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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AlbumsTRUE - Wrapped In Air
In the spirit of their moniker, here are some true facts about this debut full length from Swiss synth-poppers Daniela Sarda and Rico Baumann: the album dabb... Read more »| 17 Oct 2016 -
AlbumsScarlet. – Effigy
Difficult to decide on the best bit of this Liverpool band’s outrageously slick debut. The throbbing tension of Heart on a Line? The sheer pop thr... Read more »| 17 Oct 2016 -
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Parekh & Singh - Ocean
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AlbumsDaniel Woolhouse - What's That Sound?
Daniel Woolhouse emerges from his alias as Deptford Goth, offering a thawed, sparkling reincarnation of his frosty, spacious songwriting. His most recent alb... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
Kate Tempest is becoming iconic in numerous artistic worlds, including hip-hop, spoken word and literature, with a Mercury Music Prize nomination for debut E... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
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Holy Oysters – Holy Oysters EP
You might feel like all bands this year are psychedelic, but Parisian hipsters Holy Oysters tread a nice line between Phoenix-lite synthpop and slightly more... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016
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AlbumsThe Radio Dept. – Running Out Of Love
Swedish dream pop band The Radio Dept’s fourth album Running Out Of Love sees the band looking to make up for lost time. After a six-year absence enfor... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
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Christian Löffler – Mare
The German artist's second album is a lovingly sculpted and likeable collection of electro moodworks. Recorded in a log cabin on the Darss peninsula in the n... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
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Oozing Wound – Whatever Forever
These Chicagoan metallers have been referred to as ‘the Nirvana of thrash’, but if that means ‘mainstream breakout certainties&rs... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
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Alsarah & The Nubatones - Manara
East African retro pop scores a thrilling showcase here on Alsarah & The Nubatones' second album. The young Sudanese singer and her Brooklyn-based troupe... Read more »| 06 Oct 2016 -
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NxWorries [Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge] - Yes Lawd!
Historians may judge 2016 as an annus horribilis, but you won’t find a trace of misery on the ever-smiling face of Anderson .Paak. Enjoying a long-awai... Read more »| 06 Oct 2016 -
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American Football - American Football (LP2)
‘We’ve been here before,’ Mike Kinsella sings on Where Are We Now, the first track on American Football’s long-awaited second album &... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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Luke Roberts - Sunlit Cross
How about a batch of rough-hewn Americana songs to soundtrack our inglorious descent into US election season? Luke Roberts' third album ticks all the boxes o... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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Katie Kim - Salt
Ostensibly, Katie Kim – the pseudonym of Kate Sullivan – is a Waterford-born singer and sporadic member of The Waterboys. Salt, her third fu... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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Sleaford Mods – TCR EP
This is the grist, you know, for Mods frontman’s Jason Williamson’s mill. The first new Sleaford Mods music since 2015’s Key Markets couldn... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016