Pitchfork

10/09/2025

A blockbuster event that synthesizes all of his impulses—good and bad—into a dizzying, inspired, vibes-driven, 30-track flood of everything

Read Alphonse Pierre’s review of the album.

10/09/2025

A world away from his band’s ecstatic classic rock, the Geese frontman’s solo debut frames his woozy baritone with a careful juxtaposition of casual virtuosity and soul-scouring catharsis

Read Walden Green’s review of the album.

10/09/2025

In assembling this list, we emphasized rapping as a craft—not one that has been stripped from its musical context, but rather an act of constant reinvention

We rank the most essential and influential albums of this quintessentially American art form.

10/08/2025

"Sometimes you don’t want to be vulnerable about certain things with the public, because I don’t trust them enough"

And then there were three. Forged in the crucible of loss, tension, and a cold New York winter, the trio’s sixth record, Double Infinity, became rangy, loose, and eerily calming. Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia talk about how staying messy and honest is the only path forward.

10/08/2025

When the Pawn isn’t a carefully constructed self-portrait so much as an aura-photo that captured a snarled psyche untangling itself with a fine-tooth comb

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 Fiona Apple’s second album, full of diamond-sharp writing that mines the depths of her psyche and emotion.

10/08/2025

The Beatles biopics have found their Linda McCartney: Little Women and Lady Bird actress Saoirse Ronan.

She’ll star opposite Paul Mescal as Macca in the four-part film series

10/08/2025

Pool Kids share Perfect 10s from Phoenix, Cheap Trick, and more

10/08/2025

Pool Kids cram hooks, angst, rumination, and studio wizardry into its debut album for Epitaph, with denser, darker songs that still make space for irreverence

Read Hannah Jocelyn’s review of the album.

10/08/2025

Taylor Swift is the Titan submersible implosion of music journalism—or a series of them, or one endless sustained ultrabuzz spectacle—driving a rapturous surge of media coverage by churning out so much material

Rabbit Holed is Kieran Press-Reynolds’ weekly column exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture, separating sh*tpost genius from sh*tpassé lameness. This week, in the wake of The Life of a Showgirl, they plunge into the depths of Taylor Swift fandom.

10/08/2025

The Life of a Showgirl is the fastest-selling-and-streaming album of the modern era

Swift’s new album surpasses Adele’s 25 with 3.5 million equivalent unit sales, and nears the record for actual copies sold

10/08/2025

Geese featuring baby

Cameron Winter contentds with a baby in the Getting Killed visual, directed by Milo Hume

10/08/2025

New Gorillaz song “The Manifesto,” featuring Argentine rapper Trueno and late D12 member Proof, is a wild ride

The Argentine rapper and a posthumous verse from the late D12 member appear on the latest single from The Mountain