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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AlbumsLos 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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AlbumsEd 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 -
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Khalid al Khajah – Open
Written, produced and recorded entirely in his living room, Edinburgh-based Khalid al Khajah’s debut EP Open is a wonderfully soulful collection of son... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017 -
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Sacred Paws – Strike A Match
Ah, this is such a tonic. Opener Nothing is the eyebrow-raiser and second song Rest is all it takes to seal the deal: from curious to committed in six m... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017 -
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Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound
We know what to expect from Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi by now. Now six years into his career under his Cloud Nothings alias, Baldi has carved out his ... Read more »| 13 Jan 2017 -
AlbumsMenace Beach – Lemon Memory
Leeds’ own Menace Beach certainly manage to live up their name; seemingly comfortable surroundings with lashing of suspicion and that sense of the... Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
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Piano Magic – Closure
All good things must come to an end. The sort of cult band you’ve either taken for granted, or simply remained oblivious to throughout their lifespan, ... Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
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The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody
At some point during the last decade – between the surrealist sci-fi movies, 24-hour songs and gummy skulls – it was almost forgotten that The Fl... Read more »| 11 Jan 2017