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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AlbumsKommode – Analog Dance Music
Kings of Convenience singer Eirik Glambek Bøe enters a perpetual Norwegian summer as Kommode, delivering a complacent debut which rewards and bites Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsBlondes – Warmth
Blondes have their focus firmly on the dancefloor with Warmth, transposing their other-worldly style for the hot-stepping techno fans out there Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsEverything Everything – A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream is perhaps Everything Everything’s most pointedly political album to date Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsNeon Waltz – Strange Hymns
The long-awaited debut from Neon Waltz is a solid collection that should see their star continue to rise Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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John Murry – A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay quietly takes its place at the top table of Americana. Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
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Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins
With Painted Ruins, Grizzly Bear continue to show that use of every crayon in the box can create a true masterpiece Read more »| 15 Aug 2017
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Ghostpoet – Dark Days & Canapés
The latest album from Ghostpoet, Dark Days & Canapés is an expertly crafted assault on the fallacy that ignorance is bliss Read more »| 14 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsBloody Beach – Boys
The self-described “tropidelica” of Bergen's Bloody Beach will warm up the chilliest winters Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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Frankie Rose – Cage Tropical
Indie rock nomad Frankie Rose's latest album is a sparkling pop odyssey Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
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Dead Cross – Dead Cross
Hardcore supergroup Dead Cross' debut album is a rollercoaster, with all the positives and negatives that entails Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Hypochristmutreefuzz – Hypopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
On their debut full-length, this Belgian noise-rock band find plenty of ways to make a racket, not all of them successful. Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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The Districts – Popular Manipulations
Occasional flashes of devastating honesty lift the second album from The Districts Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Photay – Onism
Evan Shornstein's latest record as Photay is a subtly maximal blend of styles and instrumentation Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Guided By Voices – How Do You Spell Heaven
Robert Pollard's latest release is a peppy selection of tracks that lacks the spark to push it to great heights Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Oneohtrix Point Never – Good Time OST
Daniel Lopatin draws from across his compositional palette in this soundtrack for the Robert Pattison-starring Good Time Read more »| 08 Aug 2017