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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EpRichard Hawley – False Lights from the Land EP
False Lights from the Land is rather more niche than any of Hawley’s previous releases, having been inspired exclusively by “the sea&rdqu... Read more »| 31 May 2010 -
AlbumsAnarbor – The Words You Don't Swallow
At a certain point in television shows, writers will often bring in an ‘edgy’ character. This character plays guitar, sings in a band – may... Read more »| 31 May 2010 -
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Roky Erickson with Okkervil River – True Love Cast Out All Evil
Formerly of garage rock pioneers The 13th Floor Elevators, time has mellowed Roky Erickson's rasping wail to a soothing country croon. Time, electro-shock th... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
AlbumsPeter Wolf Crier – Inter-Be
As a two-man band, Peter Wolf Crier wrings great mileage from Spartan ingredients. Former Wars of 1812 member Peter Pisano – Crier’s heart and so... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
AlbumsVarious – Ginga: The Sound of Brazilian Football
Thanks to George Burley, we need another team to cheer on in this World Cup; that they must be good at football is a given, but if the country of choice has ... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
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Hot Hot Heat – Future Breeds
The fifth album is an awkward beast, generally three releases after initial public interest wanes, yet at least two to go before establishing permane... Read more »| 28 May 2010
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
When the retro revival finally runs its course, you’ve got to wonder what’ll happen to Ariel Rosenberg. So immersed in the sound of nosta... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
AlbumsApplicants – Escape From Kraken Castle
It may not have been their intention, but Applicants have created something immensely rare with Escape From Kraken Castle – more enjoyment is to b... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
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Trash Talk – Eyes & Nines
Screaming out of Sacramento, Trash Talk arrive at their second full-length in five years with experience and venom. Aided by the capable hands of producer Jo... Read more »| 27 May 2010 -
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Radar Brothers – The Illustrated Garden
A new Radar Bros album is as welcome as a cooling breeze from an open window amidst a room otherwise full of obnoxious, clamouring musical wannabes, throwing... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
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Islet – Celebrate This Place
Little is known about Welsh quartet, Islet, a band which eschews the postmodern trappings of MySpace, Twitter and the like in favour of a low key – but... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
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Far – At Night We Live
Any subsequent releases by Far were always going to face tough comparisons to their 1998 masterpiece Water And Solutions. With twelve years of altern... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
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Nina Nastasia – Outlaster
Despite being blessed with a name that sounds like a major label’s riposte to Christina Aguilera, Nina Nastasia is much vaunted in indieland. T... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
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The Kays Lavelle – Be Still This Gentle Morning
Edinburgh boys The Kays Lavelle open debut album Be Still This Gentle Morning with the cinematic sweep of The Hours, and in doing so make a bold statement of... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
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The Magic Numbers – The Runaway
The Magic Numbers, God bless them, seem to have created such a blandly benevolent image of themselves that many (especially the paparazzi) will find it diffi... Read more »| 26 May 2010