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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AlbumsFink - Distance and Time
It may be nice to think of those fly-by-night shysters as Pepsis to Fink's 'real-thing', Distance and Time just doesn't quite pass the taste challenge Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
SinglesThe New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
It's more Frank Beige than Black Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
"Attention, pay attention!" barks Dave Grohl, like a cocksure drill instructor. If 2005's In Your Honor was their Led Zep-styled lunge at bombastic, sonic co... Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
SinglesThe Dirty Dozen - October
Knee deep in the coming month's singles, Nick Mitchell pans for gold. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Thomas Truax - Like A Fallen Tree
Bizarre, unsettling beauty Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Zoey van Goey - Foxtrot Vandals
It's pretty. It's nice. It's musical cup-a-soup. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Ardentjohn - When The Time Comes
An album that whilst heavily influenced, is far from recycled Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
A musical genius traversing across the globe, devouring and cherishing all musical traditions in his path Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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The Cloud Room - The Cloud Room
It is pop at its unselfconscious best and should without doubt be at the forefront of its genre Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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The Cloud Room - The Cloud Room
If in doubt, blame Interpol Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Magik Markers - Boss
No easy ride, but filled with curiosities and wonderment for those listeners willing to be swept along with the Magik Markers' bubbling cauldron Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Thurston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy
Trees Outside The Academy sounds entirely as you'd expect it to sound Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Mother & The Addicts - Science Fiction Illustrated
Mother and his troupe of zealots are ripening deliciously... Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Singles
Smashing Pumpkins - That's the Way
Corgan would have done well to eject this into his colossal skip of wonky rarities Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Gallows - In the Belly of a Shark
If the big-wigs at Warner say heavy is in, heavy is fucking in Read more »| 08 Sep 2007