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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AlbumsAnd What Will Be Left Of Them? - The Hi-Fi Low Life
At first listen, The Hi-Fi Low Life doesn't sound terribly inventive: this album could have been made by The Rapture or Franz Ferdinand or even Bis. But give... Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Albums
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Even though The Decemberists have been lobbed in the "folk rock" musical genre since they broke out with debut album Castaways and Cutouts nearly eight years... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
AlbumsCondo Fucks - Fuckbook
Yo La Tengo have spent the past 20-odd years making an art form out of goofing off, and this month the trio release an album of covers (their third) under th... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
AlbumsThe Parlor Mob - And You Were A Crow
They may be burning bright with desire, however, The Parlor Mob are distant copies of their still vivid latter-day heroes. Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
AlbumsShare - Pedestrian
Sometimes a record just works: songs become greater due to their collective power, and a certain atmosphere eases you into simple enjoyment. Forming around A... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
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Friska Viljor - Tour De Hearts
Hot on the heels of Ida Maria and Lykke Li come Friska Viljor with another masterclass in Swedish pop excellence. The duo’s second album draws elements... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009
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Leo Abrahams - The Grape And The Grain
Rumour has it that Brian Eno strolled into a record store and caught sight of Leo Abrahams having a strum on a new guitar - and lamented The Edge’s com... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
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Micachu and the Shapes - Jewellery
From grime mixtapes, learning difficulties and running experimental music nights while at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, it would be very easy for ... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
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Starsailor - All The Plans
Since their initial rise to fame in the barren post-Britpop landscape, Starsailor have been paddling in the rockpools of mediocrity. The group stick to their... Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Reigns - The House on the Causeway
In the right circumstances this album is seductive and atmospheric Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Beware
I'm not so sure Will Oldham is as 'Bonnie' as his alter-ego might suggest, and the murky habitat of many songs on this album seems to confirm the suspicion. ... Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
Singles
The Dirty Dozen - March, 2009
This month's dozen includes Mancunian rock, weird folk and... Dutch soul. But is any of it any good? Nick Mitchell will be the judge Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Digitonal - Silver Poetry EP
Save Your Light For Darker Days, Digitonal’s previous full-length offering, was pretty, if not exactly bristling with dynamism. The band have since set... Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Bishop Allen - Grrr...
Harvard graduates Bishop Allen release their summery second album Grrr... at just the wrong time of year. Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Anni Rossi - Rockwell
Debut album from new 4AD signing. Read more »| 03 Mar 2009