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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AlbumsShield Patterns – Mirror Breathing
'Touch me lightly, share / How you hate me and all the ways you care,' sings Claire Brentnall on Dusk, the opening track on the follow-up to Shield Patterns'... Read more »| 02 Sep 2016 -
AlbumsAngel Olsen – My Woman
'Is it me you're thinking of, when you're thinking of me?' This time around, Angel Olsen asks the big questions and supplies punchlines to match: 'Or is it y... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
AlbumsGonjasufi – Callus
Callus is not an album for the faint-hearted. Clocking in at a mammoth 19 tracks, the latest release from Sumach Ecks, better known as Gonjasufi, explores mo... Read more »| 31 Aug 2016 -
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Frank Ocean - Blonde
"We gon' see the future first / We'll let you guys prophesy," Frank Ocean sings on opener Nikes – and you believe him. Not least because the high, eeri... Read more »| 29 Aug 2016 -
AlbumsCowtown - Paranormal Romance
'Keep it to the point, you gotta keep it to the point,' Cowtown advise – vigorously – on appropriately titled track Motivational S... Read more »| 19 Aug 2016 -
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Ex-Easter Island Head - Twenty-Two Strings
The Liverpool collective's unique methodology is exposed on the cover of their latest album. Three electric guitars + one bass = twenty-two strings. With the... Read more »| 10 Aug 2016
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Glass Animals – How to Be a Human Being
Like a trip to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, Glass Animals’ debut Zaba was a fruit salad-coloured melting pot of fizzing percussion, popping s... Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Bob Moses – Days Gone By (Never Enough Edition)
When NY house twosome Bob Moses originally dropped Days Gone By late 2015, heads were turned. It was clear its constituent musicians – Canadian-born To... Read more »| 04 Aug 2016 -
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Blossoms – Blossoms
Stockport quintet Blossoms have been making all the right moves ahead of their debut release, cropping up on a number of 'bands to watch' lists whilst amassi... Read more »| 04 Aug 2016 -
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Marielle V Jakobsons – Star Core
Less an album, more a masterclass in sonic sculpture, Star Core is a beautifully sparse affair. Evocative, meditative and fluid, its exploitation of drone tr... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
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The Veils – Total Depravity
'How could you love me, babe, just to strip it all away?' laments Finn Andrews on In the Blood, a highlight of The Veils' excellent fifth album. As with much... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
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of Montreal – Innocence Reaches
One of the joys of keeping pace with of Montreal’s output, particularly of late, is discovering which version will emerge from the chrysalis next. In t... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
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Slow Club – One Day All Of This Won't Matter Anymore
Depending on how your glass is filled, a title like One Day All Of This Won't Matter Anymore could promise some pretty gloomy prospects – but... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
AlbumsLaw Holt – City
Law Holt finally bestows her debut LP upon us and, boy, is it magnificent. Astute Edinburgh listeners will know her from collabs with Young Fathers, but we'r... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Factory Floor – 25 25
Described by the band as both utilitarian and playful, there’s something extremely necessary to 25 25. Reduced to a duo comprising Nik Colk and Ga... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016