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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AlbumsChad VanGaalen – Light Information
As Chad VanGaalen moves into fatherhood, his latest album covers the perils of maturity as much as it does his usual points of anxiety: detachment, isolation and alienation Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
AlbumsCandice Gordon – Garden of Beasts
Somewhere between PJ Harvey, Siouxsie Sioux and Murder Ballads-era Nick Cave, Garden of Beasts is an intriguing glimpse into an emerging, distinctive voice Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
AlbumsL.A. Witch – L.A. Witch
The Californian three-piece have never sounded harder or sharper than on their self-titled debut Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
AlbumsTori Amos – Native Invader
Tori Amos's fifteenth album, Native Invader, draws on events from her own life as well as tensions across the globe Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives
Mount Kimbie's third album, Love What Survives, offers a scattergun approach to ideas, sounds and voices, and it could be their greatest record yet Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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The National – Sleep Well Beast
The National take a more electronic approach with their seventh album, Sleep Well Beast Read more »| 04 Sep 2017
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Sparks – Hippopotamus
Twenty-odd albums in, the wit and ambition that got Sparks to this point remains intact on new album Hippopotamus Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Zola Jesus – Okovi
Zola Jesus meditates on both the living and the dead on her most musically crushing record yet Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Alvvays – Antisocialites
While the self-titled debut from Canadian indie poppers Alvvays was a true summer delight back in 2014, Molly Rankin and co have definitely pushed things for... Read more »| 01 Sep 2017 -
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Soft Fangs – Fractures
John Lutkevich – aka Soft Fangs – proudly displays his alt-folk influences on Fractures, a familiar collection of autumnal sounds Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
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Dälek – Endangered Philosophies
Dälek's follow-up to 2016's Asphalt for Eden seems lacking in ideas Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
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Bicep – Bicep
Bicep's debut album is a clear front-runner for best house record of the year Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
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Crumbs – Mind Yr Manners
Leeds four-piece Crumbs' debut album is a dark, boisterous collection Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
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Girl Ray – Earl Grey
Girl Ray capture the uncertainty and intensity of adolescence on their debut album Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
AlbumsRoddy Woomble – The Deluder
Roddy Woomble has gained a reputation in his solo work for being a bit of a folkie at heart but this fourth effort, The Deluder, sees him very much influence... Read more »| 29 Aug 2017