9 November 2026
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Second studio album of pop rock from the Welsh quartet
6.4
Buy this album and turn your happiness all the way up to 11 Read Review
It's straightforward rock'n'roll and it's done with irresistible vim and contagious melody. Print edition only
Amid all its big, primal energy there are enough ideas to suggest the fans' early faith is justified. Print edition only
No-nonsense indie-rock with an anthemic touch Read Review
When these boys get the chance to write in tandem with Bond, the sky's the limit Read Review
Leaves you wanting more; there are real touches of magic laced throughout that make you think they have unfulfilled potential Read Review
This album feels like it’s trying too hard to get me to sing along, to partake in transforming its songs into soccer field-sized anthems Read Review
For a band hellbent on world domination, Catfish & The Bottlemen appear strangely at ease with just being good Read Review
They know how to follow a blueprint without missing a beat Read Review
Populist swagger and gruff sentimentality predominate, delivered by an old-fashioned guitar band with punchy riffs and yowling vocals Read Review
There is little original here. But McCann has his moments Read Review
Catfish and the Bottlemen have made a record that will sell, but not one that will linger Read Review
A gutsy and riff-centric, gallery pleasing alt/garage-rock hybrid. Print edition only
Crushingly prosaic indie rock Read Review
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Catfish and the Bottlemen: The Ride
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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