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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AlbumsAnonymous Tip - Not Your Orthodox
Twickenham punks Anonymous Tip have something to tell all you square, naïve fools. While you live your clueless lives as slaves to the system, they see ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
SinglesThe LaFontaines - Superstar
Perhaps it's because of the constant media blitzing of American hip hop, but there seems something quizzical about rap done with a central Scottish accent. P... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
SinglesColdplay - Life in Technicolor II
Unless you've only recently been unearthed, you’re already well acquainted with Coldplay. But the blunt chances are that Life in Technicolor II won&rsq... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Popular Workshop - Her Birthday
With Albini slapped all over it like a Nike badge, there's no escaping what Popular Workshop are going for on this single: danceable indie but with the alter... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
Albums
Helene - Heliotrope
Formed in 2001, London-based collective Helene's career is in danger of beginning to plateau. It's to be hoped instead that Heliotrope, their dusky beauty of... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Manu Chao - La Vida Tombola
Singles about football often show themselves to be clunking and embarrassing affairs, so Manu Chao has given himself quite a task here. Ostensibly a tribute... Read more »| 23 Jan 2009
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AlbumsFranz Ferdinand - Tonight
Despite their own denials, Franz Ferdinand make much more sense as a pop group than a rock band. With pop, they don't have to 'progress their sound' or 'add ... Read more »| 22 Jan 2009 -
Albums
Paul Goodwin - Scars
Before Everett True departed Britain for Australia, he was championing a collection of shambolic musicians who were labelled 'British anti-folk', all based i... Read more »| 19 Jan 2009 -
SinglesFranz Ferdinand - Ulysses
After a seeming eternity out of the spotlight following the artistic sideways move that was You Could Have It So Much Better, the pressure is on Franz Ferdin... Read more »| 16 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Cuddly Shark - Woody Woodpecker / Bowl Of Cherries
Elgin-bred punks deliver prime chunks of raw, spluttering rock. Read more »| 16 Jan 2009 -
Albums
Factory Records Communications 1978-1992
From the recorded travails of Ian Curtis to the indelible sense of fun that the 'Madchester' movement ushered in, Darren Carle reappraises the Factory vaults Read more »| 16 Jan 2009 -
Ep
Stroszek - Manufacturing Consent EP
So acutely retro that the astute level of observation involved on the part of the band and producers is really quite impressive Read more »| 16 Jan 2009 -
Singles
Lily Allen - The Fear
Lily Allen is back, and it seems Katy Perry’s recent “fat” comment isn’t Allen’s only fame-related grievance. “I don&rsqu... Read more »| 15 Jan 2009 -
Albums
Y'All Is Fantasy Island - Infanticidal Genuflector
Y'All Is Fantasy Island are a rock band, and Infanticidal Genuflector is a collection of experimental ambient soundscapes up to 20 minutes in length, their t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2009 -
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City Reverb - Lost City Folk
City Reverb claim they are trying to soundtrack the modern city and provide us with a sonic guide to make sense of the confusion inherent in urban living. Us... Read more »| 15 Jan 2009