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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AlbumsPortishead - Third
Third is the most frightening record you'll hear all year, infused with dread and danger at every other turn Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
AlbumsNight Noise Team - Ronde de Nuit
An effortless pop nous that may induce apoplexy with the puritanical, dour indie crowd Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Amplifico - See Heart, See Muscle
A well-refined beast, with a bit of everything Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
AlbumsBlood Red Shoes - Box Of Secrets
Overall a fine, if rather derivative, debut Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
AlbumsLadyhawk - Shots
An independently-minded masterpiece Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Jamie Lidell - Jim
Jim mostly comprises jaunty, up-beat soul-pop that'd perfectly fit on any sunny day-time radio playlist Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Ljudbilden and Piloten - One Hundred Fifty Five
Produced with an incredible ear for detail. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Be Your Own Pet! - Get Awkward
The Nashville band are still in the terrible twos stage of pop-punk development Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Pete Molinari - A Virtual Landslide
If Richard Hawley can hit the jackpot with his retro crooning, there's no reason why this musical throwback can't break through to the mainstream in a big way Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Angus & Julia Stone - A Book Like This
It is a rare, fragile and beautiful thing that these siblings have created, but be sure to whisper it; any louder and you might scare them away Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Singles
The Cribs - I'm A Realist
The Cribs have hit the ceiling Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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The High Wire - Easy
Never quite crossing over into irrational exuberance Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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The Loose Kites - The Loose Kites EP
Toe-tapping Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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The Whisky Works - In Against Your Own/Belgium
It's predictable right from the start Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Royworld - Man in the Machine
Hot on the heels of Scouting for Girls Read more »| 06 Mar 2008