The Brooklyn singer-songwriter’s second solo album brings the haze of a previous life into focus, making a methodical survey of the vagaries of memory.
This joint project between Madlib and drummer Karriem Riggins sounds like experimental jazz and feels like a beat tape.
Recorded over a period of just 10 hours, the future star’s breakthrough 1969 debut captured her idiosyncratic mix of soul, jazz, and folk and her singular vision as a bandleader.
Drawing on funk, Afrobeat, and spiritual tradition, two beautifully crafted albums from the elusive UK group passionately consider the entirety of the Black experience in this moment.
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Sam Smith breaks down some of their favorite vocal performances in this episode of “Under the Influences”
The third installment in McCartney’s home-recorded series is less adventurous and revelatory than its eponymous predecessors, but still contains moments of genuine wonder and weirdness.
Mike Paradinas’ groundbreaking electronic label celebrates its 25th anniversary by looking not back but forward, presenting a daring selection of footwork, braindance, and experimental beats.
On their second album this year, the hardworking Southern rockers pair The Unraveling outtakes with songs written during lockdown, taking advantage of the record’s looseness to show off their range.
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 U2’s daring 1993 album, a staggeringly weird and strangely intimate political pop experience.