourth album 99th Dream saw Swervedriver quietly withdraw from the race, I W... Read more »| 25 Feb 2015 -
AlbumsMoon Duo – Shadow Of The Sun
Moon Duo take us back to the year 1972, a time where we find Roger Waters pummelling a gong in the ruins of the lost city of Pompeii. And while '72-era Floyd... Read more »| 25 Feb 2015 -
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Gang of Four – What Happens Next
The departure of vocalist and arch-lyricist Jon King from Gang of Four in 2012 means many fans of the band will view What Happens Next with suspicion, regard... Read more »| 25 Feb 2015 -
AlbumsGhostpoet – Shedding Skin
Having grown out of Some Say I So I Say Light’s late night lounging with dim sum and dial tones, Ghostpoet is stepping outside. London-based rapper Oba... Read more »| 25 Feb 2015 -
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Vessels – Dilate
Vessels take a turn for the colossal with third album Dilate. The Leeds five-piece swap their post-rock trappings for a taste of techno, crafting an immacula... Read more »| 25 Feb 2015
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AlbumsBlack Yaya – Black Yaya
Black Yaya is the third incarnation of musician David Ivar. You might remember him as half of eccentric duo Herman Dune, but Ivar’s taken some time out... Read more »| 24 Feb 2015 -
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Evans the Death – Expect Delays
The classic indie pop juggernaut gathers pace. Evans the Death share lineage with a host of C86-influenced acts, most of whom give the lie to the notion that... Read more »| 24 Feb 2015 -
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Karin Park – Apocalypse Pop
Karin Park, Norwegian queen of goth-pop, returns darker than ever – as the menacing title of new album Apocalypse Pop attests. But although Park p... Read more »| 24 Feb 2015 -
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Purity Ring – Another Eternity
Album artwork can speak a thousand words. Take the sleeve to debut Shrines, an eerie, dark cartoon: girl embraces sheep, ghostly hands paw at floating lungs.... Read more »| 24 Feb 2015 -
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Group of the Altos – R U Person or Not
"Let our hearts break and scream (when we are all courage.)" Sometimes, an act inserts into their self-penned bio a sliver of manifesto that signals their in... Read more »| 21 Feb 2015 -
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Tuff Love – Dross EP
This second EP from the Glasgow duo of Julie Eisenstein and Suse Bear (the follow-up to 2014's Junk) refines their minimal palette. It's still them but the t... Read more »| 21 Feb 2015 -
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Idlewild – Everything Ever Written
For context’s sake, let’s just clear one thing up: Idlewild’s days as oblique-angled indie-punkas (“A flight of stairs falling down a... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015 -
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BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul
BADBADNOTGOOD’s vision has always been broad, but with Pretty Toney in tow this time it’s blinding. The Toronto jazz trio might have found wider ... Read more »| 11 Feb 2015 -
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Public Service Broadcasting – The Race for Space
Many wondered where Public Service Broadcasting could go from their debut; could such a unique concept ever be more than just clips from the British Film Ins... Read more »| 10 Feb 2015