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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AlbumsVolt - Rorhat
It's almost as if grunge never hit the big time and was still a snarling beast dripping with sludge riffs and delerious headfuck. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Peppermint Creeps - AnimatroniX
Is everyone in LA on crack? Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
AlbumsMade Out Of Babies - Coward
Hell yes, it's better than drugs. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Larrikin Love - The Freedom Spark
Ever feel like you've just been cheated? Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Cute Is What We Aim For - The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch
Makes Blink 182 seem like nihilists Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
AlbumsSean Lennon - Friendly Fire
An assured collection of dreamy, melody-driven songs reveals Lennon as the major talent he always threatened to be Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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OutKast - Idlewild
Idlewild' can only be considered a disappointment in the context of OutKast's previous stellar achievements. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Mt. - Lethologica
In a genre that is so fundamentally lazy and mediocre, they are very competent, I suppose Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Milburn - Well Well Well
Although it sticks to a narrow musical palette, 'Well Well Well' is a solid debut Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
AlbumsChuck E Weiss - 23rd & Stout
The perfect bridge between Wait's earlier, swinging material and his later sea-shanty experiments driven by clanking percussion. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Catfish Haven - Tell Me
can drift a little too far into shallow waters Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Bob Dylan - 'Modern Times'
Dylanologists will have a field day, but then they always do. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Yo Majesty - Yo EP
It's really silly stuff, definately not one for self-conscious heads. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Revere - Learning To Breathe
Comparisons to contemporaries come all too easy here. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Singles
Phoenix - Consolation Prizes
Consolation Prizes is a joyful, albeit derivative, dose of guitar-y goodness Read more »| 13 Oct 2006