Here are the 10 tracks we counted down on this week's final installment of the Pitchfork Top 10, which aired each week in January on Beats 1. Check out last weekend's list here.
10. Tourist: "To Have You Back"
Tourist is the alias of London producer William Phillips. He co-wrote Sam Smith's hit song "Stay With Me," and was one of the winners of the 2015 Grammy for Song of the Year. A friend of Disclosure, Tourist is looking to make the same sort of impact with a pop-electronic crossover. "To Have You Back" is both club-ready and measured.
9. Mikael Seifu: "How to Save a Life (Vector of Eternity)"
Addis Ababa-based producer Mikael Seifu splices together Western electronic elements and the folk sounds of his native Ethiopia to create his unique music. On "How to Save a Life (Vector of Eternity)," from his upcoming Zelalem EP, Seifu builds a hyperactive melody from across the globe.
8. Fatima Al Qadiri: "Battery"
When she's not releasing solo music, Fatima Al Qadiri is a part of the future-looking electronic R&B outfit Future Brown. On her upcoming album Brute, she will explore concepts like militarized police forces, global protest movements, and the breakdown of Western democracy. On the record's lead single, she uses heavy blown-out bass, mimicking the ruthless force of the album title.
7. Tinashe: "Energy" [ft. Juicy J]
Calling this song "Energy" with production from trap wizard Mike WiLL Made-It and a guest verse from a typically hyper Juicy J is actually quite misleading. Tinashe's new song is, in fact, incredibly subdued. The singer's upcoming album Joyride will look to continue the trend and balance her mega-pop abilities with calmer, more intimate tracks.
6. DIIV: "Is the Is Are"
Despite being the title track, "Is the Is Are" was the last song DIIV recorded for their new album. In a recent interview with Pitchfork, frontman Zachary Cole Smith explained that the song is intended to be both upbeat and disorienting, and he accomplishes both with an unrelenting drum kick and swirling melody.
5. Mr. Fingers: "Qwazars"
Legendary Chicago house DJ Larry Heard is reviving his classic Mr. Fingers moniker for a new EP, out in February. With its cosmic name, "Qwazars" sounds like it comes from another planet, if not another galaxy. After going over a decade without any activity under the name, Mr. Fingers sounds as fresh as ever in 2016.
4. Iggy Pop: "Gardenia"
Iggy Pop recruited a bit of a supergroup for his new album Post Pop Depression. Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme produced the record, the band's Dean Fertita plays guitar and keyboards, and Arctic Monkeys' drummer Matt Helders mans the kit. Iggy may not have the same voice as he did in his youth, but age has just added to his menace. The punk legend sounds rejuvenated with the young musicians around him, singing of a mysterious woman of the night.
3. The Range: "Florida"
James Hinton, aka the Range, scoured YouTube videos for the vocal samples on his new album Potential. On "Florida," he brings a hopeful cover of Ariana Grande's "You'll Never Know" to its full, well, potential. With steel drums and rattling hi-hats, he fills the song with emotions it never could've achieved on its own.
2. PJ Harvey: "The Wheel"
Since 2011's Let England Shake, PJ Harvey has traveled the world, held museum exhibitions, and written poetry. Five years later, she will finally release her new album, The Hope Six Demolition Project. Ever the rock'n'roller, Harvey sings of tragically lost children over honking saxophone, handclaps, and guitars. It's a certain mission statement from a veteran artist who's spent plenty of time determining exactly what she wants to say.
1. Chelsea Wolfe: "I Love You All the Time"
Following the November 13 terrorist attacks at Le Bataclan in Paris, Eagles of Death Metal have asked artists to cover their Zipper Down song "I Love You All the Time." The initiative is part of the Sweet Stuff Foundation's "Play It Forward" campaign, which is aiding victims of the attacks. Following Florence and the Machine, Savages, My Morning Jacket, and Kings of Leon, among others, Chelsea Wolfe has shared her take on the song. Wolfe sings ethereally and melancholically, a fitting tribute to those still bewildered and saddened by the tragic events. Still, hope will forever remain.