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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AlbumsFLO – Access All Areas
FLO’s long-heralded debut record entertains while writing a single song 16 ways Read more »| 13 Dec 2024 -
AlbumsKim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
Kim Deal, the guitarist and vocalist of trailblazing bands like Pixies and The Breeders, goes it alone on her debut solo album Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsJoan Armatrading – How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean
Joan Armatrading returns with an edgy, dance-til-you-drop album that is sure to satisfy diehard fans and newcomers alike Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsShuna Lovelle – Disappointment Is My Expectation
Edinburgh singer-songwriter Shuna Lovelle offers an exciting glimpse into her musical world on her promising debut EP Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsWarmduscher – Too Cold To Hold
Warmduscher’s latest album oozes with variety, talented musicianship and their inimitably endearing weirdness Read more »| 15 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsElori Saxl – Earth Focus
Ambient composer Elori Saxl returns with an album that aims to foster harmony between technology and nature Read more »| 12 Nov 2024
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AlbumsMichael Kiwanuka – Small Changes
Michael Kiwanuka's fourth album, Small Changes, is a boundless effort that, while revelling in its musical referents stands tall, ceaselessly, beside them Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
Albumskitti – Somethin' In the Water
On Somethin' In the Water, Glasgow neo-jazz artist kitti offers sinuous and glistening reflections on love and the self Read more »| 11 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsFazerdaze – Soft Power
Soft Power shows artistic progression from Amelia Murray as Fazerdaze, with occasional sleepy songwriting its only let down Read more »| 11 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsMan/Woman/Chainsaw – Eazy Peazy
Eazy Peazy solidifies Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s place as a band to watch as they continue refining their transition from live show to the recording studio Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
AlbumsW.H. Lung – Every Inch of Earth Pulsates
Manchester's best-kept secret, W.H. Lung, deliver a visceral, urgent third album in Every Inch of Earth Pulsates Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
AlbumsLanny – bliss!! bliss! bliss
On their debut solo record, Lanny rips up the power-pop playbook – bliss!! bliss! bliss is the optimal lo-fi manual for coping in the modern age Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
AlbumsMount Eerie – Night Palace
On Night Palace, Phil Elverum continues to muddy the idea of a musical identity, sounding closer to work he's released as The Microphones Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
AlbumsThe Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Perennial gloomsters The Cure are back to their majestic, melancholy best on Songs of a Lost World, their first album in 16 years Read more »| 29 Oct 2024 -
AlbumsMerope – Véjula
The latest from Lithuanian folk duo Merope is a masterful melding of gorgeous pastorals and the mysterious Read more »| 28 Oct 2024