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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AlbumsShygirl – Nymph
On her debut album Nymph, Shygirl has created an entire genre of her own Read more »| 30 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsPixies – Doggerel
Pixies build upon their core sound with poise and plenty of grit on new album Doggerel Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsYeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
New York art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with hints of what makes them so formidable, but it feels like there's something missing Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsThe Comet Is Coming – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam is bass-laden and synthesised, setting the stage for extraterrestrial adventures in jazz Read more »| 20 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsAlex G – God Save the Animals
God Save the Animals is Alex G's most sonically consistent record, managing to turn the darkness into light on the turn of a devastating key change Read more »| 20 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsDeath Cab For Cutie – Asphalt Meadows
The Washington quintet’s tenth album is a reflective collation of calmness and chaos in an ever-changing world Read more »| 12 Sep 2022
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AlbumsThe Beths – Expert In a Dying Field
Celebrated New Zealand crew return with a solid collection of bittersweet power-pop gems for anyone with half a heart Read more »| 12 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsRina Sawayama – Hold the Girl
Rina Sawayama's second album Hold the Girl feels like a love letter to Sawayama's younger self, like a promise that joy is coming Read more »| 12 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsSampa the Great – As Above, So Below
Sampa the Great returns with As Above, So Below, and it is a force, with Sampa's ability to play hard and soft the driving core of the album Read more »| 06 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsHigh Vis – Blending
Reflecting the increasingly uncertain times currently faced in the UK, Blending is a record that is simultaneously angry and euphoric Read more »| 06 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsSantigold – Spirituals
Santigold is back and ready to shake things up with a sharp left turn into darkness and mysticism Read more »| 05 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsJockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
After a collection of cult EPs, Jockstrap fully reveal their complex and creative identity on I Love You Jennifer B Read more »| 05 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsTwo Door Cinema Club – Keep On Smiling
While Two Door Cinema Club's latest offering, Keep On Smiling, moves the Northern Irish trio's sound forward, it isn't a game changer Read more »| 02 Sep 2022 -
AlbumsStella Donnelly – Flood
Lacking the bark and bite of her righteous debut, the Australian musician's sophomore release simply washes over you Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
AlbumsLi Yilei – Secondary Self
Secondary Self is another example of Li Yilei’s inarguable talent for evocative soundscapes Read more »| 22 Aug 2022