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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AlbumsMongrel - Better Than Heavy
There's a damning amount of empty political posturing on this album. As insightful as Hard-Fi about our country's social and political failings, this is a pe... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsThe Long Lost - The Long Lost
The romantic ideals that hippies espouse are often more appealing than hippies themselves; free love and flower power all sound fine in principle, but they'r... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsThe Smoking Rolo Sideshow - Mucho Mojo Baby
With a fluctuating array of contributors and an eclectic melting-pot approach to songwriting, The Smoking Rolo Sideshow appear to be vying for the in-demand ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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De Rosa - Prevention
The Lanarkshire lads are comfortable where they are, no longer subservient to ‘obvious single’ pretensions. Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
EpLindsay Sugden & The Storm - Lindsay Sugden & The Storm EP
At times rattly and percussive, at others, delicate and intricate - and that only accounts for Lindsay Sugden’s guitar playing which blends distinctly ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
EpThe Second Hand Marching Band - A Dance To Half Death EP
Considering their vast ranks include members of Danananaykroyd, How To Swim, Eagleowl, Q Without U, The Just Joans and a dozen or so others, The Second Hand ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009
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Albums
The Anti Karoshi - Crushed Neocons
Though clearly not fans of overwork (that's your homework - look up the name) The Anti Karoshi provide an excellent example of a minimal line-up making a den... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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These Are Powers - All Aboard Future
All Aboard Future, the latest from These Are Powers, is a good electro-noise-pop record, but is ultimately a tale of two halves. The nine-track LP recalls, a... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream
Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau have joined forces to become electropop duo Empire of the Sun. Walking On A Dream, their debut,... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Singles
Le Reno Amps - Outlaws
Le Reno Amps understand the science of putting a song together. Where to put breaks in, where guitar solos work best - they seem to possess an instinct of ho... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Albums
Alyth McCormack - People Like Me
If you’re a fan of Kate Rusby’s music but find her quintessential Englishness just a tad cloying, then look no further than Alyth McCormack. This... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Pete Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
Pete Doherty and Michael Jackson have one thing in common: it's very hard to disentangle both individuals from the music they are promoting. Both men have tu... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Yahweh - Tug of Love
Yahweh’s first release - performed and recorded solely by Lewis Cook - suffers from that which plagues so many other bedroom performers: the curse of t... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Singles
The Dead Class - The Loneliest Man In The World
The Dead Class courted minor controversy when their last single was removed from online retailers after legal advisors suggested its subject matter - teenage... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Singles
Threatmantics - Little Bird
Threatmantics pride themselves on their unorthodox line-up, with a viola taking the place of lead guitar and their drummer doubling up on keyboard. With just... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009