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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AlbumsManu Delago – Parasol Peak
Recorded at different altitudes within the Alps, hang drum maestro Manu Delago's Parasol Peak offers a truly unique listening experience Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
AlbumsMothers – Render Another Ugly Method
The second album from Kristine Leschper’s Atlanta outfit Mothers, Render Another Ugly Method reaffirms the band’s talent for making the familiar sound so strange Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
AlbumsDarwin Deez – 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart
Indie-pop's near-cliché poster boy Darwin Deez returns with his established style of playful, happy-go-lucky electronica that walks the fine line between lovestruck sweetheart and sickeningly twee wallflower Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
AlbumsMenace Beach – Black Rainbow Sound
Black Rainbow Sound demonstrates a massive shift for Menace Beach; exuding the same visceral power and anthemic pop tunes we've come to expect but with a funky new twist Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
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Muncie Girls – Fixed Ideals
In a time of seismic change, political turmoil and rollercoaster national pride, Muncie Girls remain a much-needed constant Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
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Spring King – A Better Life
A Better Life is total fire from the get-go, offering great melody and pop lifts that you'll be singing for days Read more »| 30 Aug 2018
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The Lemon Twigs – Go To School
Go To School is musically outstanding; sincere and ridiculously entertaining, providing everything that modern-day rock has to offer Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
AlbumsIDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
While Joy as an Act of Resistance might not flow perfectly as an album, many of its songs when taken on their own raise some serious hell Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
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The Kooks – Let's Go Sunshine
The indie-rock stars prove they’ve still got it on a record that epitomises everything the four-piece have done wonderfully for over a decade Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
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s t a r g a z e perform Boards of Canada's Hi Scores @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
Berlin collective s t a r g a z e bring Boards of Canada’s Hi Scores EP to life through a live performance style that is vibrant and exhilarating to watch Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
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Oh Sees – Smote Reverser
Oh Sees' Smote Reverser is sprawling, magnificent, dangerous and fantastical; like so many great pieces of work it leaves you wanting more Read more »| 24 Aug 2018 -
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White Denim – Performance
White Denim go in hard for glam on their seventh album, but their penchant for psych is never too far from reach and Performance shimmers from end-to-end Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
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Midori Takada & Lafawndah – Le Renard Bleu
Le Renard Bleu is as eerily evocative and wonderfully playful as Midori Takada's classic work, elevated here by beautifully controlled vocals from Lafawndah Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
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Brian Campeau – Old Dog, New Tricks
Old Dog, New Tricks is a happy pop album by a songwriter who doesn't always find happiness easy – and is all the braver and more laudable for it Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
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Her's – Invitation to Her's
With Invitation to Her's, Her's have delivered a debut that suggests they’ll be continuing to craft impossibly catchy off-kilter pop for years to come Read more »| 22 Aug 2018