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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AlbumsGoat – Live Ballroom Ritual
The release of this Swedish psych-rock collective’s debut World Music last year attracted a flurry of attention, not least because of the band’s ... Read more »| 27 Nov 2013 -
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Robert Pollard – Blazing Gentlemen
Even by his own effusive standards, 2013 has been a busy year for Robert Pollard. Incredibly, Blazing Gentlemen is the Ohioan’s sixth full-length ... Read more »| 27 Nov 2013 -
AlbumsKosheen – Solitude
Since their formation in 1999, this Bristol-based electronica trio have explored a variety of genres, including trip-hop, drum n’ bass and breakbeat, w... Read more »| 26 Nov 2013 -
AlbumsSuper Adventure Club – Straight From The Dick
On their previous album, Super Adventure Club recommended avoiding zombies; now, alas, they’ve become one, with Straight From The Dick arriving posthum... Read more »| 26 Nov 2013 -
AlbumsBrendan Canning – You Gots 2 Chill
When exactly does Brendan Canning sleep? It seems faintly ludicrous that despite his myriad bands, soundtrack projects and DJ commitments – not to ment... Read more »| 26 Nov 2013 -
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No Joy – Wait to Pleasure
11 tracks of absolutely top-quality shoegaze from Montreal's No Joy, unabashedly plundering everything from My Bloody Valentine (the faded female vocals and ... Read more »| 26 Nov 2013
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Live from KCRW
Recorded in LA for radio station KCRW earlier this year, this fourth Cave live set splices selections from recent studio album Push the Sky Away with choice ... Read more »| 26 Nov 2013 -
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Adrian Crowley & James Yorkston – My Yoke Is Heavy: The Songs of Daniel Johnston
Four years after its initial low-key release, Adrian Crowley and James Yorkston’s homage to Daniel Johnston is made widely available for the first time... Read more »| 26 Nov 2013 -
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Death Grips – Government Plates
If cancelled shows and major label snubs are anything to go by, budding Death Grips initiates would be wise to expect the unexpected. Case in point: Governme... Read more »| 25 Nov 2013 -
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Destroyer – Five Spanish Songs
With Dan Bejar’s piquant way with words a substantial part of Destroyer’s appeal, Five Spanish Songs may herald disappointment for those who don&... Read more »| 25 Nov 2013 -
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Casual Sex – The Bastard Beat EP
Casual Sex have perhaps the most problematic name to search for since The Music; but thankfully, that's where the similarities end. There's no doubting the G... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
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Beastmilk – Climax
Although primarily a goth/post-punk outfit, Finland’s Beastmilk draw heavily upon the tropes of extreme metal; indeed, the initial buzz around the band... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
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The Limiñanas – Costa Blanca
Despite their origins under the warm sun of southern France, The Limiñanas’ music arrives shivering with sang-froid; a sense of louche detachmen... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
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The Warlocks – Skull Worship
PSYCH! As the drone signal lights up the night sky, it seems all manner of dark adventurers have heeded its call. The Warlocks’ cosmic soundscapes felt... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
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Various Artists – Cosmic Machine
A 20-track oddyssey through ten years of experimental, avant garde synth music by French producers from 1970 to 1980, the operative word here is 'cosmic' &nd... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013