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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AlbumsBadly Drawn Boy – It’s What I’m Thinking Part 1: Photographing Snowflakes
It would be unjust to say that Damon Gough has fallen foul of the Mercury Music Prize curse since his inspired debut album scooped said accolade a decade ago... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010 -
EpEsben and the Witch – Marching Song EP
Brighton trio Esben and the Witch may still be fairly fresh out of the box, however they’re already carving a niche for themselves between the baroque,... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsThe Morlocks – The Morlocks Play Chess
“The Morlocks Play Chess isn’t some teeny bopper karaoke bullshit”, affirms the press release accompanying this garage-punk cover album of ... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsNaive New Beaters - Wallace
For David Boring, Martin Luther BB King and Eurobelix of this Parisian electro-hip hop trio, the tongue – not content merely within the cheek – h... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Clinic – Bubblegum
Way back in the Britpop days there was always something vaguely sinister about Clinic: a gang of Liverpudlians in surgical masks who wanted to do twisted thi... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Wolf People – Steeple
Occupying the intersection between folk, rock, psychedelia and blues, you might be able to see why the name Wolf People appealed to this band. Seemingly half... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010
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Shrag – Life! Death! Prizes!
Shrag’s second album explodes into life with the panic inducing A Certain Violence, a post-punk bar-room brawl dragged along kicking and screaming by r... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Dinosaur Pile-Up – Growing Pains
Growing Pains harks back to a pre-millennial indie rock sound, somewhere around when Ash were gonna be the next big thing. And, with Dinosaur Pile-Up’s... Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Wounded Knee – House Music
Drew Wright is an Edinburgh freak-folker whose work as Wounded Knee has thus far divided critical opinion at The Skinny, dazzling some while bemusing others.... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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Maps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork
Chicago four piece Maps & Atlases have been the beneficiaries of a fair bit of hype and earned the strange and vague tag ‘math rock’ before e... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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Unnatural Helpers – Cracked Love And Other Drugs
The most obvious starting point for new inductees to the work of Unnatural Helpers is that they are Mudhoney's European tour support and what a very ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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Rustie - Sunburst EP
Rustie's intermittent 12"s, remixes and guest spots have made him a minor sensation at 'in the know' club scenes around the globe, but with Sunburst he scale... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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KT Tunstall - Tiger Suit
In promo interviews for this, her third long player, sing-a-long-pop-with-substance songstress KT Tunstall has talked of her desire to repeat the success of ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
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Pacific! – Narcissus
As synthetic harpsichord razors through Jean-Michelle Jarre futurism, the atmosphere conjured by Swedish duo Pacific! on opener Arcadia is so thick with ludi... Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
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Sivert Høyem – Moon Landing
This is the latest solo release from Sivert Høyem, moody former front-man for Madrugada. The aforementioned group were one of Norway's most successful... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010