9 November 2026
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Fifth official solo album from the stalwart of indie hip hop
6.6
If you consider yourself a lover of nineties rap, throw this one in ASAP Read Review
Kweli is still, lyrically and technically, one of the most agile MCs around Read Review
Doesn't demonstrate a drastic change in Kweli's style at all Read Review
Gutter Rainbows could only be smoother if it came with a signed photo of the artist propping up a Las Vegas cocktail bar in a white tuxedo Read Review
Dogged street intellectualism Read Review
While so much of modern hip-hop is characterised by crude themes and repetitive formats, Talib Kweli continues to fly the flag for the hardcore of true innovators Read Review
An enjoyable, if not wonderful, record Read Review
In terms of accessibility, he’s done better work, and this release will probably just go down as a good, but not a great Talib Kweli album Read Review
Despite limp production, Kweli is often a great presence here, and fans certainly won’t be disappointed Read Review
Hovers between a mainstream and an indie vibe, embracing neither and potentially isolating both audiences Read Review
Unabashed conscious-rap classicism, with a luscious, string-swamped soul sound and rhymes that tout the MC's left-of-center cred Read Review
Kweli still has an ear for beats, and despite some particular low points here, his lyrics were always overshadowed by his flow, which is as sharp as eve Read Review
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Talib Kweli: Gutter Rainbows
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
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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
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Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways