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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SinglesLand Of Talk - Young Bridge
Young Bridge is a standard indie pop tune, closer to The Cardigans than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Albums
Santogold - Santogold
Santogold is no M.I.A. copycat, according to Ally Brown Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
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Bloco Electro - Global Beatbox Part 1
An album full of solid electro beats Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
SinglesSkibunny - Remote Control
The synth pads give the song an open, explorative and atmospheric feel, and it's these elements that all contribute to the supremely lush sound of this record Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
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Mindless Self Indulgence - If
Raw energy pulses through the veins of every track Read more »| 15 May 2008 -
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Cazals- What Of Our Future
Next to the likes of Digitalism and Klaxons, Cazals appear incongruous to the rest of the roster Read more »| 15 May 2008
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Singles
The Thirst - Sail Away
Most single releases tend to be overly-complicated (the original record having bajillions of remixes tacked on to fill up space), but The Thirst, much like ... Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
AlbumsVarious Artists - Godskitchen Underground
From the opening shimmering synths of Robert M’s Only You, this compilation of trance-inflected dirty electro will immediately transport any house fan ... Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Singles
Plantlife - Love Toy
Given his penchant for naughty electrofunk pop it is perhaps unsurprisingly main man Jack Splash has recently been on production duties for other naughty electrofunk pop-types Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Albums
V/A - Sub Club 20 Years Underground
As the club moves into a new era, this double CD looks back at the last twenty years Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Singles
Beat Six - When the Chemicals Ignite
Passion reigned in by style Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Singles
Born Ruffians - I Need A Life
Whether or not this is salvageable is up for debate Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
Albums
Atomic Hooligan - Sex Drugs And Blah Blah Blah
It’s a relentless rollercoaster of stonking basslines, irresistible beats and distorted loud noises, from album opener and future anthem Dirty, to the hands-in-the-air rush of final track Too Late To Be Afraid Read more »| 10 May 2008 -
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Near the Parenthesis - Of Soft Construction
The perfect post-modern dinner party soundtrack Read more »| 10 May 2008 -
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Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - Moving With The Shakers
Joey Negro serves up a more organic, boogie-driven, disco-funk concoction here Read more »| 05 May 2008