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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AlbumsPrefuse 73 – Rivington Não Rio
Four years since Scott Herren’s last release under any of his multiple guises, and it appears he has enjoyed his thinking time. Returning to the very e... Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
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God Damn – Vultures
Even if you’re not convinced of Wolverhampton-based hard rock duo God Damn’s outstanding technical ability by the first slew on torrential drum f... Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
AlbumsFaith No More – Sol Invictus
Hell-bent on reaching higher than before (rather than pissing on their life’s work), trust these perennial non-conformists to creep back in to the fray... Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
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Joanna Gruesome – Peanut Butter
Cardiff’s finest mess returns with another twenty-one minutes of explosive noisepop. Not much to show for two years’ work, you might think, but i... Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
AlbumsDu Blonde – Welcome Back To Milk
Beth Jeans Houghton's transformation from screwy troubadour to her new alter-ago is surely standard issue music career car crash, right? Think again: Du Blon... Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
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Blanck Mass – Dumb Flesh
If 2012’s White Math EP wrong-footed those tuned into Benjamin John Power's evolving brand of cerebral electronica, they might want to check their... Read more »| 29 Apr 2015
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Tyondai Braxton – HIVE1
It’s no secret that former Battles member Tyondai Braxton is one of the most talented musicians around today, but as displayed on the bl... Read more »| 28 Apr 2015 -
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Django Django – Born Under Saturn
It’s serendipitous, really. Just as the sun threatens to show its face Django Django return with a roaring, resoundingly summer-vibed record. In measur... Read more »| 24 Apr 2015 -
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And So I Watch You From Afar – Heirs
The last few years have seen a glut of so-called ‘post-rock’ bands finding synths down the back of their respective sofas and attempting to redir... Read more »| 23 Apr 2015 -
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My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall
On The Waterfall, Jim James sounds like a man at ease. With his 2013 solo album put to bed, My Morning Jacket’s first record in four years returns the ... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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METZ – II
When METZ kicked down the doors of a complacent post-hardcore scene in 2012, they were touted in some quarters as another 'new Nirvana' – mainly a... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Doomtree – All Hands
“I got my own nation” goes the hook from All Hands’ second track, an appropriate rallying cry for a 7-piece rap ensemble that’s ... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
AlbumsBearfoot Beware – World Owes You Nowt
Seems kinda dumb to find fault with a throwback when it delivers the goods as succinctly as this. Leeds triumvirate Bearfoot Beware carry a torch for the nev... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Ava Luna – Infinite House
There's a thin line between having catholic tastes and a predilection for dicking about. You say eclectic, I say make your fucking mind up. Certain chin stro... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Rozi Plain – Friend
Emotional – rather than sonic – clout is its energy source, and Rozi Plain's third album connects at a level beyond mere volume an... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015