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Pharrell’s Stunned Face Launched Maggie Rogers’ Career. Now What?
Maggie Rogers moved out of her NYU apartment on May 31. On June 1, a video of Pharrell Williams listening to her song “Alaska” launched her career after going—shall we say—slightly viral. As nearly two...
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The 1975’s Matt Healy on That Time Usher Mistook Him for Skrillex
Our interview series Icebreaker features artists talking about things—some strange, some amusing, some meaningful—that just might reveal their true selves. This edition features Matt Healy, frontman...
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What’s Next for ‘Nashville’? Its Stars Share a Few Ideas
For a show that’s not afraid to go deep on the music industry, “Nashville” spends curiously little time dealing with the people that actually power it: the fans. But the cast are acutely aware of how...
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8 Pitchfork Staffers Share Their Favorite Concerts of 2016 So Far
The air is thick with fog. Your ears are ringing. It’s densely crowded, and you spent way too much money on that last beer. It’s worth it, though. Nosebleeds, sweating in the middle of a pit, or...
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Frank Zappa vs. the Media: A Look at the New Documentary Eat That Question
“There might be a couple of people who think of me as a composer... an isolated minority, perhaps,” Frank Zappamused to a German journalist in 1970, in between flicks of his cigarette. “Some people...
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The Women of Blood Orange’s Freetown Sound
When Devonté “Dev” Hynes speaks most clearly, it is usually through a woman’s voice. Hynes’ debut album as Blood Orange, 2011’s Coastal Grooves, was in large part written from a female viewpoint. In...
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The Best Underground Garage Rock Albums of 2016 So Far
The Shake Appeal column is Pitchfork associate editor Evan Minsker’s excuse to listen to and write about rock’n’roll—punk, garage rock, psychedelia, budget rock, and pretty much anything else with...
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The 10 Best Mixes of June 2016
This month’s roundup of mixes tends to skirt the edges of the dance floor, when it doesn’t fall outside the disco ball’s radius entirely. Vancouver’s Khotin explores ambient vibes on his set for the...
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12 Pitchfork Staffers on Old Songs They Found and Loved This Year
We spend all day thinking about new music—it’s at the heart of what we do here at Pitchfork. But the folks who comprise our staff are, like many of our readers, huge music nerds who like to look back...
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How to Mourn an Icon: Rob Sheffield on the Brilliant David Bowie Book He...
On January 11, America awoke to a planet off its axis: David Bowie had passed away, at 69, after a long and secretive battle with cancer. But not all “Starman” superfans had been asleep when the news...
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Is 2016 Music’s Biggest Year in Decades?
Consider last weekend a microcosm of the year to date in music. Last Friday, at the Forum in L.A., Kanye West released his video for “Famous,” the Life of Pablo song responsible for reigniting his bad...
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Empress Of Dreams About Being a Spice Girl
Our interview series Icebreaker features artists talking about things—some strange, some amusing, some meaningful—that just might reveal their true selves. This edition features Los Angeles electronic...
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8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd
Six minutes into Arca’s new release Entrañas, a familiar sound cuts through the din with the force of the sky ripping open. Until that point, the Venezuelan musician had teased us with a miasmatic mix...
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9 Great Rap Mixtapes You Might Have Missed This Year
As our recent debate over the millennium's best hip-hop mixtapes rages on, it's worth remembering that listeners have been gifted some truly terrific tapes amid one of the most front-loaded years for...
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Taking Photos at Shows Is Messing With Your Memories
Here’s a fun game to play the next time you’re at a live show: As the musicians begin playing, resist the urge to pull out your phone and document the moment rather than living it. While not every...
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How Nostalgia for ‘The Adventures of Pete & Pete’ Revived Miracle Legion
Without Miracle Legion, there wouldn’t have been Polaris. Funny enough, the reverse is also true. Polaris was never a household name, except in a very specific kind of household—namely, the ones where...
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2016: A Playlist
This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival is only one week away. From July 15-17, Chicago’s Union Park will host Sufjan Stevens, Brian Wilson, Miguel, Broken Social Scene, Beach House, FKA twigs, Savages,...
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A$AP Ferg Wants to Be the Third Member of Daft Punk
Our interview series Icebreaker features artists talking about things—some strange, some amusing, some meaningful—that just might reveal their true selves. This edition features Harlem MC A$AP Ferg,...
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Bob Dylan's Return to Forest Hills: Forget Folkies vs. Rockers, It's Sinatra...
On Friday night, Bob Dylan played Queen's Forest Hills Stadium for the first time in nearly 51 years. The original show—August 28th, 1965—had been Dylan’s first since going electric at the Newport Folk...
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5 Covers of TV Theme Songs That Are Almost as Weird as St. Vincent’s ‘Golden...
This weekend, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark tweeted her cover of the classic “Golden Girls” theme song, “Thank You For Being a Friend.” To call it a cover is unfair and also maybe too generous, as the...
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