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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Singles
Mystery Jets - Diamonds In The Dark
A triumphant and classic pop song. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Singles
Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On
It's just a song about awkward drunken shags Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
Steve Turner and his Bad Ideas - New Wave Punk Asshole
The (slightly disappointing) return of a real rock monster Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
The Hot Puppies - Under The Crooked Moon
Shamelessly pilfering from an era of Shed 7 and Sleeper Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
Seth Lakeman - Freedom Fields
awfully like a soundtrack to a Devon-based Hollywood amalgam of 'Braveheart' and Monty Python's 'The Holy Grail' Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Sergeant Buzfuz - The Jewelled Carriageway
Amongst the neo-folk revolution, it's good to hear a group who have not lost sight of playing songs you can sing along to. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Singles
The Dykeenies - New Ideas/Will It Happen Tonight?
Repeating ""I've got so many new ideas"" over essentially old ideas, doesn't really count as a 'new idea' - so where are they lads? Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Comets On Fire - Avatar
Iggy Stooge is riding this comet, crashing through London streets in search of lost madcap Syd Barret, rest in peace Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Honey for Christ - The Darkest Pinnacle of Light
After a few more shows playing this stuff, Honey for Christ should be unstoppable Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
Razorlight - Razorlight
Razorlight return with another album packed with paeans to being a cool rockstar. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Albums
Scream Club - Don't Bite Your Sister
A glamour-punk Buffalo Girl, Cindy's lyrics emphasise self-respect and sexual confidence Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Singles
Rumble Strips - Hate Me/Girls & Weather (Transgressive) **** (ALEX _ THIS IS AN OLD SINGLE BURY IT PLEASE) ****
a fun fest of sax Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Singles
The Basement - I Just Caught A Face
yee-ha! Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Singles
The Futureheads - Worry About it Later
The Heads' second single from News and Tributes is actually rather good Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Singles
The Hedrons - Be My Friend
only teasing with this first single Read more »| 14 Aug 2006