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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AlbumsCooly G – Playin' Me
Merrisa 'Cooly G' Campbell's assured, slick productions effortlessly capture the sound of 'funky' – the post-dubstep scene which has embraced elements ... Read more »| 03 Jul 2012 -
SinglesThe Dirty Dozen – July 2012
Hailing from hardcore punk superpower OFF!, Keith 'original Black Flag vocalist' Morris and Dimitri 'played guitar on a Bond theme' Coats carry a special license to say whatever the hell they like about July's single releases Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
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Om – Advaitic Songs
Since splintering from stoner rock legends Sleep in 2003, Om have moved, with each passing release, further towards a sound that draws upon Eastern c... Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
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Grasscut – Unearth
Grasscut’s follow-up to 2010’s 1 Inch: ½ Mile is accompanied by a book of pinhole camera photographs, and is also available - in an en... Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
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Shonen Knife – Pop Tune
Pop Tune is Shonen Knife’s 18th album. Ponder that a moment: the Osaka Ramones have now comfortably overtaken the actual Ramones’ recorded ou... Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
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Wussy – Buckeye
Though Buckeye is Wussy’s debut international release, there’s plenty else to explore should it connect with your tastes. Since forming over a... Read more »| 02 Jul 2012
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AlbumsMilk Maid – Mostly No
If it needed confirmation, Milk Maid’s second album firmly validates Martin Cohen’s decision to tap out from a waning Nine Black Alps to fron... Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
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Meursault – Something for the Weakened
Meursault’s third album exhibits much of what has made the band so appealing thus far: a broad range of beautifully arranged instrumentation; Neil Pe... Read more »| 28 Jun 2012 -
AlbumsMission of Burma – Unsound
Perhaps few would’ve predicted that Mission of Burma’s ‘one-off reunion show’ in 2002 would lead to anything beyond maybe a smatteri... Read more »| 28 Jun 2012 -
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Mike Patton and the Ictus Ensemble – Laborintus II
Mike Patton’s public love affair with Italian music continues apace with a fine performance of this seminal avant garde work. Ostensibly written to cel... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
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Konx-Om-Pax – Regional Surrealism
Having seen the videos he has made for the likes of Rustie, Hudson Mohawke and Martyn, you might have expected Konx-Om-Pax's debut album to be full of hype... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
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Jeremiah Jae – Raw Money Raps
A psychedelic, multi-layered, intentionally awkward piece of work, Raw Money Raps is the direct descendent of Madlib and Dilla’s groundbreaking freefor... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
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Twin Shadow – Confess
After debut Forget had us falling headlong in love with Twin Shadow’s intimate synth-pop, it’s hard not to approach Confess with second-date jit... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
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BEAK> – >>
BEAK> could be considered something of a self-indulgent side project for Portishead's Geoff Barrow; a jam-band for a frustrated krautrock afficionado to m... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
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Aesop Rock – Skelethon
Skelethon is the first album from Aesop Rock to be entirely self-produced, but the template hasn't fluctuated much from the mercurial, experimental approach ... Read more »| 26 Jun 2012