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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AlbumsMoebius Story Leidecker – Snowghost Pieces
The new album by Cluster co-founder Dieter Moebius in collaboration with American composers and electronic producers Tim Story and Jon Leidecker (Negati... Read more »| 17 Jun 2014 -
AlbumsGlass Animals – ZABA
“Put your hand down boy, welcome to my zoo,” beckons Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley on Toes, one of many ornate tracks in the Oxford quartet'... Read more »| 16 Jun 2014 -
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Remember Remember – Forgetting The Present
If the sole mark of a good band is the consistent progression of a singular sound whilst remaining true to a core ethos, then Glasgow sextet Remember Remembe... Read more »| 11 Jun 2014 -
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Deathcats – All Hail Deathcats
Considering Glasgow’s reputation of being madly in love with electro and bass bins, the city still knocks out high-calibre guitar groups at a rate unma... Read more »| 10 Jun 2014 -
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Shield Patterns – Contour Lines
These songs; even the titles build anticipation. Carve the Dirt. Dust Hung Heavy. Present State. Claire Brentnall and Richard Knox’s debut is a hyper-r... Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
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Mastodon – Once More ‘Round the Sun
“All my heroes, they’re all dead,” Troy Sanders bellows on Chimes At Midnight’s apocalyptic bridge. It’s another plunge into th... Read more »| 04 Jun 2014
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Glitterbug – Dust
A companion piece to Gold Panda's globetrotting electronic odyssey Half Of Where You Live, the second album from Till Rohmann, aka Glitterbug, is almost beatless for its first three tracks Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
AlbumsThin Privilege – Thin Privilege
Already making a notable impression in Glasgow over the past few months for their tense, cathartic live shows, Thin Privilege's debut further proves they're ... Read more »| 30 May 2014 -
AlbumsThe Proper Ornaments – Wooden Head
The brainchild of Max Claps, who deserves a round of applause for his (real) name alone and Veronica Falls’ James Hoare, Wooden Head is a lovingly imag... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
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Anathema – Distant Satellites
Anathema have gotten their sound down to a fine art by this point, having gradually evolved from established doom harbingers into atmospheric rock titans. Di... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
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Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin
Bob Mould’s been cranking out classics for 35 years, from Hüsker Dü’s deceptively-tuneful blitzkrieg to the heroic powerpop of Sugar, a... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
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Tom Vek – Luck
Luck as an album title must surely be an ironic nod towards Tom Vek's curious history. Stardom beckoned a decade ago with a storming debut, but a six year de... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
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Taylor McFerrin – Early Riser
Taylor McFerrin, eldest son of soul legend Bobby McFerrin, has signed to Brainfeeder, and it's an excellent fit; more to do with his carefully slack beat-wor... Read more »| 28 May 2014 -
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clipping – CLPPNG
If you're eagerly anticipating the return of punk-rap terrorists Death Grips; if Kanye's Black Skinhead wasn't feral and intense enough to give you the feels, then LA's clipping are for you Read more »| 28 May 2014 -
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Martyn – The Air Between Words
Martyn's debut album Great Lengths was a standout in the first wave of post-dubstep. 2011's Ghost People, on Brainfeeder, was more restless and exp... Read more »| 28 May 2014