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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AlbumsBNQT – Volume 1
BNQT is an indie super-group made up of members of Midlake, along with the frontmen from Band of Horses, Franz Ferdinand, Grandaddy and Travis. Taken se... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
AlbumsMaxïmo Park – Risk to Exist
The Geordie stalwarts return to make sense of turbulent times with their sixth LP Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
AlbumsLee Southall – Iron In The Fire
Enough time has passed now to consider that maybe the noughties didn't herald the great guitar-band revival we thought they did at the time, and that, in fac... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
AlbumsJoe Goddard – Electric Lines
As a member of both Hot Chip and The 2 Bears, and as a multi-faceted musician involved in production, songwriting and DJing, Joe Goddard has earned his music... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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WHITE – One Night Stand Forever
The debut album from Glasgow five-piece WHITE, One Night Stand Forever (not to be confused with the Ed Ruscha painting of the same name) is a raucous riot of... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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Gallops – Bronze Mystic
The Wrexham post-rockers are back from the dead with an armful of synths and the same punishing guitars Read more »| 18 Apr 2017
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Monkoora – Nuclear BB
Nuclear BB is a daft and delightfully chaotic clutch of songs that touch upon identity, political responsibility and memory against a multi-coloured tan... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Justin Walter – Unseen Forces
Never mind unseen forces, it’s the subconscious ones you’ve got to watch out for. Justin Walter’s second LP avoids the visceral to drift al... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
AlbumsDeep State – Thought Garden
The debut album from Athens, Georgia four-piece Deep State shoots straight for the gut. There is no pretense in their sound. Though they cite influences as b... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
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Happyness – Write In
You might be wondering how London three-piece Happyness could top 2014’s Weird Little Birthday. Not only is it something of a hard act to follow &ndash... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
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TeenCanteen – Sirens
'What you gonna do about me?' Glasgow four-piece TeenCanteen sing on the opening track to their new EP, Sirens, and it feels like a cry of defiance, as well ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
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Little Dragon – Season High
You’ll remember that Little Dragon had a big 2016, and that’s without releasing this record. The Gothenburg pop pioneers guested on some of last ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
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Part Chimp – IV
For most artists, a first studio album in seven years is as much cause for apprehension as excitement. However, so granite tough were Part Chimp’s prev... Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
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K.Flay – Every Where Is Some Where
Just a few seconds into the opening track on K. Flay’s second album Every Where Is Some Where and you'll know whether you want to continue listening or... Read more »| 07 Apr 2017 -
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Alexandra Savior – Belladonna of Sadness
The Portland singer-songwriter turns in an occasionally beguiling, but largely predictable debut Read more »| 06 Apr 2017