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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AlbumsCamera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Local stalwarts Camera Obscura’s latest album title will likely elicit obvious jokes from detractors, especially with an opening line like “spend... Read more »| 07 Apr 2009 -
AlbumsThe Damned - Phantasmagoria / Anything Reappraised
Formed in 1976 The Damned (Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies, Brian James) were the first punk band to release a single (New Rose, in 1976 – o... Read more »| 07 Apr 2009 -
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54-40 - Northern Soul
54-40 have been around for 28 years, sold millions of albums in their home country Canada and wrote I Go Blind, as covered by Hootie and the Blowfish. With t... Read more »| 07 Apr 2009 -
AlbumsThe Hold Steady - A Positive Rage
“A lot of people don’t believe that rock and roll can save your soul…I don’t think any one of these people have ever seen The Hold S... Read more »| 07 Apr 2009 -
Singles
Thyrd Eye - Say Something
Seemingly stuck between trying to sound like Queens of the Stone Age or Evanescence, Thyrd Eye ultimately fail in creating a convincing cross between the two... Read more »| 07 Apr 2009 -
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Storsveit Nix Noltes - Royal Family - Divorce
Comprised of 11 Icelandic eclecticists with a fascination for music from Eastern Europe, there was little danger of Storsveit Nix Noltes churning out three-c... Read more »| 06 Apr 2009
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Singles
Wilburnsilver - Fire In Your Eyes
While some bands choose a life of experimentation, pushing their muse to its limits and sharing the eccentric results with the world, others just peek at wha... Read more »| 06 Apr 2009 -
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Papier Tigre - The Beginning And End Of Now
Having clearly been big subscribers to the Dischord rock 'n' roll newsletter, this bassless French trio put out their second album on the back of a celebrate... Read more »| 06 Apr 2009 -
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Various Artists - Jazz Canto Vol. 1
Consider the beatnik, for long a forlorn victim of parody. The archetype now evokes a derisory image of a pseudo-intellectual schmoozing in a beret and turtl... Read more »| 06 Apr 2009 -
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Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
With Depeche Mode returning to a scene so full of bands aping their sound, you could forgive them for dusting off their analogue synths in order to capture t... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Metric - Fantasies
Momentarily thrilling and unashamed guitar pop. Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want
Papercuts is a friendly San Franciscan who was raised on a California commune, but actually makes punishing death metal that would frighten Cannibal Corpse. ... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Fightstar - Be Human
Let’s address the elephant in the room – lead singer Charlie Simpson’s pre-Fightstar career has been a leaden millstone that has continuall... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Tosca - No Hassle
Anyone expecting the usual Viennese club grooves will be surprised. Tosca have made a laid-back record which highlights the pair’s easy-going ethos, he... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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King Creosote - Flick The Vs
Flick The Vs sees a snarl added to Kenny Anderson's dulcet tones, and frequent bad language spells out the fact that he's got a few things to be pissed off a... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009