10 November 2026
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A cosmic collaboration between two masters of the soundscape.
6.3
Print edition only
Both Floyd aficionados and early-'90s bong jockeys will find points of reference here. Print edition only
Challenging, but also warm, lush and reassuringly ambient. Print edition only
I was a bit nervous that it might miss the mark and disappoint. Happy to say, it does not. It is superb. Read Review
Metallic Spheres is chill-out to a “t” Read Review
What starts off as being a rather dodgy idea on paper does in fact impress and as you get lost in the dreamy keyboards and brilliant guitar lines it's clear this prog collaboration most definitely deserves your attention Read Review
Switch on a lava lamp, plump up some cushions and drift along to their soothing grooves Read Review
The most focused and listenable Orb album in years Read Review
Gilmour's main influence seems to be to hold Patterson's worst excesses in check Read Review
There’s plenty worth exploring beneath Metallic Spheres’ shiny exterior Read Review
As is the case with many big league collaborations, it doesn’t feel like either party brought their best game to the project Read Review
Classic ambient house, dated trip-hop, thundering drum loops, weird dub, even down-home picking Read Review
It’s not so much that either artist’s contribution destroys the work, more that it never really forms in the first place Read Review
It's pleasant enough, recalling the work of Krautrock psych-rock synthesists Harmonia, but somewhat lacking in momentum Read Review
Disappointingly lacking hooks to retain the attention Read Review
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The Orb feat. David Gilmour: Metallic Spheres
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
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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
