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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AlbumsMammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – Y Proffwyd Dwyll
It’s a silly name, but it does the job - what you get from Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard’s second record is exactly what you’d expect; beefy,... Read more »| 19 Sep 2016 -
AlbumsLVL UP – Return to Love
Anyone mourning the oft-declared demise of indie rock might want to tilt their ears towards LVL UP. From an opening hymn to creativity (seemingly e... Read more »| 16 Sep 2016 -
AlbumsFlock of Dimes - If You See Me, Say Yes
One half of Wye Oak steps out on her own for a fabulously eclectic solo LP Read more »| 16 Sep 2016 -
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Pixies – Head Carrier
Up until now, the reunited Pixies – who first got back together over a decade ago – have been pretty cautious with their new material.&... Read more »| 15 Sep 2016 -
AlbumsWarpaint – Heads Up
Whiteout, the stealthily beguiling opening track to Warpaint’s Heads Up, reassures the listener that the band’s third album won’t be as bad... Read more »| 15 Sep 2016 -
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Ultimate Painting - Dusk
The Mazes/Veronica Falls crossover take a turn for the worse on a murky third full-length Read more »| 15 Sep 2016
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AlbumsJenny Hval – Blood Bitch
Released only a year after career highlight Apocalypse, Girl, Norwegian experimentalist Jenny Hval’s latest album shows her eschewing sonic grandness t... Read more »| 14 Sep 2016 -
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave takes his deepest journey yet on Skeleton Tree, a solemn fugue on death, grief, yearning and both sides of mortality’s coin. Read more »| 12 Sep 2016 -
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How To Dress Well – Care
Tom Krell has long been preoccupied with matters of the heart. As How To Dress Well, his first three albums traversed seriously rocky emotional terrain;... Read more »| 12 Sep 2016 -
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Deap Vally – Femejism
LA rockers and crochet enthusiasts Deap Vally return with loud, sludgy, stadium-filling rock’n’roll on Femejism, but not much new ground is ... Read more »| 08 Sep 2016 -
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Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Given the circumstances surrounding its inception, it’s no wonder that Preoccupations seems so humourless at times. When Viet Cong succumbed ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
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Mykki Blanco – Mykki
Unlike their experimental mixtapes, Mykki Blanco's first full-length solo release doesn't leave much to hold on to. The New York performance artist and ... Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
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Teenage Fanclub – Here
For a while it looked like we’d heard the last of Teenage Fanclub. Shadows, released at the onset of their third decade together, found the band 'waiti... Read more »| 05 Sep 2016 -
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TeenCanteen – Say It All With A Kiss
Never ones to deny us of a singalong chorus, TeenCanteen’s debut album Say It All with a Kiss is packed full of infectiously catchy, sing-into-you... Read more »| 05 Sep 2016 -
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The Wedding Present – Going, Going...
Whether they’re drafting in Steve Albini to produce, cranking out a new single every month or releasing an album in which every song has an accompanyin... Read more »| 02 Sep 2016