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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AlbumsGlen Hansard – All That Was East Is West of Me Now
On his latest album, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard reveals another one of his multiple selves Read more »| 20 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsPriya Ragu – Santhosam
Priya Ragu's Santhosam is a self-assured debut of an artist who has fully arrived and is ready to carve out a distinctive space of her own Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsEvian Christ – Revanchist
The decade-long wait for Evian Christ’s debut LP pays off; Revanchist is a work of real beauty and apocalyptic intensity Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsCarla J. Easton – Sugar Honey
Anger is an energy, and on Sugar Honey, Easton is channeling every negative emotion into making these tracks soar Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
Albums††† (Crosses) – Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno indulges his melodic side in dreamy, unsettling fashion on the new album from ††† (Crosses) Read more »| 12 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsCreeper – Sanguivore
A love letter to the 80s, the only real disappointment on Creeper's new album is their reluctance to fully embody its early operatic promise Read more »| 11 Oct 2023
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AlbumsHolly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black
2022 BRIT Award Rising Star-winner Holly Humberstone shares her emotional side on her debut album Paint My Bedroom Black Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsL'Rain – I Killed Your Dog
In conversation with her previous work, I Killed Your Dog explores feelings of thoughtlessness, emotional damage, absent-minded stupidity and more Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsThe Drums – Jonny
Jonny Pierce’s sixth album as The Drums procrastinates reinvention, yet abounds with qualified tenderness Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsMaple Glider – I Get Into Trouble
Australian singer-songwriter Maple Glider cements herself as an important new voice with her second album I Get Into Trouble Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsHelena Deland – Goodnight Summerland
The Montreal-based songwriter’s enrapturing second album explores the complexities of grief and finds new joy in simplicity Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsDream Nails – Doom Loop
It might be a new era for queer punk collective Dream Nails, but thankfully on Doom Loop they’re still fighting the good fight Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsCMAT – Crazymad, For Me
On the follow-up to last year's If My Wife New I'd Be Dead, CMAT finds an even sweeter spot – Crazymad, For Me is funnier, weirder, more colourful and more ambitious Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsHannah Diamond – Picture Perfect
Hannah Diamond's second album is a reflection on our relationships with modern technology, and with each other Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
AlbumsĠENN – unum
The technical skill and musical talent of ĠENN – on show across new album unum – is indisputable, far exceeding guitar band expectations Read more »| 03 Oct 2023