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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AlbumsJaakko Eino Kalevi – Out of Touch
On his latest album Out of Touch, Jaakko Eino Kalevi suggests that logging off and taking time away is essential in our modern world Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
AlbumsJohn Grant – Love is Magic
Love is Magic is full of tender proclamations and acerbic bile, mania and zen, bouncing between emotional states with barely contained zest – it's an absolute joy to be along for the ride Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
AlbumsKT Tunstall – WAX
Despite having a successful career which spans almost two decades, WAX, the sixth studio album from Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall comes as something of a reinvention Read more »| 05 Oct 2018 -
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Estrons – You Say I'm Too Much, I Say You're Not Enough
While each track on Estrons' debut album stands well on its own, the songs sadly blend into one another and weigh us down over the running time Read more »| 05 Oct 2018 -
AlbumsShe Drew the Gun – Revolution of Mind
In their follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed debut Memories of Another Future, She Drew the Gun explode in a triumph of anthems dedicated to the theme of empowerment Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
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Echo & The Bunnymen – The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon
Echo & The Bunnymen return to their back catalogue on The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon to reinterpret songs and place the spotlight on different colours of familiar canvases Read more »| 04 Oct 2018
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Drenge – Autonomy EP
Drenge go back to basics and release their first EP following two standout albums, their eponymous debut and 2015's Undertow Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
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You Me At Six – VI
You Me At Six release their sixth studio album VI, a record that forces you to forget everything you ever thought about the Surrey band and see them in a brand new light Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
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Black Peaks – All That Divides
Despite giving themselves a mammoth task to try and outdo their stunning debut, Black Peaks jump the hurdle with spectacular ease across a supremely accomplished sophomore album Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
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Author & Punisher – Beastland
Industrial doom artist, Author & Punisher stays hard and heavy on his latest album, Beastland Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
AlbumsPhosphorescent – C'est La Vie
Billed as Phosphorescent's most reflective album yet, C'est La Vie features some of his most intricate arrangements to date Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
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Swearin' – Fall into the Sun
Swearin' reunite after a short time away with their best album to date. But this time they approach their usual razor-sharp riffs and pop-punk melodies with a new sense of confidence and maturity Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
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The Xcerts – Late One Night EP
Aberdeen’s pop-rock trio continue to dominate the limelight with a small selection of charmingly stripped-back, soft reinventions of some of Hold on to Your Heart's best bits Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
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Death Valley Girls – Darkness Rains
Standing at a crossroads of rock with Death Valley Girls on Darkness Rains, it's not the beastly riot that it should be Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
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Cat Power – Wanderer
Chan Marshall's first album in six years as Cat Power is her desert mystic album, firmly marking her as the elder statesperson of shattered and cracked blues Read more »| 02 Oct 2018