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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AlbumsScott Kelly and the Road Home – The Forgiven Ghost in Me
Given the steady incorporation of folk elements into his main band's palette, as well as that of side project Blood and Time, Scott Kelly's solemn, apocaly... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
AlbumsUrusen – This Is Where We Meet
Urusen have been gigging and recording for almost a decade now, never quite catching a wave of support big enough to bring them widespread recognition, but... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
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The Unwinding Hours – Afterlives
With their self-titled debut as The Unwinding Hours, Craig Beaton and Iain Cook proved unequivocally that there was life after Aereogramme. Rarely does a b... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
EpOberman Knocks – Beatcroff Splinters EP
Oberman Knocks were the first band to be released by Andrea Parker's ultra-hip aperture label back in 2009; 2012 sees them returning to the fold with a new... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Eugene McGuinness – The Invitation to the Voyage
From quirky, well-regarded debut to playing guitar in musical shrug Miles Kane’s backing band in just four short years: Eugene McGuinness hasn’... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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WHY? – Sod in the Seed EP
While still keen on Eskimo Snow’s more sedate direction, it’s a thrill to hear Why?’s Yoni Wolf in full flow for Sod in the Seed’s t... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012
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Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World
A quick glance at the lineup of the Antony Hegarty-curated Meltdown Festival shows the breadth to which his social and musical currency stretches. Electron... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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JJ Doom – Key to the Kuffs
Rapper / producer Omar Gilyard's two LPs under the Jneiro Jarel moniker were mercurial, genre-bending experiences taking in broken beat, electronic... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
AlbumsThe Heavy – The Glorious Dead
The Heavy seem to have strayed slightly into 'difficult third album' territory with The Glorious Dead. It just never quite reaches the dizzy heights of sto... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Lightships – Fear & Doubt EP
For those Teenage Fanclub fans who have always held a torch for Gerard Love’s songcraft, his Lightships project holds great potential, allowing his g... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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James Yorkston – I Was A Cat From A Book
Even if you didn’t know its background, I Was a Cat… is an emotionally powerful listen. With context, it near overwhelms: in 2010, Jam... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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The Crooked Fiddle Band – Overgrown Tales
With titles inspired by sixteenth century serial killers, Coppélia and Tolkien, The Crooked Fiddle Band stay true to their third album’s title... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Matthew Dear – Beams
With Beams, Ghostly International founder Matthew Dear wears two of his strongest influences firmly on his sleeve. David Bowie and the Talking Heads loom... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Werd – Untitled Scot
Werd is a member of the Sons of Scotland hip-hop crew, who trade in the kind of gritty, urban, street-noir hip-hop that thrives on the gig circuit and in the... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
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Huw M – Gathering Dusk
On debut Os Mewn Swn, Huw M sung entirely in Welsh, letting the music do the talking for those of us not fluent in the language (we can assume the majorit... Read more »| 27 Jul 2012