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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AlbumsAlasdair Roberts – Pangs
Almost two decades into an entertainingly spasmodic career, Alasdair Roberts shows no sign of settling into the well-worn groove of anything approaching a tr... Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
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Six Organs of Admittance – Burning the Threshold
One can’t keep the prodigious guitarist Ben Chasny quiet for long. Since 1998 Chasny has had a prolific output, releasing a Six Organs of Admittance re... Read more »| 10 Feb 2017 -
AlbumsMeursault – I Will Kill Again
When main protagonist Neil Pennycook called time on Meursault in 2014 after three albums proper, fans hoped it wouldn't be the last they'd hear from him. Tra... Read more »| 09 Feb 2017 -
AlbumsClap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Tourist
Think of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and you'll likely remember their eponymous debut album from 2005, characterised by Alec Ounsworth's distinctive warble on t... Read more »| 09 Feb 2017 -
AlbumsDutch Uncles – Big Balloon
Dutch Uncles are an odd bunch. Like fellow Mancunians Everything Everything or American counterparts Battles, the four-piece communicate in their own hyper-c... Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
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Surfer Blood – Snowdonia
You shouldn’t judge a record by its cover or indeed by the context surrounding its creation, but you might be forgiven for jumping to certain conclusio... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017
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Jesca Hoop – Memories Are Now
Jesca Hoop returns with her fourth solo album, following last year's incredible Sub Pop-released Love Letter for Fire with Iron & Wine's Sam Beam. Signin... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
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Lawrence English – Cruel Optimism
Brisbane-based Lawrence English is a staggeringly prolific artist. His work as musician, curator and artist is often cerebral and conceptual and his latest r... Read more »| 06 Feb 2017 -
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Jens Lekman – Life Will See You Now
If you’re familiar with the work of Swedish pop veteran Jens Lekman then there’s little about Life Will See You Now that’ll surprise you. H... Read more »| 06 Feb 2017 -
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Lupe Fiasco – Drogas Light
Just like the last time he claimed to be retiring from music in 2012, Lupe Fiasco has abandoned that idea again. But this time he’s not just releasing ... Read more »| 06 Feb 2017 -
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Rag'n'Bone Man – Human
The Rag’n’Bone Man. The R’n’B Man. Oh lordy, his trouble so hard. Rory Graham has got the blues: blessed with a rich yet gritty voice... Read more »| 06 Feb 2017 -
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Brooders – Brooders
Brooders may conjure up an image of some kind of Kim Deal-based tribute act but this three-piece pulled from the Midlands, London and based in Leeds are very... Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
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The Yummy Fur @ Oran Mor, 21 Jan
Band reunions come in many sizes. Some feel it necessary to host a full-blown press conference to announce their return. But others take a more low-key appro... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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The Dears – Times Infinity Volume One
Back in 2003 when their second album No Cities Left garnered enough in the way of sales and positive reviews to get them known outside of their native Montre... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
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Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes
If you knew nothing about Duke Garwood and heard this record for the first time without knowing who had created it, it's possible you'd think either you were... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017