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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EpDam Mantle – WE EP
We can only speculate that Dam Mantle has yet to sleep this year, what with fitting in a US tour and album release, finishing an art degree in Glasgow and no... Read more »| 25 Jul 2011 -
AlbumsWarm Brains – Old Volcanoes
For a man who once went by the name Raaary Decihells (whilst one third of Test Icicles), Rory Attwell’s debut as Warm Brains is surprisingly grown-up. ... Read more »| 25 Jul 2011 -
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Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves
After Test Icicles disintegrated, Dev Hynes claimed he never liked the music anyway. With the inauguration of new project Blood Orange, it waits to be seen w... Read more »| 25 Jul 2011 -
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Moonface – Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
Moonface is a non-de-plume of Wolf Parade’s Spencer Krug, adding another entry to a catalogue of acts long enough to fill this review’s word-coun... Read more »| 25 Jul 2011 -
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Wu-Tang Clan – Legendary Weapons
Any passing glance at a recent lacklustre live show proves that the Wu dynasty has long been struggling to maintain the momentum of their initial flurry of s... Read more »| 22 Jul 2011 -
EpThe Last Battle – The Springwell EP
The Last Battle’s latest EP offers an accidental word of warning for rollover Euromillions winners Chris and Colin Weir. “Spend, spend, spend&hel... Read more »| 19 Jul 2011
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Adam Stafford – Build a Harbour Immediately
Build a Harbour Immediately is filmmaker, music video director, ever-inventive musician, and regular Renaissance man Adam Stafford’s first studio relea... Read more »| 19 Jul 2011 -
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Lou Reed - Lollapalooza Live DVD
It seems like Lollapalooza took a sharp nosedive in terms of quality when we reached the new millennium and this document of Lou Reed’s set in 2009 doe... Read more »| 19 Jul 2011 -
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Thee Faction – Up The Workers!
As rhythm n' blues albums go, this is really not too bad at all. Some grittier guitars and rougher edges might have been nice, but the songs are all there an... Read more »| 18 Jul 2011 -
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Viva Brother – Famous First Words
You could be forgiven for daring to hope that, in 2011, Britain was no longer producing bands who seem to believe that musical adventurousness begins and end... Read more »| 18 Jul 2011 -
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The Horrors – Skying
Brush aside the style over substance critique of Strange House, come to terms with the revelation of Primary Colours – we shouldn't waste a further wor... Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
EpiLiKETRAiNS - Sirens EP
Since their inception back in 2004, Leeds-based I Like Trains have carved out a disciple-like following with their brooding blend of pseudo-intellectual lyri... Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
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Dave Cloud and the Gospel of Power – Practice in the Milky Way
Dave Cloud's is an authentically American eccentricity, forged in the mould of Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart. His bizarrely lo-fi form of country-inflected... Read more »| 07 Jul 2011 -
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Diva – The Glitter End
When Beth Consentino left Pocahaunted to start Best Coast, she revealed she’d never really liked the music made with the former, and was starting afres... Read more »| 01 Jul 2011 -
AlbumsLangston Hughes – Harlem in Vogue: The Poetry and Jazz of Langston Hughes
As with many innovators, Langston Hughes’ legacy has largely gone neglected, overshadowed by the political heavyweights of the civil rights movement, b... Read more »| 01 Jul 2011