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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EpMystery Juice – Eye For An Aye EP
Big in Russia: an idiom not as often heard as ‘big in Japan’. Despite their successes in the former Soviet Union - they've released two Russian-o... Read more »| 07 Feb 2012 -
AlbumsVarious Artists – SID Chip Sounds: The Music of the Commodore 64
Fans of chiptune artists like DJ Scotch Egg will be aware of the central role played by Commodore 64 music in 90s and 00s gabba/breakcore; more recently, con... Read more »| 07 Feb 2012 -
AlbumsDamien Jurado – Maraqopa
Damien Jurado’s last album was a game changer. Having spent 15 years churning out folk/folk-rock albums that were sometimes excellent, but otherwise sh... Read more »| 06 Feb 2012 -
EpLapalux – When You're Gone EP
Recent Brainfeeder releases, such as the superlative funk and jazz of Thundercat and the forceful Paradise Garage tribute of Martyn's Ghost People, have adde... Read more »| 06 Feb 2012 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen – February 2012
Remember Remember speak their minds on the February singles Read more »| 03 Feb 2012 -
Albums
Crocus – Our Memories Dress Me in A Dead Lust
At times, progressive hardcore can be something of a joyless business. Hailing from Holy Roar Records, the same stable that gave us the excellent and refresh... Read more »| 03 Feb 2012
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Albums
Lambchop – Mr. M
At this stage, it’d be mad to expect sweeping changes from a new Lambchop record, and the loungy, intricate and patient Mr. M (Mr. Met until a libelous... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
AlbumsShearwater – Animal Joy
Shearwater have come a long way from their origins as a humble side project for songwriters and former Austin roommates Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff. In t... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Albums
Windy and Carl – We Will Always Be
There’s something reassuring about a new Windy and Carl release: despite the music’s drifting, anti-material qualities, its tendency to slip thro... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Albums
Die Hard – Die Hard
Die Hard, impossible to Google without receiving a flurry of John McClane-based results, are borne of Glasgow label Halleluwah Hits, which also brought us th... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
Albums
Icarus – Fake Fish Distribution
Icarus’ ninth album presents something of a conundrum for reviewers. Fake Fish Distribution reconfigures the notion of limited edition physical release... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
Albums
Azari & III – Azari & III
Without wishing to sound like an ambassador for Mixmag, it wouldn't be inaccurate to suggest that hedonism and intoxication are cornerstones of dance music c... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
Albums
Picore – Assyrian Vertigo
Unlike their Mogwai/Shellac-endorsed Spanish namesakes, this French sextet ply a decidedly sinister trade in dark, noise-infused trip-hop combined with huge ... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Albums
Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
You'll have a pretty solid idea of what to expect from the second half of Earth's latest opus if you've been paying any attention to their output over the pa... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Albums
Field Music – Plumb
Album number four from the brothers Brewis is a notable departure from 2010’s Measure, which, like its title denotes, was restrained by a more ‘c... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012