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 Steals – Static Kingdom
The debut album from this Northern English quartet is so delicately poised it threatens to blow away on the slightest breeze; listening, you feel you have to... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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Les Savy Fav – Root For Ruin
To be honest, it’s not even particularly surprising anymore – to learn that Les Savy Fav have recorded an excellent new album. They appar... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
AlbumsHelmet – Seeing Eye Dog
Yeah, OK, so it says Helmet on the packet but sooner or later you're going to have to face the fact that the band who blew your face off in the early 90s is ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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For A Minor Reflection – Heading Towards Chaos
For about fifteen minutes, For A Minor Reflection are the best instrumental post-rock band to reach these ears in years. Obviously for some, this will sound ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
AlbumsEl Guincho – Pop Negro
Barcelona based Pablo Díaz-Reixa has taken the envelope-pushing potential of his last LP, Alegranza, and instigated an evolution away from its loop-he... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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Black Sun – Twilight Of The Gods
Opening with Code Black - a track easily sitting on the more upbeat and melodic (if you an call it that) side of Black Sun's destructive sonic spectrum - Twi... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010
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Afrirampo – We Are Uchu No Ko
Having disbanded in July of this year, this latest release from Osaka-based sister duo Afrirampo may well represent their swan song. Should that be the case,... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
AlbumsRose Elinor Dougall – Without Why
In the wake of homegrown femme-pop dominating the airwaves, Florence, Marina, Kate Nash and, ahem, Diana Vickers – all but spoken like an avid listener... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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Washington Irving – Little Wanderer, Head Thee Home EP
With their debut EP, Washington Irving show a storytelling impetus similar to that of their namesake; considered lyrics paint a picture at the intersection b... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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Crystal Fighters – Star of Love
And so – joining Crystal Castles, Crystal Antlers and Crystal Stilts to form a veritable Crystal kingdom – Crystal Fighters break out their debut... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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Lights Out Asia – In The Days Of Jupiter
Lights Out Asia are a band saddled with genres: post-rock, shoegaze and ambient are all adjectives frequently flung at the Milwaukee trio, although neither s... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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I Love UFO – Dirty Animals
It's said that the French can't do rock, which sounds pretty unfair, until you start digging around and find a dearth of notable guitar-slinging groups haili... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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Magic Kids – Memphis
Magic Kids are yet another Beach Boys influenced act making waves right now, by serving up a diet of sun, surf and nostalgia. The Tennessee six-piece might l... Read more »| 29 Aug 2010 -
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Chilly Gonzales – Ivory Tower
Spectacle is something Chilly Gonzales doesn’t shy away from – an acclaimed virtuoso pianist, ‘super producer’, soft-pop crooner and ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2010 -
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Edwyn Collins – Losing Sleep
Indie-legend Edwyn Collins is pretty extraordinary by any yardstick. It’s disappointing, however, that recent expressions of amazement have focussed le... Read more »| 27 Aug 2010