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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AlbumsWagon Christ – Toomorrow
Luke Vibert's Wagon Christ project has been ploughing a deceptively narrow furrow for well over a decade now. It's a breezy, upbeat sound: jazzy breaks, trip... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
AlbumsPort-Royal – 2000-2010: The Golden Age of Consumerism
Genoa's Port-Royal have been mining a vein lying somewhere between symphonic, free-floating post-rock and melodic electronica for over ten years now; The Gol... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
AlbumsCome On Gang! – Strike A Match
The foreword to Come On Gang!’s story was penned in a tiny music room at Edinburgh College of Art, where the band met in 2007; from there they have bee... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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FOUND – Factorycraft
With their recent win of Creative Scotland's Vital Spark award and third album Factorycraft being given a leg-up by the ever daring Chemikal Underground, Edi... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
Ep
Penguins Kill Polar Bears – Vessels & Veins EP
Vessels & Veins is the second EP from plucky Linlithgow outfit Penguins Kill Polar Bears, whose sound marries dense rock riffs à la Pelican or Jes... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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The Phoenix Foundation – Buffalo
Buffalo starts uncharacteristically with the drifting psychedelia-lite of Eventually, its laid-back vibe redolent of a long musical lineage stretching back d... Read more »| 22 Feb 2011
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AlbumsMarianne Faithfull – Horses and High Heels
47 years is a hell of a career for anyone, but Marianne Faithfull’s 24th album is as strong as anything she has ever written. To say written isn’... Read more »| 22 Feb 2011 -
Singles
Baobinga & Hyetal – Anything for Now / Trouble
Going from strength to strength, Baobinga’s Build imprint has been steadily gaining support and recognition from across the bass spectrum, and ... Read more »| 21 Feb 2011 -
Singles
Breakage feat Jess Mills – Fighting Fire
After the success of last year’s Foundation album, Breakage returns with another big vocal tune. The original has a deep bass with a four on ... Read more »| 21 Feb 2011 -
Albums
Vessels – Helioscope
Take equal parts Minus the Bear and Mogwai and what do you have? Aside from the recipe for a great night out, you have Vessels’ Helioscope, only the se... Read more »| 21 Feb 2011 -
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Nasty P – Choosers Can't Be Beggars
If Scotland had a hip-hop Hall of Fame, then Edinburgh's Nasty P would surely merit a mention – if not for his long-standing club night Soul Biscuits, ... Read more »| 21 Feb 2011 -
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Bright Eyes –The People's Key
Opening with a three minute diatribe on reptilian overlords and inter-dimensional time travel that makes David Icke sound rational, Conor Oberst’s seve... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
“Shrink myself just like a Tom Thumb and hide in my baby’s hands” sings Kurt Vile on album opener Baby’s Arms, “because except ... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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Wye Oak – Civilian
Civilian opens with a blanket of warm, fuzzy noise enveloping background chat, ushering the listener into Wye Oak’s world gently but resolutely. A love... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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DeVotchKa – 100 Lovers
From the string swells of opening track The Alley, DeVotchKa make it clear they're thinking big on this, their sixth album proper; a widescreen opus recorded... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011