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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AlbumsT.R.A.S.E. – Tape Recorder And Synthesiser Ensemble
Given the current popularity of retro-futuristic synth music, it is a joy to hear this long-forgotten prototype from the early 80s, made with bedroom recordi... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
AlbumsCate Le Bon – Mug Museum
You’d be forgiven for thinking Wales a sunny place, hearing Cate Le Bon’s third jaunty, psychedelic record Mug Museum. Wales isn't, of cours... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
AlbumsSon Lux – Lanterns
Some albums wantonly thrust their virtues upon the listener; others guard them like a secret to be teased out over time. Lanterns, Ryan Lott’s third al... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
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Steve Ignorant with Paranoid Visions – When...?
While much of the music which dominated the UK underground in the late 70s and early 80s holds an uncanny sway over current trends, anarcho-punk feels more d... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
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Midlake – Antiphon
Stripping any band of a member will prompt doubts about the future, but in the case of these amiable Texans, it’s songwriter and lead singer Tim Smith ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
AlbumsL.B. Dub Corp – Unknown Origin
Luke Slater's dub-influenced moniker as L.B. Dub Corp does a convincing job of polishing up the dub techno sounds pioneered by the likes of Basic Channel and... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013
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Arcade Fire – Reflektor
If there was such a thing as Difficult Fourth Album Syndrome, Reflektor would typify and define it. It is Arcade Fire’s The Unforgettable Fire, their V... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
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They Might Be Giants – Nanobots
For They Might Be Giants, conciseness has always been an asset, allowing them to play freely with oddball concepts and simple melodies without allowing their... Read more »| 25 Oct 2013 -
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Moonface – Julia with Blue Jeans On
On Julia…, Spencer Krug confirms Moonface as the most diverse of his storied musical projects. After solo synth-prog debut Organ Music… and 201... Read more »| 24 Oct 2013 -
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Maria Taylor – Something About Knowing
Maria Taylor’s fifth album, Something About Knowing, is quintessential Saddle Creek: production from label founder Mike Mogis; a musical style that gen... Read more »| 24 Oct 2013 -
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Connan Mockasin – Caramel
It’s been a busy period for Erol Alkan’s London-based Phantasy Sound label, with this second LP from New Zealander Connan Mockasin following the ... Read more »| 24 Oct 2013 -
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Talulah Gosh – Was It Just a Dream?
Superseding the increasingly hard-to-find Backwash compilation, Was It Just a Dream? is the complete Talulah Gosh: 29 tracks encompassing every EP, single, r... Read more »| 24 Oct 2013 -
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Los Campesinos! – No Blues
What are we going to do about Los Campesinos!? 2011's Hello Sadness gave notice of a shift from the ragged polemic of their early work, Gareth David opting l... Read more »| 22 Oct 2013 -
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Crystal Antlers – Nothing Is Real
Tricky things, influences. You can reference all the Dinosaur Jr licks or Fugazi rhythms you want, but no-one ever fell in love with tasteful record collecto... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013 -
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Melvins – Tres Cabrones
Despite growling their way into middle age, the Melvins never really seemed the sort of band who’d bother to grow up. The snickering nastiness of their... Read more »| 17 Oct 2013