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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AlbumsSampha – Process
'I didn’t really know what that lump was,' Sampha recalls on Process opener Plastic 100°C, referring to a literal lump in his throat. Even after nu... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsAllison Crutchfield – Tourist in This Town
The Crutchfield twins have taken lightly diverging paths since their joint venture P.S. Eliot ended in 2011. While Katie’s solo project Waxahatchee has... Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsMoon Duo – Occult Architecture Vol. 1
Since forming Wooden Shjips in 2006, guitarist Ripley Johnson has stuck fast to the principle of 'if it ain't broke, don’t fix it'. Over four albums th... Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
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Karine Polwart / Aziza Brahim @ City of Music Studio, 21 Jan
One of the strongest things about Celtic Connections is its broad approach to the idea of folk and traditional music. This is reflected clear as crystal with... Read more »| 24 Jan 2017 -
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Rationale @ King Tut's, 20 Jan
Rationale kicks off his UK tour in Glasgow with a beautiful vocal performance and charisma-filled live show Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
MusicLaura Marling & BBC SSO @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 Jan
Shining a light on female artists is very much at the forefront of this year’s Celtic Connections festival, so what better way to kick off proceedings ... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017
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Los Campesinos! – Sick Scenes
Sick Scenes, the sixth Los Campesinos! record and their first since 2013’s excellent No Blues, gives the impression that they've been itching to come b... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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PVT – New Spirit
After their pop-aspiring last record Homosapians found Australian electronic experimentalists PVT playing arena gigs in support of Gotye, New Spirit&nbs... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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Pissed Jeans – Why Love Now
‘I used to play punk,’ sneers Matt Korvette, as though daring himself not to laugh scornfully. ‘Now I’m just singing the blues.&rsquo... Read more »| 23 Jan 2017 -
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Ty Segall – Ty Segall
Ty Segall is back with his first self-titled record since his 2008 debut, which should tell you that this is a restatement of basic principles: dispensing wi... Read more »| 20 Jan 2017 -
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Bonobo – Migration
Haunting melancholy, fist-pumping house music and everything in between Read more »| 17 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsThe xx – I See You
The xx take a confident and assertive step forward on their third album, but run into a few growing pains along the way Read more »| 17 Jan 2017 -
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Ed Dowie – The Uncle Sold
Back at the dawn of the millennium, Portsmouth's Brothers in Sound looked destined for biggish things. Label mates of The Beta Band, the trio's subtle rhythm... Read more »| 17 Jan 2017 -
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Mark Eitzel – Hey Mr Ferryman
The concept of Mark Eitzel as the definitive critically acclaimed, commercially ignored songwriter has never really lost traction. Partly because Eitzel has ... Read more »| 16 Jan 2017 -
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin
Ex-Gallows frontman Frank Carter is back with his Rattlesnakes and his second album of occasionally cockney-inflected, slightly swaggering rock and it’... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017