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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AlbumsMagnetic Morning - A.M.
The result of a creative mind-meld between Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) and Sam Fogarino (Interpol), Magnetic Morning’s debut arrives with a whisper wh... Read more »| 11 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsGoes Cube - Another Day Has Passed
This thunderous three-piece from NYC are keen to play up their lack of concern for image, industry parties and becoming players on the Big Apple scene. True ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Laroca - Valley of the Bears
Laroca claim to make music like nothing you’ve heard before, which isn’t strictly true. A more accurate claim would be that they make music like ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
EpDivorce - Divorce EP
Glasgow label Optimo Music unleash ten inches of pure, inky-black, tightly-wound noise with the release of Divorce's self-titled debut EP. The five-piece inc... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
Singles
Let's Tea Party - Hot Chip/Emmanuella
Double A-Side from 'pop bounce' Bristol trio. Read more »| 08 Jun 2009 -
Singles
Lissy Trullie - Self-Taught Learner
Lissy Trullie is the stage name of former model Lizzie McChesney, the face of Chloë Sevigny’s clothing line. As a front woman and vocalist, the 25... Read more »| 07 Jun 2009
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Albums
John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives - Spills and Thrills
John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives are a psychedelic garage-rock band masquerading as Memphis country-blues. Despite their own insistence that they're ... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsSunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
Sunset Rubdown’s latest LP is pertinently inscribed. The indie-rock psalms of Spencer Krug have long rested on a mythological mantel, but the Montreal ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
Singles
Golden Silvers - Arrows of Eros
With the likes of MGMT, Late of the Pier and countless others mining '80s synth-pop sounds, it was only a matter of time before a group pursued that period&r... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
Albums
We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
We Were Promised Jetpacks couldn’t have timed it better. In the post-breakthrough hiatus of Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad, indie aficionados h... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Various Artists - Johnny Cash Remixed
Before you recoil in horror at a posthumous Johnny Cash record with the word ‘remix’ attached, it’s worth remembering that an unlikely coll... Read more »| 03 Jun 2009 -
Ep
Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP
Okay, this is how EPs should be done. Five songs in fifteen minutes that serve to remind us just what a freakish talent Bradford Cox actually is. As his gorg... Read more »| 03 Jun 2009 -
Albums
Freeland - Cope™
Freeland is the live arm of Adam Freeland, a DJ who was at the forefront of the late 90s ‘nu-skool breaks’ scene. If more people had followed his... Read more »| 03 Jun 2009 -
AlbumsVarious Artists - Causes 2
Causes 2, the second in Waxploitation Records' charitable series, balances musical quality with worthy causes, making it worth your money for all the right reasons. Read more »| 03 Jun 2009 -
Ep
Withered Hand - You're Not Alone EP
After the rollicking full band sing-along of first EP Religious Songs, this second EP showcases the more reflective side of Withered Hand's Dan Willson, here... Read more »| 02 Jun 2009