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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AlbumsVarious Artists – Grime 2.0
Big Dada's sprawling, two-disc grime compilation aims to bring the focus back onto the producers and beat-makers of the scene, and give them due credit for p... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
AlbumsPTTRNS – Body Pressure
Cologne's PTTRNS' live shows are summed up best by their one-sentence bio - “Everyone plays everything.” This includes the crowd, who are invited... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Dinosaur Pile-Up – Nature Nurture
Energetic, anthemic grunge is still the name of the game on Dinosaur Pile-Up's follow up to their debut Growing Pains. Just like on that LP, band founde... Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
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Jaga Jazzist – Live with Britten Sinfonia
Norwegian beat ensemble Jaga Jazzist returns with a live recording of a concert with the world-famous Britten Sinfonia orchestra, recreating some of their be... Read more »| 26 Apr 2013 -
AlbumsSavages – Silence Yourself
The soberly dressed ladies comprising this London-based quartet present something of a refreshing anomaly in contemporary British music. Who else out th... Read more »| 25 Apr 2013 -
AlbumsCollege – Secret Diary
Invada Records have developed a taste for retro-futuristic analogue synth-pop, as evidenced by their re-release of the debut album by French producer David G... Read more »| 25 Apr 2013
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The Heliocentrics – 13 Degrees of Reality
It’s been a long wait for the follow-up to the Heliocentrics’ 2007 debut Out There, but given the bewildering range of influences and ideas ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2013 -
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Mike Patton – The Place Beyond the Pines OST
From Faith No More to Fantômas, Tomahawk to “pop” project Peeping Tom and of course the gleefully experimental Mr Bungle, Mike Patton&rsquo... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
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KMFDM – Kunst
Let's get this out of the way – KMFDM have basically become a covers band. The only band they cover is KMFDM. On title track Kunst, they recycle lyrics... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
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eagleowl – this silent year
The family of birds known as eagle owls (easily identifiable by their ear tufts) are notoriously elusive, spending most of their time roosting out of sight. ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
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Jacques, a Robin – Statuettes
The seven pieces of brooding chamber-pop that comprise Davide Ariasso’s debut as Jacques, a Robin are all self-contained melancholy vignettes, drawing ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
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It Hugs Back – Recommended Record
It’s easy to see why Matthew Simms, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter behind London quartet It Hugs Back, was asked to join Wire last year. Despit... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
AlbumsThe Antikaroshi – In P.O.P. We Rust
The outsider art of pre-World War II German psychiatrist Hans Prinzhorn serves as The Antikaroshi's primary inspiration on this third LP, and – in a si... Read more »| 23 Apr 2013 -
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Xiu Xiu + Eugene S. Robinson – Sal Mineo
The free-noise assaults of Oxbow and the discomforting balladry of Xiu Xiu merge, evolve and mutate beyond recognition in this collaborative work by the main... Read more »| 23 Apr 2013 -
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Collar Up – Ghosts
Initially, Edinburgh trio Collar Up’s second album seems impeded by its unwavering melancholia, the overall impression one of over-earnestness and hand... Read more »| 23 Apr 2013