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
Gum - Seven Feeble Alibis
Seven Feeble Alibis' is occasionally as bland as the band name suggests, but thanks to vocalist Leigh Myles' impressive efforts, it reaches higher levels of excitement Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
AlbumsCosmic Rough Riders - The Stars Look Different From Down Here
Cosmic Rough Riders: happily making honey-drenched ditties since 1998. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
AlbumsBoy Kill Boy - Civilian
dealing in soaring choruses reminiscent of Ultravox and Duran Duran with melodies to satisfy any ringtone junkie Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
SinglesThe Wire Daisies - Mary Jane
ticks all the middle-of-the-road boxes Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Albums
Laura McGhee - 'Green Eyes'
Pitched somewhere between The Proclaimers and Sinead Lohan. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Singles
Kelman - The Heart Is a Useless Ally
tries to put a life of boozing and commuting on a momentary pause Read more »| 15 Jun 2006
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Albums
Every Move A Picture - Heart = Weapon
Simon Le Bon has a lot to answer for Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
AlbumsDanielson - Ships
A bewildering album that piously alternates between enchantment and confusion Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Singles
dEUS - What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love) E.P.(V2)
makes you dream about a lush August evening where cigarette-smoke streams through the window and the wine-bottles are half empty Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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The Presets - Beams
Are You The One? and the forthcoming Down, Down, Down are bound for aggressive, classic floor-molester status Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Sandi Thom - 'Smile... It Confuses People'
musically this is dull but lyrically, could bring on a sugar coma Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Albums
Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
It's Never Been Like That' leans back on sunbeams and heartaches with a striking heartfelt honesty Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Singles
Little Man Tate - What? What You Got?
...easily overshadowed by its far superior b-side... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Singles
We Are Scientists - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
Just lie back and allow them to experiment, science has never been so much fun Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Singles
The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes
...manages to harness the catchiness of avian flu, without any of that dangerous stuff. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006