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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AlbumsRodrigo y Gabriela - Live in Japan
Word of mouth sensations Rodrigo y Gabriela have been playing to increasingly large venues over the past few years. There’s no doubting the fretboard (... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
SinglesThe Dirty Dozen - December, 2008
December isn't all about Cliff Richard and the X Factor. There's some damn fine music out there too, Nick Mitchell finds Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
SinglesFlashguns – Timehouse Blue
There was a time around the end of the 90s that any band emerging from Manchester were viewed with wary, cynical eyes after the renaissance of the Madchester... Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
Singles
We See Lights - Parachute
Parachute feels like something of a missed opportunity Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
SinglesJoan As Police Woman - To America
On the third single from her acclaimed second album To Survive, released this summer, Joan Wasser (better known as Joan As Police Woman) duets with contempor... Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
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All the Saints - Fire on Corridor X
If you thought that the return of acid house in all its Global Hypercoloured glory made for an unlikely renaissance, a second coming of ‘shoe-grunge&rs... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008
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Ep
The Amsterdams - Automatic EP
Franz Ferdinand’s debut album has made its way to Romania where it’s been fully-digested by these Bucharest hipsters. Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
Albums
Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak
Kanye West's fourth album is a radical stylistic departure from everything he's done before, but the one thing he has retained from his previous life is his infuriating inconsistency Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
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Jono McCleery - Darkest Light
Apparently, Jono McCleery lives in a barge on the Thames. It’s a very pastoral, romantic choice of accommodation, one which chimes nicely with the unde... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
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Ribbons - Royals
It's a cruel fact of life that some people's pain is a marketable commodity, whereas others just sound like they're whinging crybabies. Jherek Bischoff, a mu... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
Albums
Esther O'Connor - Right Here
Home-grown girlish pop-rock. Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
Albums
Glasvegas - A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
Scottish indie rockers Glasvegas round off a successful year with their own bleak and distinctive take on that most pointless of concepts, the Christmas mini... Read more »| 27 Nov 2008 -
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The Welcome Wagon - Welcome To The Welcome Wagon
The underlying problem with this charming yet ultimately disposable debut is this: Sufjan does it so much better Read more »| 27 Nov 2008 -
AlbumsUnwed Sailor - Little Wars
The problem with playing in a genre that's all about mood is that you're listener has to be in the right one in order to really appreciate your craft. Post-r... Read more »| 27 Nov 2008 -
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Damon & Naomi - More Sad Hits
In their previous incarnation as arch sleep-rockers Galaxie 500, Damon and Naomi carved an interesting niche for themselves in the 80s Sub Pop scene. 17 year... Read more »| 27 Nov 2008