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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AlbumsWolf Alice – Blue Weekend
The north London quartet’s third effort is a dynamic and diverse journey through love that further secures their status as one of the UK's best acts Read more »| 04 Jun 2021 -
AlbumsGreentea Peng – Man Made
Greentea Peng’s debut album captures a central paradox from the past year: the compulsion to turn inward, and the need to look outward Read more »| 03 Jun 2021 -
AlbumsRebecca Vasmant – With Love, From Glasgow
On her debut album, Rebecca Vasmant captures the spiritual depths of Glasgow’s jazz scene Read more »| 01 Jun 2021 -
AlbumsRachel Sermanni – Swallow Me EP
The delicate and daring new EP from Edinburgh’s own Rachel Sermanni finds her embracing the new, fearful but poised Read more »| 01 Jun 2021 -
AlbumsJapanese Breakfast – Jubilee
On her third album as Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner moves confidently through a space befitting of the multi-hyphenate artist she has become Read more »| 31 May 2021 -
AlbumsBillie Marten – Flora Fauna
Her most exploratory and assured record yet, Flora Fauna finds Billie Marten braver, wiser and fully in bloom Read more »| 19 May 2021
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AlbumsCHAI – WINK
CHAI's new album takes some unexpected turns, bringing new ideas into their kaleidoscopic sound Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
AlbumsRoddy Woomble – Lo! Soul
Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble's new solo album is an expansive, explorative listen Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
AlbumsFatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
AlbumsMorcheeba – Blackest Blue
What Blackest Blue lacks in impact it makes up for with trippy downtempo calling cards, which will keep long-time Morcheeba fans plenty satisfied Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
AlbumsSt. Vincent – Daddy's Home
Shapeshifting songwriter Annie Clark unearths family truths on her new album Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
AlbumsSons of Kemet – Black to the Future
Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet return with Black to the Future, the group's best work to date Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
AlbumsSquid – Bright Green Field
If Squid are the guitar boys' buzz band of the moment, some are going to get a little more than they bargained for on their debut LP Read more »| 03 May 2021 -
AlbumsKUČKA – Wrestling
KUČKA's long-awaited first album is an incredibly accomplished expression of her experimental electronic sound Read more »| 28 Apr 2021 -
AlbumsTeenage Fanclub – Endless Arcade
On Endless Arcade, Teenage Fanclub sound refreshed, renewed and remarkably like themselves Read more »| 28 Apr 2021