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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AlbumsThe Fnords – Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Fnords
This Edinburgh three-piece sound, at times, almost uncannily like Thee Headcoatees: snarling dual-female vocals are laid over super-trebly guitar, skulking b... Read more »| 22 Nov 2011 -
AlbumsThe Birthday Suit – The Eleventh Hour
Anyone who has listened to a Scottish indie record in the past decade will be able to join the dots between The Birthday Suit and their notable heritage. For... Read more »| 22 Nov 2011 -
AlbumsVarious – New Heavy Sounds Volume 2
New Heavy Sounds does exactly what it says on the tin. The second in a series of compilations produced by a Londonian imprint of the same name, it contains 1... Read more »| 22 Nov 2011 -
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Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
Could anyone except Kate Bush create a concept album about snow, incorporating a duet with Elton John, featuring a title track that sees Stephen Fry reciti... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
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REM – Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011
It's the best REM compilation you'll get, and the perfect farewell to an institution Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
AlbumsShe & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
A She & Him Christmas album feels as natural a fit for the yuletide season as tinsel, turkey and strained family relationships. While she already had a h... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011
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200 Years – 200 Years
Wild White and West Hartford, the stripped down laments that introduce 200 Years, exemplify the chemistry between Ben Chasny (Six Organs Of Admittance) ... Read more »| 08 Nov 2011 -
AlbumsThe Cubical – It Ain't Human
Whether it’s due to shame or ambition, there’s little to link the The Cubical's bluesy swagger to their Scouse homesteads. No, this is more Lou... Read more »| 08 Nov 2011 -
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Herman Dune – Strange Moosic
Herman Dune can be a difficult band to get into. Their kitsch ‘quirky’ sound is a factor for some, and for others there can a question of where ... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
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Simian Ghost – Lovelorn EP
With Simian Ghost, Sebastian Arnström of Swedish post-rockers Aerial swaps out sprawling guitar epics for frothy electronic pop sheen with impressive re... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
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Charlotte Gainsbourg – Stage Whisper
‘Brave’, ‘searing’, ‘extraordinary’: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s acting has quite rightly prompted many a critic to splu... Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
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Spotlight Kid – Disaster Tourist
Spotlight Kid, AKA former Six By Seven drummer Chris Davis, joined by Bent and Mylo contributor Katty Heath and cohorts, delve into the back catalogues of My... Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
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Bob Dorough – The Devil's Best Tunes
Known most famously for an educational ode to multiplication (Three Is A Magic Number), The Devil’s Best Tunes gathers together work spanning Bob Dorou... Read more »| 03 Nov 2011 -
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Marcel Dettmann – Conducted
Invoking the spirit of Europe's favourite techno fortress for the second time since his inaugural Berghain 02 mix, Marcel Dettmann's Conducted offering is an... Read more »| 03 Nov 2011 -
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Seafieldroad – Seafieldroad
Released almost exactly a year after his debut as Seafieldroad (itself released a mere six months after Swimmer One’s Dead Orchestras), Andrew Eaton-Le... Read more »| 03 Nov 2011