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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Albums
Andi Neate - Paper Animals
A curious but appealing mix of lullabies and laments Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - I-Spy / Call Me Ishmael
upbeat tunes and rich orchestration àla Brian Wilson Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
Larrikin Love - Downing St. Kindling
Not likely to win many friends Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
SinglesFortune Drive - My Girlfriend's An Arsonist
Doesn't he know how devious and cunning these pyromaniacs can be? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
Lorraine - Transatlantic Flight
vaguely likeable in its kitsch way Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push
KanYe Mid-West Read more »| 15 Jul 2006
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SinglesRadio 4 - Enemies Like This
the b-side is an accelerated bolt of electro rock that should have been allowed to take the lead Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
Story One - Out of Season
Sure it might be the musical equivalent of warm Tennents served in a plastic cup, but what more do you want from festival bands? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
The Automatic - Monster
already eliciting excited squealing and much curly tail wagging across the country Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
SinglesThe Fallout Trust - When We Are Gone
like it's being gurgled down the plughole with the dirty washing-up water Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
The Long Blondes - Weekend Without Make Up
...yet another export of Sheffield's ludicrously prolific music scene... Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Singles
Billy Talent - Devil in a Midnight Mass
a rash of processed guitars and a very 80s cockrock howl Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Albums
The Owsley Sunshine - Watermelon
Endlessly inventive but never conceited, these guys are heading places for sure Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Albums
Robots In Disguise - Get Rid
Rather than being their Optimus Prime, Robots In Disguise's new record feels distinctly like a washed up Decepticon. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Albums
Miss Black America - Terminal
lacks the quality to make you stick with it for more than a listen or two Read more »| 15 Jul 2006