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 1996 album from the hip-hop trio, a socially conscious blockbuster grounded by the realities of the immigrant experience.
A four-disc set looks back on the brief, fertile period in which the British band twisted conventional rock instrumentation into increasingly arcane shapes. They still inhabit a class of their own.
As Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney breezily enter their third decade together, they pay tribute to and put their own spin on the Mississippi blues, turning it into something that sounds supple and comforting.
The Ohio rapper’s new EP makes a compelling case for his brand of self-aware cynicism.
Skeptics like ANOHNI and Zola Jesus as well as believers like Mick Jenkins and Pussy Riot sound off on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the digital collectible game.
Armed with a handheld recorder and a reverence for environmental sounds, the Kenyan artist is carving out a unique place in electronic music.
Dua Lipa also rates Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, bagels, Bernie Sanders, and more in this episode of Over/Under.
A collection of Terre Thaemlitz’s gorgeous and thought-provoking deep-house 12"s turns a critical eye on history, identity, and club culture.
On their second album, the Brooklyn quartet sinks deeper into their dread-filled chill-out sound, but they become sharper and more focused in the process.
Rivers Cuomo’s latest is a tribute to his hair metal heroes, but it never goes all that hard.
The Japanese jazz saxophonist’s debut arrived at the intersection between traditional and unfamiliar, mannerly and chaotic. A new reissue restores it to its rightful place.