10 November 2026
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Experimental electro-pop on the debut album from electronica duo Adem Ilhan and Johnny Lynch (The Pictish Trail)
7.2
Time will tell whether this is a full-blown glittery gear-change or just a beautiful one-off, but, either way, Silver Columns have built themselves a towering edifice indeed Read Review
There are no dull moments here, and almost every second offers something unique or catchy Read Review
It's best to forget Silver Columns' respective CVs and enjoy Yes And Dance for what it is: a giddy, carefree rush of electro-pop Read Review
A glorious curveball of a record. Print edition only
Loaded with bold, wholehearted dance-floor pop that embraces Kraftwerk, Hot Chip, Underworld, Bronski Beat, Erasure and Homework-era Daft Punk Read Review
The record feels complete, as full and as rewarding as anything issued by Hot Chip, the band Silver Columns have been most widely compared to Read Review
Demonstrate[s] Silver Columns as expert alchemists in the art of experimental pop Read Review
A very British take on retro-packed dance floor rhythms, and as such, is as quirky as it is listenable Read Review
Subscribes to the Hot Chip dictum of brainy electro-pop with a heart of gold Read Review
It’s a perfectly pleasant way to spend half an hour but, really, if you need to hear something akin to Bronski Beat then just stick on some Bronski Beat and be done with it Read Review
The obvious comparison is to Hot Chip – Silver Columns also mix hypnotic backing tracks with plaintive vocals to gently beguiling effect Read Review
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Silver Columns: Yes And Dance
Django Django Doveland
Django Django would appear to have refreshed their approach and challenged themselves to try out previously unconsidered melodic avenues The Arts Desk
Print edition only Uncut
Gilla Band Pugnello
Somewhere amidst the anarchy of Pugnello, there are gems waiting to be found. Unearthing them is well worth your time Still Listening
Greg Freeman All Set The Bone
Existentialism has a sound (and it’s hard to ignore) with Greg Freeman’s introspective All Set The Bone Still Listening
U2 Carnaval de Luz
Carnaval De Luz finds U2 50 years after their formation with the same four members and the same desire to shake things up. The album provides a convincing answer to the question of why they keep doing what they do XS Noize
Fontaines D.C. Dopamine Chamber
Fontaines D.C. push deeper into synthetic territory on Dopamine Chamber, balancing stadium-sized melodies with restless experimentation and darker texture Record Collector
They sound ambitious and engaged in their 50th year, swinging for the fences and hitting more targets than not. There’s still some gas in the tank Record Collector
La Roux Old Flames
Print edition only Record Collector
Back with her first new music in six years, La Roux's new sound explores facets of R'n'B and Europop to varying degrees of success The Skinny
La Roux turns to 90s R&B on a fourth album shaped by the end of a 17-year relationship, finding room for new beginnings beneath its layered production Still Listening
Print edition only Rolling Stone UK
Devastating moments are dressed up with warm production and kinetic 00s R&B in the now quiff-less singer’s grownup fourth album The Guardian
Elly Jackson returns with heartfelt pop songs about breaking up, resentment, vulnerability and all that entails musicOMH
Ditching erratic experimentation for an ambient concept, the indie shapeshifters' sixth album is their most coherent in years musicOMH
Doveland sounds less like a reduction of Django Django’s musical vocabulary than a more relaxed demonstration of how much they possess PopMatters
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways