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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AlbumsDeerhoof – La Isla Bonita
Fifteen seconds into the scuffed R‘n’B of Paradise Girls, you might be forgiven for assuming you’ve got the gist of Deerhoof’s 13th a... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
AlbumsStanley Odd – A Thing Brand New
Stanley Odd MC Solareye is known for a refreshing lack of pretension in a hip-hop world still associated with big egos and outlandish boasting. He exudes a l... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
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Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Rhythm
Founded on a primal combination of vocals and percussion yet full of imaginative arrangements and production twists, Swedish duo Wildbirds and Peacedrums&rsq... Read more »| 29 Oct 2014 -
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Ariel Pink – pom pom
This double album magnum opus from the one-time king of lo-fi haunted graffiti is essentially an Ariel Pink best-of, albeit with an entirely new batch of son... Read more »| 29 Oct 2014 -
AlbumsThe Wharves – At Bay
Despite their London postcode, there’s an aching for space in The Wharves’ neatly put together vocal harmonies and muddy guitar chug. At Bay take... Read more »| 29 Oct 2014 -
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Axes – Glory
After years of wallowing in textured slow-builds and delicate sparseness, when exactly did post-rock gain muscles and shed its attention span? London-dweller... Read more »| 29 Oct 2014
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The Flaming Lips – With a Little Help From My Fwends
Here's one you genuinely couldn’t make up: The Flaming Lips bash out their own bonkers take on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with a little help... Read more »| 29 Oct 2014 -
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Golden Fable – Ancient Blue
Life in Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam must have been difficult for Rebecca Palin. As well as the carpal strain of filling out tha... Read more »| 28 Oct 2014 -
AlbumsRachel Sermanni – Live in Dawson City
Considering the hefty number of gigs and festivals Rachel Sermanni has racked up over the years, a live album seems like a natural step. Recorded last summer... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
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Thurston Moore – The Best Day
All the classic Sonic Youth hallmarks are here: Moore’s half-spoken, half-sung drawled delivery, Steve Shelley’s powerhouse drumming, nomadic gui... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
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Conquering Animal Sound – Talking Shapes EP
Ferenc Puskás was a tough individual and an often unpredictable footballer. While he could always be relied upon to score goals, those up against the ... Read more »| 14 Oct 2014 -
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Carnivores – Let's Get Metaphysical
“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” asks Kenny Leckie, raising an interesting point. Can you recall hearing a new guit... Read more »| 14 Oct 2014 -
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Iceage – Plowing into the Field of Love
The Lord's Favourite and Forever weren't red herrings, Iceage are – for this album at least – done with punk's unshackled abandon, songs that rag... Read more »| 10 Oct 2014 -
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Dope Body – Lifer
Dope Body’s Lifer wears the fug of the band’s rehearsal room – the Baltimore four-piece barely left it while thrashing this record into sha... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
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Bell Gardens – Slow Dawns For Lost Conclusions
Following 2007’s minimalist monument And Their Refinement of the Decline, ambient-drone duo Stars of the Lid parted company and formed new musical pair... Read more »| 07 Oct 2014