9 November 2026
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Collaborative project, completed in two weeks and produced by Merril Garbus, from Thao of Thao and the Get Down and solo artist Mirah
7.0
These uncannily inventive women reap the very best from the art of collaboration to create a new sound Read Review
Two artists use their divergent, but complementary, approaches to push each other out of their comfort zones and into new musical territory Read Review
Everything feels of a cohesive collaborative piece, separate from either artist's solo work, a combination that synthesizes their individual strengths to outstanding effect Read Review
It's not an especially coherent album, nor a very revealing one ... But it does sound like they're having fun Read Review
An organic album and not without its flaws Read Review
There’s not much to quibble with a full-length that breaks down to a good Thao playlist, a solid Mirah sampler, and an EP’s worth of original collaborative material Read Review
Does a good job of showcasing its contributors’ strong points while still allowing them to mesh together as an organic unit Read Review
Though they thrive on moments where sadness meets levity, and songcraft meets eccentricity, Thao & Mirah doesn’t always find them working in sync Read Review
A nice side-project for two great performers, but not as revelatory as it could have been for either of them Read Review
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Thao & Mirah: Thao & Mirah
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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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