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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AlbumsMt. St. Helens Vietnam Band – Where the Messengers Meet
A cavalier attitude to song structure, awkward pop melodies and a lead singer pitching his chords with theatrical verve: take a number, guys – half of ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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Women – Public Strain
The static storm cover for Public Strain is as good an entrée for its unsettling brilliance as the damaged symphony of first single Eyesore. The obtus... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
AlbumsEndor – Endor
If timing’s everything then Endor should have set their watches. While Frightened Rabbit were flaunting their winsome jangling across the globe, their ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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Boris & Ian Astbury – BXI EP
Having lent his bellowing pipes to everybody from UNKLE to Slash since ending his tenure at the helm of The Doors and reconvening The Cult in recent years, I... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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!!! – Strange Weather, Isn't It?
In which DancePunk ™ seems to have metamorphosed into disco funk as curated by George Clinton and Chic. !!!’s first album since 2007’s broo... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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Aberfeldy – Somewhere To Jump From
Not that we want to encourage Aberfeldy’s pathos, but being dropped by Rough Trade, losing several band members and potentially being remembered for so... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010
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Yu(c)k – Weakened EP
Coveting their underground credentials, emerging noise-pop 90s revivalists, Yuck, have opted not only to release their Weakened EP under alter-ego Yu(c)k, bu... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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The Perfect Crime - Everything Else Can Wait
Everything Else Can Wait – the debut from Cambridgeshire's The Perfect Crime – is both slick in its production and its overall execution but the ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
AlbumsRPA & The United Nations of Sound – United Nations of Sound
Having walked in the shadow of his self-assumed messianic status since the release of The Verve’s critical and commercial haymaker, Urban Hymns, Richar... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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Michael Morph – Something For The Weakened
Michael Morph’s natural groove appears to be fidget house, but Something For The Weakened is packed with plenty of gear changes to please more catholic... Read more »| 21 Jul 2010 -
AlbumsRichard Youngs – Beyond The Valley of Ultrahits
With this bafflingly titled 'pop' LP, Richard Youngs makes efforts towards a folk/electronica hybrid as much akin to Richard Thompson as to Four Tet, but lan... Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
AlbumsCherry Ghost – Beneath This Burning Shoreline
As with his Ivor Novello award winning debut Thirst for Romance, Simon Aldred here continues his efforts to chronicle the misfortune of life’s losers. ... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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The Roots – How I Got Over
To put it fairly simply, The Roots are as incredibly diverse and disgustingly talented a live act as you're ever likely to see. Thankfully, this shows on rec... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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Professor Green – Alive Till I'm Dead
Who likes this? No really, it's a genuine enquiry. After several spins, it's really hard to know who's benefiting from listening to Professor Green's debut. ... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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M.I.A. – MAYA
Everything's gone smoothly for M.I.A. up 'til now, but success is a double-edged sword. She's been forced to adjust for third album MAYA – also known as '/\/\/\Y/\' – and the result isn't as compelling as either of her first two records Read more »| 13 Jul 2010