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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AlbumsJohn Maus – Screen Memories
Screen Memories is a triumph of low-key retro-futurism, an album that is proudly out of step with the current state of pop music and all the better for it Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
AlbumsKarine Polwart – A Pocket of Wind Resistance
Karine Polwart's companion to her Wind Resistance piece is a brilliant record that deserves to be heard from start to end Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
AlbumsBjörk – Utopia
Utopia is a hopeful and wondrous ninth record from the legendary Icelandic artist Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
AlbumsBDY_PRTS – Fly Invisible Hero
Those that have experienced a live show by Glasgow's BDY_PRTS will know that the performance is as integral to the band as the music. Their carefully crafted... Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
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Morrissey – Low in High School
The Smiths' frontman returns with an 11th solo album that's by turns overwrought and underdeveloped Read more »| 15 Nov 2017 -
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OCS – Memory of a Cut Off Head
Memory of a Cut Off Head is a typically strange experience from OCS and one which might not translate to newer fans of the band looking for their trademark psyche-punk sound Read more »| 14 Nov 2017
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Baths – Romaplasm
Los Angeles nerdsmith Will Wiesenfeld finally emerges from a four-year silence (for this moniker, at least) with a new Baths record, and it’s as s... Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
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Teleman – Fünf
Teleman plumb the depths of electronica with Fünf in an experiment that has more than paid off Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
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Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest
Sir Paul McCartney, Connan Mockasin, Owen Pallett and Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel feature on the new album from Charlotte Gainsbourg. Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
AlbumsYung Lean – Stranger
Yung Lean's latest record feels like a creative regression packed with listless rhymes Read more »| 09 Nov 2017 -
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Dave Clarke – The Desecration of Desire
The man in black makes an esteemed return to the studio to produce a long-awaited piece of work with his new album The Desecration of Desire Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
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Eyes of Others – Stimulus
Stimulus sounds like the work of a beat-driven Beta Band left alone too long in the dark, and it's great! Read more »| 07 Nov 2017 -
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Len Faki – My Black Sheep 10Y Anniversary Mixes EP
An impressive array of mixes make My Black Sheep 10Y Anniversary Mixes a must for all Len Faki fans Read more »| 07 Nov 2017 -
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Sleigh Bells – Kid Kruschev
Sleigh Bells strike a delicate balance on Kid Kruschev, branching into new creative waters whilst staying true to their musical formula Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
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Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues
Maroon 5 offer up an album full of bewilderingly bad chart hits with their sixth studio album, Red Pill Blues Read more »| 06 Nov 2017