9 November 2026
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Ninth full-length studio album from the London-based electronic techno duo Andy Turner and Ed Handley
6.7
For a new listener or a longtime fan, this is one of the records of the year so far and a worthy addition to a quite excellent discography Read Review
On their new record The Digging Remedy Plaid provide us with one of the most satisfying examples of the Plaid sound yet recorded Read Review
A triumphantly trippy return. Print edition only
You nearly always know what you're going to get with Plaid albums Read Review
The best IDM music takes on a life of its own, presenting as a living, breathing organism that gives life to its intention. Plaid flirt with this phenomenon regularly on ‘The Digging Remedy’ Read Review
Plaid have lost none of their creative instincts even after all these years Read Review
What's evident is the duo's zeal for absorbing and processing whatever is in their field that will help expand their creative reach Read Review
They make highly listenable melodic IDM, warm and playful. Their latest album doesn't rip up the blueprint Read Review
It may be a while yet before Plaid are able to once again make a statement with one of their releases, but there’s enough here to suggest that another left-field turn may pay dividends in the future Read Review
Plaid remain enjoyable, if a little stuck in a rut Read Review
Occasionally, they do demonstrate some bite Read Review
They remain masters of electronic mood. Print edition only
The same skipping beats, slightly ghostly melodies and skewed dance music reference points that populated their work back in the ’90s Read Review
It's not enough to dislodge a sense of complacency that feels out of step with their reputation as innovators Read Review
The contents become increasingly bland as we progress further into the album Read Review
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Plaid: The Digging Remedy
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