There are certainly existential questions to ask about The Album in an era where the platforms-that-be are trying to steer the direction of music towards fragments of songs. But if this list is any ...

A few weeks ago, we launched the Pitchfork 2020s So Far Readers’ Poll. Thousands of readers voted on the best songs and albums of the half-decade, and here are the results. (Thanks for voting!) ...

Best song: "Auntie Diaries" Kendrick is king when it comes to releasing banger hip-hop albums, and his 2022 album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, proves that. It's a lyrical masterpiece filled with ...

Every year sees the release of thousands of albums, and only a select few manage to break through the noise to reach your ears eventually. During the pandemic lockdown, several music heads played ...

In a year that felt lodged in a stagnant fog, country music kept moving. Perhaps because there's nothing more tailor-made to pandemic times than songs that can be played on an acoustic guitar and tell ...

Every decade has its own document of music that defines the times. The ’90s was populated with alternative rock, grunge, and industrial, turning Kurt Cobain and Trent Reznor into magazine cover stars.

These are the five best thrash albums of the 2020s, according to newcomers Chained Saint. So far, it's been a great decade for thrash and we're not even halfway through it yet! Whether it's veteran ...

When Horses Would Run is a special record to behold. From the Link Ray guitar rumbles on opener “The Great American Picnic” to the closer “Oklahoma Nova Scotia”—which arrives like Neil Young and ...