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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AlbumsSon Lux – Bones
Ever the evolving project, Ryan Lott’s Son Lux – now a three-piece – have migrated again, from Joyful Noise to Glassnote. This is, by ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
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Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Bin those preconceptions now. Turns out Ellie Rowsell's claim (when she spoke to The Skinny back in March) that those pitching her band as 90s alt-rock ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
AlbumsFist City – Everything Is A Mess
Garagey slop at its best: on this second ‘official’ album, Alberta surf-punx Fist City nail something potent, poppy and purposeful. The ramalama ... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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Everything Everything – Get To Heaven
Three albums in and folk are eyeing northern quartet Everything Everything closely; surely they must misstep eventually? Alas, Get To Heaven is as polished a... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
AlbumsOutfit – Slowness
Their 2013 debut Performance didn't spark throughout, but its clutch of on-the-money highlights announced Outfit as an act keen – and equipped – ... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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Desaparecidos – Payola
When the last Desaparecidos album surfaced in 2002, emo wunderkind Conor Oberst was only 22. Still, their ideas were fully formed: The 'Disappeared’ pr... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015
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The LaFontaines – Class
Capitalising on the recent Scottish hip-hop surge, Motherwell quintet The LaFontaines raised the bar with their latest single King. Unrelenting, nervy lyrics... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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Woodenbox – Foreign Organ
Occupying similar nouveau folk territory to the likes of Aberfeldy or Admiral Fallow, Woodenbox’s third full-length sees Ali Downer's men in contemplat... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
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Hudson Mohawke – Lantern
Six years separate Ross Birchard's effervescent debut Butter and his thirstily-awaited follow-up Lantern. His 808-obsessed work in the meantime with TNGHT an... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
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Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes
By the end of The Possum, the first track on Sun Kil Moon’s follow-up to last year’s ultra-acclaimed Benji, the universal themes that mainman Mar... Read more »| 29 May 2015 -
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Major Lazer – Peace Is The Mission
Self-professed ‘culture mash-up’ and dancehall-dork Diplo side-project Major Lazer broadcast their third LP Peace Is The Mission, a now-trademark... Read more »| 29 May 2015 -
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Northern American – Modern Phenomena
A band with the audacity to call itself Northern American either has something vital to say or nothing at all, and there should be little dispute about which... Read more »| 29 May 2015 -
AlbumsLeftfield – Alternative Light Source
Ah, the 1990s. One long Danny Boyle soundtrack of a decade. And while legitimate classics such as Leftism and Rhythm and Stealth helped to document our comin... Read more »| 29 May 2015 -
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Outblinker – Pink / Blue
It's hardly surprising that Outblinker's membership – the brothers Graham and Jason of Young Philadelphia, local producer Luigi Pasquini of noise ... Read more »| 28 May 2015 -
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Jenny Hval – Apocalypse, Girl
"Think big girl, think big like a King," begins Jenny Hval on her first album for Sacred Bones – one which journeys from the Norwegian artist's be... Read more »| 28 May 2015