The Pitchfork Review
Year-End Wrap-Up: The Best Trends, Tracks, Indie Comebacks, and More
In this episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics discuss what we loved listening to this year, focusing on independent artists including Animal Collective, Sudan Archives, and Destroyer, along with newcomers like Ice Spice and Grace Ives.
The Pitchfork Review Podcast Tackles the Best and Worst Pop Music of 2022
In anticipation of our forthcoming year-end lists, our critics discuss some of our favorite albums of the year, along with the biggest disappointments and the songs we never want to hear again.
The Pitchfork Review Podcast Breaks Down New Albums by Weyes Blood and Dream Unending
Our critics discuss apocalyptic singer-songwriter Weyes Blood’s And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow and metal duo Dream Unending’s cinematic opus Song of Salvation.
The Pitchfork Review Podcast Unpacks Best New Music Albums by Alvvays and Special Interest
Our critics sing the praises of two fantastic new records, both of which are among our highest-rated this year.
The Pitchfork Review Podcast Breaks Down Björk’s Fossora
Our critics talk about all the honking bass clarinets, mushroom-inspired lyrics, and existential profundities that make up the experimental icon’s latest record.
The Pitchfork Review Podcast Tackles Taylor Swift’s Midnights
Our critics discuss the highs, lows, surprises, and disappointments of the pop superstar’s latest album.
The Pitchfork Review Podcast Takes on the 1975’s Being Funny in a Foreign Language
The new season of our podcast kicks off with an episode on the extravagant British band’s surprisingly reigned-in fifth album.
The Best and Worst of Everything Else
To cap off our year-end coverage, we’re talking about the best and worst in categories that may not merit entire lists of their own: petty lawsuits, coronavirus-era concerts, and more.
Fiona Apple’s Perfect 10
A discussion of Fiona Apple’s modern classic Fetch the Bolt Cutters, and a peek behind the curtain at Pitchfork’s 10 review.
Staff Picks: The Year in Rock and Rap
Our editors and writers discuss their favorite rock and rap albums of the year, from Yves Tumor, Jay Electronica, and more.
Afrobeats’ Global Takeover
A conversation about the captivating sounds, burgeoning industry, and increasingly global influence of West African pop music, on our podcast The Pitchfork Review.
The Great Year-End Songs Debate
Our editors take sides and debate which songs by Waxahatchee, Phoebe Bridgers, Destroyer, and more deserve inclusion in our year-end list, on our podcast The Pitchfork Review.
Request Line: How to Deal With 2020
Our recommendations of songs for easing homesickness, remembering the thrills of a live show, and teaching your children, on our podcast The Pitchfork Review.
When Music Becomes Political Protest
A conversation about the long and complex relationship between music and social justice movements, on our podcast The Pitchfork Review.
Adrianne Lenker Digs Deep
A conversation with the Big Thief songwriter about her new solo album and the music that has soundtracked her life, on our podcast The Pitchfork Review.
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100 gecs and the Mystery of Hyperpop
The everything-goes experimental pop duo discuss their favorite music and the complicated nature of genre labels, on our podcast The Pitchfork Review.