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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AlbumsTiti Bakorta – Molende
Titi Bakorta’s debut is a singular blend of genre-fluid dance music, buoyed by his distinctly magnetic voice Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsRatboys – The Window
The Window is indicative of a newfound assuredness for Chicago foursome Ratboys Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsBuck Meek – Haunted Mountain
Haunted Mountain must stand as a masterful achievement, even within the catalogue of unequivocally magical records Buck Meek has already had a hand in Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsReneé Rapp – Snow Angel
Trapped under past relationship debris and reckoning with early-20s dissatisfaction, on Snow Angel, Reneé Rapp endures a deluge of frustrations. Read more »| 15 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsShamir – Homo Anxietatem
Shamir confronts anxieties with tender vulnerability through guitar-laden alt-pop, with folk-tinged lyrical sensibility on his ninth album Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsThe XCERTS – Learning How to Live and Let Go
The XCERTS fifth studio album may fluctuate in tone, but it's still chock full of heart and vulnerability Read more »| 14 Aug 2023
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AlbumsHozier – Unreal Unearth
Despite the album’s overly manufactured pitfalls, Hozier’s work evokes the deeply relatable feeling of searching for something to cling to as we are swept along by the tides of destruction Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsAndrew Hung – Deliverance
Andrew Hung’s latest solo record is a patchy affair, as prone to misstep as it is to moments of thrashing joy Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsLaura Groves – Radio Red
Fourteen years after her only album as Blue Roses, the Shipley singer-songwriter elegantly steps out under her own name Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsThe Hives – The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
Eleven years after their last studio album, The Hives have returned with a vengeance, doing their bit to help rock'n'roll supplant flatpack furniture as Sweden’s greatest export Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsGirl Ray – Prestige
Girl Ray are back with a work of loving homage that just falls a little flat Read more »| 02 Aug 2023 -
AlbumsCharif Megarbane – Marzipan
Charif Megarbane distills kaleidoscopic influences in Marzipan with an expert hand, while maintaining his characteristic DIY spontaneity Read more »| 27 Jul 2023 -
AlbumsBeverly Glenn-Copeland – The Ones Ahead
Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest effort draws from a diverse range of musical avenues, from American jazz and Irish fiddle songs all the way to traditional West African drumming Read more »| 25 Jul 2023 -
AlbumsSnõõper – Super Snõõper
Snõõper continue at breakneck pace on new album Super Snõõper, updating their sound (and a few staple tracks) into a cleaner, more cohesive form Read more »| 25 Jul 2023 -
AlbumsPVRIS – Evergreen
Continuing their move towards alt-pop precision, Lyndsey Gunnulfsen's dancey fourth effort under the PVRIS name radiates confidence and charisma Read more »| 24 Jul 2023