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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AlbumsJames – Living in Extraordinary Times
James are back with a nineties feel on their 15th album Living in Extraordinary Times, but there's something different happening here Read more »| 03 Aug 2018 -
AlbumsHelena Hauff – Qualm
With Qualm, Helena Hauff returns to Ninja Tune channeling the spirit of The Hague’s electro scene and the bleak essence of post-Brexit industrial Britain Read more »| 03 Aug 2018 -
AlbumsAmanda Shires – To the Sunset
With a hint of Nanci Griffith and Conor Oberst, Amanda Shires is on fine form sounding nothing short of Presidential on To the Sunset Read more »| 03 Aug 2018 -
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The Gaslight Anthem @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 24 July
The Gaslight Anthem rocket through more than 20 tracks tonight including The '59 Sound in its entirety delighting the Barras' appreciative crowd Read more »| 27 Jul 2018 -
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Kathryn Joseph – From When I Wake the Want Is
On her second album, Scottish pianist and singer Kathryn Joseph continues to excel at both the light and the dark without ever being grey, and it's the constant exchange between pain and beauty that makes this album is a roaring success. Read more »| 27 Jul 2018 -
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Chuchoter – Pieces EP
Chuchoter reach far greater heights on their new EP Pieces, as their explorative electro-pop is played out to full effect Read more »| 23 Jul 2018
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AlbumsRoss From Friends – Family Portrait
When it pushes boundaries and dips its toe further into avant-garde territory, Family Portrait can be an immersive exploration of dance music Read more »| 23 Jul 2018 -
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Phantastic Ferniture – Phantastic Ferniture
No one can deny a solo artist who trades in "sad music with a guitar" the chance to let loose and have some fun, and on Phantastic Ferniture, Julia Jacklin is having it in spades Read more »| 23 Jul 2018 -
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Ovlov – TRU
While it doesn't always succeed when it comes to standing out from its peers, TRU is an impressively fleshed out record and a promising step for Ovlov Read more »| 19 Jul 2018 -
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Spare Snare – Sounds
Recorded to tape by Steve Albini at chem19 recording studio, Spare Snare's Sounds is the perfect introduction and retrospective to a band of real cultural significance Read more »| 18 Jul 2018 -
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Suicideyear – Color the Weather
Color the Weather proves that 808 cowbell trills aren't a crutch and showcases James Prudhomme's ability to adapt and refine his style in new innovative ways Read more »| 18 Jul 2018 -
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Ty Segall & White Fence – Joy
The new collaboration from the foremost disseminators of psych and garage rock is breezy and fun, but also slight and sadly filled with less exciting ideas than their previous joint project Read more »| 16 Jul 2018 -
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The Internet – Hive Mind
The Internet return with their fourth studio album Hive Mind, proving that while the world goes to shit we can still have a good time Read more »| 16 Jul 2018 -
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Lotic – Power
There is an inherent power embedded within Lotic's debut album of the same name, one that explores the conceptual recesses in vital fashion Read more »| 12 Jul 2018 -
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Smokescreens – Used To Yesterday
A faultless addition to Slumberland Records, Smokescreens' Used To Yesterday is indie pop as it should be: melodic, lyrically astute, bittersweet and catchy as hell Read more »| 11 Jul 2018