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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AlbumsExploded View – Exploded View
Beginning with the premise that anything on Sacred Bones is worth investigating, Exploded View doesn’t disappoint on the esoteric front. Fronted by Ang... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
AlbumsDe La Soul – And The Anonymous Nobody
'Freedom + Collaboration = Success.' That’s what De La Soul’s Kickstarter page advertised, and they bring it in spades on And The Anonymous ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
AlbumsThalia Zedek Band – Eve
Another prime mover from the late 80s US alt scene faces down middle age with with fire in her belly and her creativity undimmed. Zedek remains best known fo... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
AlbumsMorgan Delt – Phase Zero
West Coast slacker psychedelia – it’s hardly under-represented on the record racks these days. Which isn’t necessarily a problem – at... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Lisa Hannigan – At Swim
As with her first two records, At Swim favours stealth over force, and its subtleties demand repeated listens. There are no showcase tunes, or at least nothi... Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
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Dinosaur Jr – Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not
New tricks? Whatever, man. Dinosaur Jr’s eleventh album continues on the trajectory they’ve ridden since reforming in 2005: all the chugging... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016
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Tobacco – Sweatbox Dynasty
Experimentalist and analogue fanatic Tobacco is back with a total melter: Sweatbox Dynasty is a beast to be feared. Electronic bruises recorded via case... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Wild Beasts – Boy King
Wearing hearts, lungs and other vulnerable organs on their sleeves, Cumbrian artisans Wild Beasts turn their gaze to the male ego on their newest record. Ex... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco's Of Imhotep
Think of Hieroglyphic Being's productions as hieroglyphs themselves, and you'll get the idea. The alias of American sound artist and experimental c... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Corbu – Crayon Soul
It’s not all that often that your ears encounter a debut as stylistically ambitious and texturally nuanced as Crayon Soul, with New York duo Corbu poss... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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Russian Circles – Guidance
Ok, let’s just get it out of the way: ‘post-rock’ is a dead concept in 2016. Despite implying a level of innovation or deviation from ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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Rattle – Rattle
If we’re all merely swinging in the breeze waiting for musical context to latch onto, then the first long-player from this Nottingham two-piece is a cu... Read more »| 20 Jul 2016 -
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Owen – The King of Whys
Mike Kinsella shares the reins of his Owen project for once, and the results are excellent – Bon Iver collaborator S. Carey’s production is ... Read more »| 12 Jul 2016 -
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Descendents – Hypercaffium Spazzinate
The godfathers of SoCal pop-punk are back! Ok, their first record in 12 years doesn’t sound much like progress. Karl Alvarez’ loping basslin... Read more »| 12 Jul 2016 -
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MJ Guider – Precious Systems
There’s something deliciously stranded about Melissa Guion’s debut LP. A sense of hinterland; of viewing things from afar, each brooding chord ba... Read more »| 07 Jul 2016