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 Houston rapper’s 2002 album, where stoner logic and slacker humor becomes a timeless look into the psyche of the everyman.
In 1984, a teenaged sibling duo in Birmingham, England recorded their unique, Urdu-language take on synth pop. The first release from the Discostan label celebrates a lost classic of new wave.
Equipped with whirlpooling guitars and a newfound supply of silvery electronics, the South London band chronicles anxiety and ennui in songs full of spine-tingling dissonance.
Two Latin-trap stars join forces for a slickly produced and familiar-sounding Watch the Throne-style joint album.
Singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman talks about confronting the emotional fallout of looming environmental disaster on her new album, Ignorance.
By publicly identifying and discussing unlicensed samples, hip-hop fans on websites like WhoSampled and YouTube may be unwittingly putting their favorite producers at risk.
Sam Smith breaks down some of their favorite vocal performances in this episode of “Under the Influences”
Melding disco extravagance with Old Hollywood glamour, the Los Angeles duo’s lush, shape-shifting glam rock transcends pastiche with theatrical flair.
In a pair of electroacoustic radio operas, the American composer addresses the horrors of the Middle Passage and the moral equivocations of the contemporary church.
On her second album, the 24-year-old solo guitarist’s unique style finds inspiration from unexpected places and sounds untethered to any tradition whatsoever.
The Queens legend tests out an unwieldy rap-rock hybrid with a few promising moments that will test even his most devoted followers.