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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AlbumsHoly Fuck – Deleter
The Canadian quartet deliver a modern day electro masterclass with their fourth album Read more »| 14 Jan 2020 -
AlbumsField Music – Making a New World
It ain't half pop, mum. Field Music look back in style – but even further back with the concept – on their seventh album of kinder, gentler music Read more »| 10 Jan 2020 -
AlbumsGeorgia – Seeking Thrills
Georgia's new album is filled to the brim with dance touchstones, but with a polished pop sheen Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
AlbumsThree Days from Retirement – Empty Chinese Cities
Edinburgh band Three Days from Retirement return with a post-rock journey that fits well alongside other records of its genre Read more »| 13 Dec 2019 -
AlbumsLung Dart – Slouching Towards Meridian
Lung Dart's Slouching Towards Meridian contains moments of beauty; they’re just often a bit too fleeting Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsCloth – Cloth
Glasgow trio Cloth's moody debut is assured and offers a glimpse at an even more exciting future Read more »| 13 Nov 2019
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AlbumsBonnie 'Prince' Billy – I Made a Place
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy returns with his first album of original material in eight years, and it's a typically idiosyncratic, at-times aggressively upbeat, collection Read more »| 13 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsJeffrey Lewis & The Voltage – Bad Wiring
Bad Wiring is an electrifying addition to the Jeffrey Lewis canon, and possibly his best studio album yet Read more »| 13 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsLeif Vollebekk – New Ways
Leif Vollebekk's latest album New Ways is perfectly packaged and well-delivered, but fails to see Vollebekk break out of his easy-listening niche Read more »| 12 Nov 2019 -
EpTNGHT – II
II bears the same restrained energy and cheek of TNGHT, yanked right up to date by a pair of plugged-in beatmakers Read more »| 12 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsThe Ninth Wave – Infancy Part 2
Concluding their audaciously-released debut album in triumphant fashion, Part 2 of Infancy shows The Ninth Wave are here to stay Read more »| 12 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsTindersticks – No Treasure But Hope
Tindersticks' 11th album is a somewhat uneven collection of chamber pop tracks from one of the genre's mainstays Read more »| 11 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsCold War Kids – New Age Norms 1
Beyond the sweet melodies and striking instrumentals, New Age Norms 1 is a project with a message Read more »| 11 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsYoung Guv – GUV I and GUV II
Fucked Up's Ben Cook explores a different musical direction with his solo project Young Guv, as demonstrated on his two-part project Guv I and Guv II Read more »| 07 Nov 2019 -
AlbumsFKA twigs – MAGDALENE
By processing the physical and emotional pain she's experienced, FKA twigs’ new album MAGDALENE operates as a purging of all her heartbreak Read more »| 05 Nov 2019