On his second album, the Portland musician adds a little mystery to his sad-boy singer-songwriter persona, favoring abstract musings and adding subtle strangeness to otherwise tasteful arrangements.
The Chilean musician channels the spirit of classic perreo on a reggaeton album shaped by sleek hooks and guided by the twists and turns of battle rap.
The New York musician’s latest album, his first with vocals, is a gently psychedelic tour of his mind, pairing surrealistic lyrics with watery pop-ambient soundscaping.
Drawing on a cache of commercial sample CDs, Daniel Lopatin assembles an impossibly dense and transportive electronic album that takes impermanence as its inspiration.
The Crutchfield twins—accompanied by MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook—reunite for a spirited new project that plays to their strengths and embraces all the miles they’ve traveled.
With an album that doubles as an insider’s account of a tabloid divorce, the singer finds a new evolution of her signature style: Lightness isn’t a foil for irony, but a vehicle for hurt.
The L.A. beatmaker turns aggressive on his fourth album—dialing up the distortion, flooding his beats with overdriven synths, and pushing anxious moods into the red.
We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pitchfork with a full week dedicated to Sunday Reviews of great albums from 1996. Today we revisit Big Boi and André 3000’s second album, a vulnerable and virtuosic record that solidified the duo’s dynamic.
We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pitchfork with a full week dedicated to Sunday Reviews of great albums from 1996. Today we revisit the marvelous, cult-forming second album from the Scottish indie-pop group: a deceptively complex set of character studies overflowing with compassion, humor, and hooks.
We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pitchfork with a full week dedicated to Sunday Reviews of great albums from 1996. Today we revisit Aphex Twin’s fourth album under the alias, which used naive melodies and mind-bending rhythms to explore the bliss and terror of childhood.
This week we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pitchfork with a full week dedicated to Sunday Reviews of great albums from 1996. Today we revisit the dire circumstances and extraordinary chemistry that produced Aaliyah’s second LP, one of the coolest records of the ’90s.
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the ubiquitous 1984 Bob Marley compilation Legend, a woefully incomplete portrait of the Jamaican artist that, nevertheless, became legendary.
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the beautifully labyrinthian 1981 album from a prog-rock institution in search of continuous evolution.
Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we look back on a collection of Communist-era Bulgarian folk recordings that became an unlikely hit for 4AD in the 1980s.
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit a DIY gem that funneled childhood nostalgia and omnivorous taste through piles of reverb and dirt-cheap equipment to become one of the great guitar records of the 21st century.
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