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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AlbumsWorking Men's Club – Fear Fear
Working Men's Club's latest is an acutely refined album fuelled by energy and agitation from a group way ahead of their age Read more »| 11 Jul 2022 -
AlbumsSuperorganism – World Wide Pop
On World Wide Pop, Superorganism find the sweet spot between chaos and structure, silliness and depth Read more »| 11 Jul 2022 -
AlbumsWu-Lu – Loggerhead
The restless approach to instrumentation and vocal styles found across Wu-Lu's debut album are at once disparate but somehow coherent in its vision Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
AlbumsViagra Boys – Cave World
Viagra Boys' third album continues their run of warped, but excellent, post-punk excursions Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
AlbumsKaty J Pearson – Sound of the Morning
Katy J Pearson's latest album Sound of the Morning is filled with momentum, boasting undeniably matured songwriting and a fuller sound Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
AlbumsGwenno – Tresor
Gwenno's excellent third album Tresor is a thrilling psych-pop journey well worth the four-year wait Read more »| 30 Jun 2022
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AlbumsPaolo Nutini – Last Night in the Bittersweet
Last Night in the Bittersweet is Paolo Nutini's most musically expansive album to date, but it's his tender side that shines through the most Read more »| 29 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsZola Jesus – ARKHON
The world may have caught up with the darkness of Zola Jesus, but there's a lot more beyond the gothy surface here Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsHatis Noit – Aura
Hatis Noit's Aura offers a stunning vocal experiment, one that constructs immaculate, dreamt and abundant worlds Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsSoccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever
Expertly navigating an ocean of stylistic and lyrical juxtapositions, Soccer Mommy’s third album serves as a modern mercurial masterpiece Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsAutomatic – Excess
Automatic place their own radical stamp on the 70s and 80s sounds they've been exploring for their second album Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsRachel Sermanni – Every Swimming Pool Runs to the Sea
The short-form new release from Edinburgh’s Rachel Sermanni is a joyful encapsulation of everything that makes her music so special Read more »| 15 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsHercules & Love Affair – In Amber
Andy Butler's first album as Hercules & Love Affair in five years is riddled with discomfort, making for a harsh listen Read more »| 13 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsPerfume Genius – Ugly Season
Perfume Genius' sixth album is the biggest stylistic change of their career so far, though not an altogether surprising one Read more »| 13 Jun 2022 -
AlbumsFoals – Life Is Yours
With Life Is Yours, Foals have created a superb antidote to the gloominess of the world we’ve all been facing Read more »| 13 Jun 2022