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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AlbumsJammer – Jahmanji
Even though grime got glam and captured the ears of everyone from ringtone-buying teens to contemplative middle-class listeners since being commandee... Read more »| 29 Jun 2010 -
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Allo Darlin’ - Allo Darlin’
There's a fine line between homage and piggybacking, and Allo Darlin' shuffle along it quite precariously, through the course of this debut lifting choruses ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsDanger Mouse & Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul
A collaborative album from Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse will raise few eyebrows, given both acts' prior prolificacy as musical magpies – with a pletho... Read more »| 28 Jun 2010 -
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Spare Snare – Victor
Aesthetically gorgeous; initial copies of Victor are packaged in a lovely hand screen printed card sleeve by Spare Snare driving machine, Jan Burnett. Champi... Read more »| 28 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsDigitonal – Be Still My Bleeping Heart
London duo Digitonal once played at a base for NASA, which suits that starry glare in their eye down to the ground, or rather off into space. This co... Read more »| 25 Jun 2010 -
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Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid
It's easy to hear why Janelle Monáe has taken four years since her breakthrough as a guest on OutKast's Idlewild to complete her own debut album: The ... Read more »| 24 Jun 2010
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Daniel Johnston and BEAM – Beam Me Up!!
Daniel Johnston’s most celebrated work was recorded single-handedly on a basic tape recorder, often in one take, using nothing more than a chea... Read more »| 24 Jun 2010 -
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Larsen B – Musketeer
Arriving on a wave of approval from a sea of taste-makers, Larsen B – named after an Antarctic ice shelf – dream of the stars but wake up in stai... Read more »| 24 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsSchool of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desire
School of Seven Bells’ debut LP was a masterclass in pop mysticism. Glazed with complex harmonies and effects-sodden chords – courtesy of Secret ... Read more »| 24 Jun 2010 -
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Deer Tick – The Black Dirt Sessions
Like all true country musicians, Deer Tick’s John McCauley shares his name with his father and grandfather, has an unfashionable moustache and sounds a... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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A Fight You Can't Win – A Fight You Can't Win
Edinburgh trio A Fight You Can't Win give their material the full-length treatment on this self-titled debut, and the results are highly appetising. The prod... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
AlbumsDM Stith – Heavy Ghost: Appendices
Following emphatic praise for 2009’s Heavy Ghost, DM Stith presents its Appendices – two discs of remixes, demos and covers. Such an extensive do... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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John Knox Sex Club – Blud Rins Cauld
Their name may conjure images of bondage-born deviancy, but John Knox Sex Club (JKSC) believe in more traditional values. Flashing a spectrum of rich instrum... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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Übermanoeuvre – Burn This
Don't allow the umlaut to fool, London's Übermanoevre fail to provide nearly as fulfilling an experience as those overpriced chocolate puddings. From th... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
Singles
Ming Ming and the Ching Chings – Not in Anyone’s Gang!
If Glasgow’s Ming Ming and the Ching Chings ultimately fail to receive the attention they deserve, it may well be because The Ting Tings “made it... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010