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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AlbumsCate Le Bon – Pompeii
Cate Le Bon's latest record Pompeii is an expansive account of her continuing artistic growth Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
AlbumsBlack Country, New Road – Ants From Up There
Black Country, New Road's second album Ants From Up There is a galloping, murmuring and exciting barrage of sounds and ideas Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsMitski – Laurel Hell
Laurel Hell, Mitski’s bold return to music, brings enchanting beats, gut-wrenching honesty, and even more wisdom Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsMØ – Motordrome
The third album from Danish pop star MØ is an electro-pop selection box with moments of real brilliance Read more »| 24 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsPan Daijing – Tissues
Pan Daijing’s follow-up to last year’s Jade is a grander, even more effecting work Read more »| 19 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsYard Act – The Overload
Yard Act live up to the hype on their surprisingly versatile debut album, The Overload Read more »| 18 Jan 2022
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AlbumsYears & Years – Night Call
Olly Alexander's first solo release as Years & Years, Night Call too often leans into pop music clichés and feels disappointingly dated Read more »| 18 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsFickle Friends – Are We Gonna Be Alright?
The Brighton band’s second LP is a retro rewind to a party you won’t want to forget Read more »| 11 Jan 2022 -
EpVLURE – Euphoria
VLURE embrace a more electronic sound on their debut EP Euphoria, and it presents an interesting new direction for the Glasgow-based five-piece Read more »| 11 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsBlood Red Shoes – Ghosts On Tape
Ever the musical misfits, Blood Red Shoes’ righteous spirit remains, even if their sound is a shape-shifting entity Read more »| 10 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsBonobo – Fragments
Bonobo cranks up the club beats in his latest foray into wistful, cathartic electronica Read more »| 10 Jan 2022 -
AlbumsArca – Kick ii - iiiii
The transgressive icon wraps up her Kick quintet in typically enigmatic style with some highly collaborative and enormously creative new sounds Read more »| 03 Dec 2021 -
AlbumsLaura-Mary Carter – Town Called Nothing
Town Called Nothing is a slick, assured solo mini-album from one half of Blood Red Shoes Read more »| 02 Dec 2021 -
AlbumsConverge and Chelsea Wolfe – Bloodmoon: I
On Converge's tenth studio album, the band enlist goth-rock artist Chelsea Wolfe to create a record unlike anything they've produced before Read more »| 17 Nov 2021 -
AlbumsDamon Albarn – The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
Inspired by Iceland's otherworldly landscapes, Damon Albarn's new album is an arresting blend of ecopoetics and meditations on grief Read more »| 09 Nov 2021