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 Bill Callahan’s masterful 1999 record as Smog, a breakup album about discovering new ways of being in the world.
On his tenth studio album, now reissued with rarities and B-sides, McCartney grappled with emotions too big to neatly fit inside a pop record.
The British band’s first new album in 29 years is a rare commodity: a comeback record that’s refreshingly free of nostalgic gestures.
The pop star’s first single recorded under quarantine attempts to find happiness amid uncertainty.
In this Rising interview, the Brooklyn-based R&B experimentalist talks about how music, spirituality, and community help her to heal.
A discussion of the late rapper’s life and influence, on the latest episode of our new podcast The Pitchfork Review
FINNEAS explores the sounds that sparked his greatest musical breakthroughs in this episode of “Critical Breakthroughs”
Heady, funny, and fearless, the Dublin band’s second album is a maudlin and manic triumph, a horror movie shot as comedy, equal parts future-shocked and handcuffed to history.
Co-produced by Wye Oak, the singer-songwriter’s new album reckons with a past of self-doubt and a present of intense uncertainty in order to shape something like a satisfying future.
The Montreal-based singer-songwriter and violinist’s music feels like an invitation to reflect. Each song recounts not just stumbling and uncertainty, but a sense of motivation.
The Purling Hiss frontman teams with Kurt Vile for a record of simple folk songs pairing blissful sounds with plainspoken sentiments.