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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AlbumsInterpol – Interpol
For a band that sounds as though it’s been dredged from the murkiest depths of the Hudson River, the imperially dark Interpol have had surprising comme... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
AlbumsAdam Franklin & Bolts of Melody – I Could Sleep for a Thousand Years
Having started his career back in ’84 with Shake Appeal – who would ultimately morph in to UK ‘shoegrunge’ stalwarts Swervedriver &nd... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
AlbumsThe Vaselines – Sex With An X
It’s not a record-breaker, but a twenty-year gap between albums warrants comment; to put it in context, a wall segmented Berlin last time The Vaselines... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
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Beehoover – Concrete Catalyst
It’s testament to the chops on Beehoover that their skeletal line-up of one drummer and a bassist can produce such a deafening but pleasing rac... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
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Neon Circus – Don't Get Panicked
The news that James Murphy is retiring his LCD Soundsystem project has caused dismay in his fans, a group Neon Circus clearly count themselves firmly part of... Read more »| 31 Aug 2010 -
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The Charlatans – Who We Touch
Baggy survivors The Charlatans are back with their eleventh long-player. Once praised as a fine excuse to roll out the monkey-shuffling indie dance moves and... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010
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The 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 -
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Helmet – 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 -
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Rose 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