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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AlbumsFirst Impressions: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
We take a listen to this year's most hyped and anticipated album, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, featuring guest appearances from Giorgio Moroder, Julian Casablancas and Nile Rodgers, among others Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
AlbumsBrazos – Saltwater
Since his 2009 debut Phosphorescent Blues, Martin Crane (who performs as Brazos, perhaps to avoid being confused with Frasier’s pop) has relocated... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
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Tricky – False Idols
In many ways a return to the dynamics of his first (and best) album Maxinquaye, False Idols pairs Tricky's distinctive, half-whispered vocals with the mellif... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Mount Kimbie – Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
After kickstarting the post-dubstep sound on Crooks & Lovers, Mount Kimbie have turned their attention towards stranger sounds and more challenging ... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Sparrow and the Workshop – Murderopolis
Since their first EP dropped four years ago, Sparrow and the Workshop have stacked up the accolades for a sound that, in lesser hands, would border on pastic... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
AlbumsAlice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
If 2009’s Black Gives Way to Blue was about legitimising the resurgence of Alice in Chains whilst eulogising the irreplaceable Layne Staley, ... Read more »| 08 May 2013
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AlbumsWoodenbox – End Game
They may have undergone a minor rebranding since Home and the Wild Hunt (having re-dropped ‘…And a Fistful of Fivers’ from their... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
AlbumsThe Pastels – Slow Summits
Slow Summits is being billed by some as The Pastels’ first album in sixteen years – a timescale that only fits if you discount their 2003 The Las... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
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CocoRosie – Tales of a Grass Widow
It’s been three years since the Casady sisters’ last outing. Has anything changed? They’ve certainly come a long way since La maison d... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
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Boats – A Fairway Full of Miners
On third album A Fairway Full of Miners, Winnipeg’s Boats convey an array of unruly but endearing quirks that are liable to be manna to some,... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
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Delta Mainline – Oh! Enlightened
The density of this debut album from Edinburgh's Delta Mainline is so great that it seems to hang heavy in the air long after the final track has ended. This... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
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Saturday Looks Good to Me – One Kiss Ends It All
A four year gap between records is nothing in some circles, but in the world of Michigan's Saturday Looks Good to Me, it's almost an eternity. Driven by song... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
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Primal Scream – More Light
Primal Scream are no strangers to robust political debate. This is a band that once planned to release a song entitled Bomb the Pentagon, and felt comfo... Read more »| 03 May 2013 -
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Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious
Talib Kweli's new album features guest appearances from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Busta Rhymes, with beats from a wealth of up and coming producers lik... Read more »| 03 May 2013 -
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Small Black – Limits of Desire
Although Limits of Desire is Small Black's second album proper, it's also a follow-up to last year's fantastic Moon Killer mixtape, released online for ... Read more »| 03 May 2013