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.
-
AlbumsDry Cleaning – Stumpwork
Dry Cleaning surpass themselves with a gentler, broader sound on Stumpwork Read more »| 18 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsThe 1975 – Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Whether it's reinvention or simply revisitation, The 1975 strip things back to basics to present one of their most complete records to date Read more »| 12 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsThe Big Moon – Here Is Everything
London foursome The Big Moon return with a welcome dose of celestial magic, crafting something heart-wrenchingly vivid out of more than one global experience Read more »| 11 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsMykki Blanco – Stay Close to Music
Multifaceted artist Mykki Blanco returns with Stay Close to Music, offering an emotional journey guided through a multitude of twisting genres Read more »| 11 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsTove Lo – Dirt Femme
Dirt Femme is a mixed bag for Tove Lo as she explores new paths for herself Read more »| 10 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsBill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ
Masterful songwriter Bill Callahan shares an open-hearted and invigorating new collection of songs Read more »| 10 Oct 2022
-
AlbumsLoraine James – Building Something Beautiful For Me
Loraine James’s second LP of the year, draws from the late, great Julius Eastman but is at its best when wearing his influence lightly Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsGilla Band – Most Normal
Gilla Band are in experimental mood on new album Most Normal, with an overwhelmingly high hit rate Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsAlvvays – Blue Rev
Alvvays return with Blue Rev, their first new album for five years, and in a strangely radical way, it simply meets our ethereal shoegaze expectations Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
AlbumsShygirl – Nymph
On her debut album Nymph, Shygirl has created an entire genre of her own Read more »| 30 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsPixies – Doggerel
Pixies build upon their core sound with poise and plenty of grit on new album Doggerel Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsYeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
New York art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with hints of what makes them so formidable, but it feels like there's something missing Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsThe Comet Is Coming – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam is bass-laden and synthesised, setting the stage for extraterrestrial adventures in jazz Read more »| 20 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsAlex G – God Save the Animals
God Save the Animals is Alex G's most sonically consistent record, managing to turn the darkness into light on the turn of a devastating key change Read more »| 20 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsDeath Cab For Cutie – Asphalt Meadows
The Washington quintet’s tenth album is a reflective collation of calmness and chaos in an ever-changing world Read more »| 12 Sep 2022