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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AlbumsVarious Artists - Dark Was The Night
Bryce and Aaron Dessner have succeeded in curating probably the best mixtape you'll ever hear; just as the medium seemed to be in its dying throes, the pair have revived it Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsWar Child - Heroes Volume One
Charity War Child, who raise money to help children across the world afflicted by war, release fundraiser “Heroes”, released on Parlophone on February 16th. Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsLily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
Last year, a Guardian columnist turned a claim by Lily Allen's PR Company - that she was the 'Wordsworth of the MySpace generation' - into ebullient comedy f... Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
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Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night
We all like to be happy, but it’s not very rock ‘n’ roll is it? Smiling is frowned upon. Looking glum is where it’s at. No doubt Broo... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
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Kansasburns - Rip Your Heart Out EP
Second DIY EP from post-rock/hardcore Newcastle four-piece Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
SinglesState Broadcasters - Our Favourite Park
Melancholic, home-grown folk-pop Read more »| 12 Feb 2009
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Singles
Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop
Originally released last year, Don't Stop is another mash-up of rock and electronics that attempts to explore darker territory. Crammed with fat synths, dity... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
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Sergeant Buzfuz - High Slang
Buzfuz throw in gun-slinging country rhythms, anti-folk and subtle electronics Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
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Various Artists - Floored Memory... Fading Location
Floored Memory...Fading Location, a compilation from FatCat’s instrumental imprint 130701, is a musical exploration of the head. The four artists featu... Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
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Say - Multiverse
The multiverse is a hypothetical set of alternative realities in which infinite versions of the same event are played out. The theory behind it says that whe... Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
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THE MOJO FINS - THE SOUND THAT I STILL HEAR
Whatever its faults, the fact that The Sound That I Still Hear exists at all is pretty remarkable: while some bands disintegrate under the slightest pressure... Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
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The Hunches - Exit Dreams
A fuzzy, visceral racket Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsBubbleWrap Holocaust - BubbleWrap Holocaust
A peculiar catchiness found in moments of clever sloganeering and post-modern poetry Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
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Oberman Knocks - 13th Smallest
This is a very strange body of work. If you’re into those ‘file under’ comparisons, you’d better make a new category, unless you&rsqu... Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
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First Aid Kit - Drunken Trees EP
Those Swedes have got it together. Apart from weathering economic armageddon quite comfortably, they're also pumping out spine-tingling pop (The Knife), phen... Read more »| 10 Feb 2009