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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SinglesPunch & the Apostles - I'm a Hobo/Can of Beans
'1930's influenced avant-garde ska-punk swing' is not a genre that one could say was in danger of over-saturating the market, a fact that certainly works in ... Read more »| 24 Oct 2008 -
AlbumsEuros Childs - Cheer Gone
Presumably sick of the comparisons of his previous band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci to the Super Furry Animals, Welsh crooner Euros Childs has quietly dropped the ... Read more »| 24 Oct 2008 -
AlbumsDie! Die! Die! - Promises Promises
Testicle-hugging jeans? Check. Converse trainers? Check. Angular guitar riffs? Check. Punchy name? Check. Die! Die! Die! certainly know how to tick the appro... Read more »| 24 Oct 2008 -
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Jeremy Warmsley - How We Became
Jeremy Warmsley has been building quite a name for himself, with high profile support gigs with Daniel Johnson, Regina Spektor, Iron and Wine, and The Shins.... Read more »| 24 Oct 2008 -
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Peter, Bjorn and John - Seaside Rock
An undercurrent of nostalgia has always permeated the music of Swedish trio Peter, Bjorn and John. Their previous album Writer's Block (2006) positively reve... Read more »| 23 Oct 2008 -
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Tenebrous Liar - Tenebrous Liar's Last Stand
Tenebrous Liar's second album combines the lo-fi indie of Slint with the post punk misery of Joy Division to great effect Read more »| 23 Oct 2008
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AlbumsTragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees - We Rock Sweet Balls And Can Do No Wrong
Ridiculous yet tremendously well-arranged, righteous and true metal covers of Bee Gees songs Read more »| 23 Oct 2008 -
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Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid - NYC
Already? The fourth collaboration between these two in just three years? If previous efforts seemed to be a case of Hebden subsuming his own instincts so as ... Read more »| 23 Oct 2008 -
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Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu - Mystery Spot / Black January
For a maverick known for working on the fringe of several music genres (including techno, jazz, and industrial rock), and building his own instruments from s... Read more »| 23 Oct 2008 -
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The Lights - The Fair Weather Travelling Companion
It’s difficult not to be slightly worried for the safety of Birmingham quintet The Lights. They are slap bang in the middle of the road with latest EP,... Read more »| 23 Oct 2008 -
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Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
If you’re looking for a sonic documentation of schizophrenia (outside of Wesley Willis, RIP), you need look no further than Skeletal Lamping. In the mi... Read more »| 22 Oct 2008 -
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The Sontaran Experiment
A work of competent belligerence Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
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Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
As the days shorten and thoughts turn to best of year lists, Los Campesinos! pose a problem by releasing We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed mere months after the... Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
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Mt Wilson Repeater - Mt Wilson Repeater
Debut solo album from Radar Bros' Jim Putnam Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
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We Rock Like Girls Don't - Violence
Full of attitude and ready to make a point that perhaps isn’t particularly relevant anymore Read more »| 20 Oct 2008