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
Button Up - No Dancin' On the Tables
Undeniably retro, but a great listen nonetheless Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
AlbumsFiona Mackenzie - Elevate
May be a little too much like easy listening or steeped in Celtic tradition for some, but it confirms that this talented Scottish artist can also succeed on her own Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
AlbumsEarth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
The desolate trudge of their material prior to this album has given way to a collection of songs that communicate redemption Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
AlbumsDead Meadow - Old Growth
Despite the overall same-ness of the music, you might still find yourself making chord structures with your left hand and pulling a face like you've trapped a nut Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Colin Macintyre - The Water
Endearing, playful, infectious, and other good things, but there are a few uninspiring detours on the way there Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Chis Schlarb - Twilight and Ghost Stories
A triumph of minimalist folktronic gorgeousness Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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Cheer - Static Traps
Microscopically brilliant Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
AlbumsAtlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Lullabies for toad lickers Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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$olal - The Moonshine Sessions
A standard country album of the usual country songs about the usual country subjects. No more, no less Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Albums
The Singles - Start Again
The Singles won't be going home with anyone but themselves for quite some time Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen - February, 2008
With the annual self-induced sofa-dom of January now a fading memory, Nick Mitchell dusts off his headphones, grabs a stack of singles and offers his 12 cents... Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
AlbumsThe Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
Heretic Pride is a breath held too long and let out all at once, revelling in the resulting noise. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
In the release of this surprising sounding long-player, The Cave Singers have created their own unique take on shock and awe. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Talkingmakesnosense - The Winter Drones
Absorbing to the point of suffocation. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Bob Mould - District Line
There's not a lot to write home about District Line, though it's nothing to blemish Mould's repertoire either Read more »| 05 Feb 2008