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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AlbumsBlueneck – King Nine
The fifth album from this Somerset post-rock outfit is a predictably expansive but surprisingly accessible set. That particular label, however, is starting t... Read more »| 31 Oct 2014 -
AlbumsHookworms – The Hum
Surely an ironic title – for all the persistent drones of Hookworms’ second album, there’s nothing as soft or dull as an actual hum. For al... Read more »| 31 Oct 2014 -
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Adrian Crowley – Some Blue Morning
The world through the eyes of Adrian Crowley is a wonderful, textural place. His deep, sonorous voice seems at first almost portentous, but carries a quiet a... Read more »| 31 Oct 2014 -
AlbumsOrmonde – Cartographer/Explorer
Defiantly minimalist and daringly under-dramatised, Cartographer/Explorer is the second album from the magnetic pairing of Anna-Lynne Williams and Robert Gom... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
AlbumsArca – Xen
Having spent two years as hip-hop’s secret weapon, Arca’s leap into the spotlight showcases the auteur at his most sensual. Xen, named after Arca... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
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The Wands – The Dawn
Danish wise guys who know the difference between drone and droning on. While the rest of this psych generation seem content to thrash away at single chords f... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014
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Alex G – DSU
Most of what goes on in student halls is best left unknown. But over at Temple State, Philadelphia, behind one particular dorm door, a 21-year-old by the nam... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
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Dean Blunt – Black Metal
Preparing yourself for the unexpected from Dean Blunt is almost a given, and Black Metal is yet again another fascinating sidestep. Despite previous intimati... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
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Deptford Goth – Songs
There’s life after Life After Defo: Deptford Goth returns with sophomore album Songs and it’s a much more, er, lively affair. Behi... Read more »| 30 Oct 2014 -
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Deerhoof – 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 -
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Stanley 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 -
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The 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 -
AlbumsAxes – 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