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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AlbumsMagic Arm – Images Rolling
Magic Arm is more or less the work of one man, who uses magic hands (plus a heap of helpful gadgets and instruments) to craft impressively full-bodied record... Read more »| 29 May 2013 -
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Pasadena Napalm Division – Pasadena Napalm Division
Pasadena Napalm Division's membership should speak volumes for fans of thrash and hardcore: D.R.I frontman Kurt Brecht joins forces with members of 80s heavy... Read more »| 29 May 2013 -
AlbumsMelt Yourself Down – Melt Yourself Down
The second track on pyretic jazz-punk collective Melt Yourself Down’s eponymous debut is titled Release!, but in truth the whole shebang is one great b... Read more »| 28 May 2013 -
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Three Blind Wolves – Sing Hallelujah For the Old Machine
Right back to his solo days as a fixture in Glasgow’s live listings, Ross Clark has been an attention-grabbing performer. Back then, his noticeability ... Read more »| 28 May 2013 -
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Lightning Dust – Fantasy
On the go since 2007, Lightning Dust's boy-girl duo of Amber Webber and Josh Wells (of Black Mountain) – singer and producer respectively – have ... Read more »| 27 May 2013 -
AlbumsBaths – Obsidian
In contrast to the lo-fi, spider-webbed textures of 2010's Cerulean, Obsidian is constructed from solid blocks of stuttering, precision-tooled beats, intrica... Read more »| 27 May 2013
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UK Decay – New Hope for the Dead
Post-punk originators UK Decay are presenting listeners with a new, politically charged effort over thirty years after the release of their first LP. Surpris... Read more »| 27 May 2013 -
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Nancy Elizabeth – Dancing
Arguably her most elaborate offering to date, Nancy Elizabeth’s third album Dancing pushes the Lancastrian singer-songwriter’s neo-folk... Read more »| 20 May 2013 -
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First Impressions: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
We take a listen to this year's most hyped and anticipated album, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, featuring guest appearances from Giorgio Moroder, Julian Casablancas and Nile Rodgers, among others Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
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Brazos – Saltwater
Since his 2009 debut Phosphorescent Blues, Martin Crane (who performs as Brazos, perhaps to avoid being confused with Frasier’s pop) has relocated... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
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Tricky – False Idols
In many ways a return to the dynamics of his first (and best) album Maxinquaye, False Idols pairs Tricky's distinctive, half-whispered vocals with the mellif... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Mount Kimbie – Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
After kickstarting the post-dubstep sound on Crooks & Lovers, Mount Kimbie have turned their attention towards stranger sounds and more challenging ... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Sparrow and the Workshop – Murderopolis
Since their first EP dropped four years ago, Sparrow and the Workshop have stacked up the accolades for a sound that, in lesser hands, would border on pastic... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Alice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
If 2009’s Black Gives Way to Blue was about legitimising the resurgence of Alice in Chains whilst eulogising the irreplaceable Layne Staley, ... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
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Woodenbox – End Game
They may have undergone a minor rebranding since Home and the Wild Hunt (having re-dropped ‘…And a Fistful of Fivers’ from their... Read more »| 08 May 2013