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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AlbumsSeams – Quarters
The debut LP from James Welch, a Berlin-based British producer, moves beyond the understated tone of his previous work towards a more explicitly dancefloor-o... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
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Cloud Control – Dream Cave
Cloud Control evidently have an eccentric streak. In terms of production, Dream Cave is notable for being part-recorded in an actual cave, while all across t... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
AlbumsThe National Jazz Trio of Scotland – Standards Vol. II
As if the double fib in their name wasn’t enough (not jazz; not a trio), Standards Vol. II is not, as its title implies, an assortment culled from... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
AlbumsYounghusband – Dromes
Like Hookworms, Lumerians and BEAK>, Younghusband are among the most convincing of the recent wave of psychedelia-inspired bands. With a rhythmically expe... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
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OPDOT – Opus One
The final track of OPDOT's debut album is called Obnubilate – the definition is 'darken or cover as if with a cloud; obscure.' Being wilfully obscure o... Read more »| 30 Aug 2013 -
AlbumsMidday Veil – The Current
In terms of tone and atmosphere, the second LP from this Seattle psych-rock sextet brings to mind similarly trippy work by stoner rock outfits like Om, altho... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013
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College – Heritage
The last College album on Invada was a re-release of David Grellier's early work, before he rose to prominence on the back of the Drive soundtrack's central ... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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The Proper Ornaments – Waiting for the Summer
As Waiting for the Summer reaches its understated conclusion, London duo The Proper Ornaments offer lyrical sentiments that could double as a serving suggest... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister
Rough-hewn fuzz merchants and indie pop sensations Joanna Gruesome named their debut album Weird Sister – a Shakespearean nod to the witches ... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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65daysofstatic – Wild Light
'No one knows what is happening...' repeats a ghostly voice at the start of Wild Light. A bleak way to begin, you could reason, but then the synth kicks in: ... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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Arctic Monkeys – AM
More than ever, bands talk up new releases like commission-hungry salesmen but Matt Helders’ contention that the Arctics' fifth is “the album we&... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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Delorean – Apar
For a band named after a time machine, Delorean could do with working on their timing. Apar arrives at the tail end of a summer it could, in another universe... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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The Asphodells – Remixes
One of this year's most convincing and enduring albums thus far, Andrew Weatherall and Timothy J. Fairplay's Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust (as The Asph... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Randolph's Leap – Real Anymore
It’s tough to dislike a band like Randolph’s Leap. Their bright, a-bit-folk-but-kinda-indie-rock sound, and sharp as a box of self-reverenti... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Múm – Smilewound
Six albums in, and Múm’s combination of live instrumentation, ethereal harmonies and digital fixings has birthed another cracker. Opener Toothwh... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013