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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AlbumsMaps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork
Chicago four piece Maps & Atlases have been the beneficiaries of a fair bit of hype and earned the strange and vague tag ‘math rock’ before e... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsUnnatural Helpers – Cracked Love And Other Drugs
The most obvious starting point for new inductees to the work of Unnatural Helpers is that they are Mudhoney's European tour support and what a very ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
EpRustie - Sunburst EP
Rustie's intermittent 12"s, remixes and guest spots have made him a minor sensation at 'in the know' club scenes around the globe, but with Sunburst he scale... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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KT Tunstall - Tiger Suit
In promo interviews for this, her third long player, sing-a-long-pop-with-substance songstress KT Tunstall has talked of her desire to repeat the success of ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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Pacific! – Narcissus
As synthetic harpsichord razors through Jean-Michelle Jarre futurism, the atmosphere conjured by Swedish duo Pacific! on opener Arcadia is so thick with ludi... Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
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Sivert Høyem – Moon Landing
This is the latest solo release from Sivert Høyem, moody former front-man for Madrugada. The aforementioned group were one of Norway's most successful... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010
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AlbumsScreaming Females – Castle Talk
The name Screaming Females is a bit of a misnomer for this tuneful indie rock outfit, as one might expect some riot grrrl fury once the needle hits the wax. ... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
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Room 39 - Room 39: EP
The debut EP from Glasgow trio Room 39 is a pleasant surprise, vastly transcending the kind of pub band fodder their name might suggest. Built on a foundatio... Read more »| 17 Sep 2010 -
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Weezer - Hurley
It’s definitely not blue, it’s definitely not pink, it’s not green, it’s not even red, it makes Make Believe look like Rubber Soul an... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
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Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom - Duppy Writer
Although strictly speaking, this 'new' album from British hip-hop mainstay Rodney 'Roots Manuva' Smith classifies as a remix album, it never feels like one. ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
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The Count & Sinden – Mega Mega Mega
Coming off an ace mix for Fabric, The Count & Sinden now provide a fully fledged album that shows the likes of Mark Ronson how to pull off credible, enjo... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
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Timber Timbre – Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre is the project of Taylor Kirk, a Canadian singer-songwriter with a love for blues, folk, and country. Yup, i know, heard it all before, but Kir... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
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Soundgarden – Telephantasm
Serving as something of a commercial first, this career retrospective from Seattle's ageing quartet will be bundled with the next Guitar Hero games package. ... Read more »| 08 Sep 2010 -
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Fops – Yeth, Yeth, Yeth
Fops are a pop superduo of sorts, comprising Thee More Shallows' vocalist Dee Kesler and Ral Partha Vogalbacher lyricist Chadwick Donald Bidwell. Their debut... Read more »| 08 Sep 2010 -
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The Antikaroshi – Per/Son/Alien
Recorded in 4 days, Per/Son/Alien offers up an immediate slab of accomplished rock deeply rooted in post-rock and indebted to the legacy of Dischord and Touc... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010