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- Anita Baker
Rapture
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 Anita Baker’s timeless 1986 album, a slow-burning and symphonic piece of quiet storm R&B that floods every sense.
- Bobby Womack
The Poet / The Poet II
This latest reissue from the legendary soul singer features some of the greatest love songs ever made. It also reminds us of a tall and tarnished legacy left behind.
- Lana Del Rey
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey’s sixth album dials back the grandiosity in favor of smaller, more intimate moments. It carries a roaming spirit of folk and Americana without losing the romantic melodrama of her best work.
- Benny the Butcher
- Harry Fraud
The Plugs I Met 2
On his latest nine-track triumph, the Griselda star finds an easy chemistry with Harry Fraud, whose syrupy samples lend poignancy to these stories of hustling and survivor’s remorse.
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Cassandra Jenkins’ Hypnotic Folk Music Turns Everyday Moments Into Monuments
In this Rising interview, the New York singer-songwriter talks about making art out of interactions with strangers and how her experiences with the late indie legend David Berman inspired her brilliant new album.
The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop
Boosted by the YouTube recommendations algorithm, and now TikTok memes, an American-influenced strain of vintage Japanese music has become a perennial cult hit online. The trend says more about Western perceptions of the East than the other way around.
Driven by Sound: Part II | Featuring Madlib & Kaytranada
In the second episode of a two-part documentary, producers Madlib and Kaytranada learn more about the installation of the custom in-dash record player in the Lexus IS Wax. Madlib then takes the Lexus IS Wax Edition for a spin to premiere his and Kaytranada’s exclusive double-sided single. Produced by Pitchfork with Lexus.
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