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Shiver
By Gio Santiago GENRE: ElectronicLABEL: MuteREVIEWED: March 10, 2023Karin Dreijer is at their most horny and desperate on this Radical Romantics highlight. Reverberating through Fever Ray’s “Shiver” are four pleading words: “Just a little touch.” An urgent dispatch from the center of our touch-deprivation crisis—not a minor predicament, but an “epidemic of skin hunger,” experts […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Borderless Brilliance
Paying tribute to the visionary Yellow Magic Orchestra member and Oscar-winning composer, who died last month at 71 from cancer By Simon Reynolds April 2, 2023 Most people would identify Düsseldorf, Germany, or Detroit—hometowns of Kraftwerk and Cybotron, respectively—as the birthplace of techno. Some might make a case for Sheffield, England, and its scions the Human […]
Kara Jackson’s Mournful, Joyful, Unapologetic Guitar-Ass Music
In this Rising interview, the singer-songwriter talks about flying in the face of racism, why it’s good to be petty, and her artfully honest debut album.By Britt Julious Photography by Christian K. Lee On Kara Jackson’s humbly epic song “no fun/party,” she mixes piercing personal reflections with writerly metaphors involving elephant tusks and dancing dragons, […]
“Blurred Lines,” Harbinger of Doom
How Robin Thicke, Pharrell, and T.I.’s cursed megahit predicted everything bad about the past decade in pop culture By Jayson Greene March 29, 2023 “Blurred Lines” wasn’t supposed to be a meaningful song. It was, by design, a trifle: Pharrell, in imperial-superstar mode, goofing off with the white soul singer and textbook sex idiot Robin Thicke and tossing in […]
Supergroup Therapy With Boygenius’ Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker
The trio talk about zodiac signs, friendship, the scourge of “sad girl” indie rock, and their debut album in this episode of The Pitchfork Review. By Pitchfork March 30, 2023 Our weekly podcast includes in-depth analysis of the new records we find extraordinary, exciting, and just plain terrible, as well as interviews with some of our favorite artists. This […]
In Pieces
Chlöe 2023 By Heven Haile GENRE: Pop/R&BLABEL: Parkwood Entertainment / ColumbiaREVIEWED: March 31, 2023Beyoncé protégé Chloe Bailey is a generational talent, but the generic songwriting and chemistry-free features on her solo debut don’t make the case. We’re well acquainted with Chloe x Halle—“gospel-raised,” genre-bending wunderkinds who didn’t utter a curse word until their second studio album, 2020’s Ungodly Hour. […]
The Record
Boygenius 2023 By Cat Zhang GENRE: RockLABEL: InterscopeREVIEWED: March 31, 2023Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus devote their debut record to their singular bond. Each amplifies the other’s songwriting, enriches the detail, and heightens the emotion. The steadfast devotion between the women of Boygenius is a subject worthy of a dog-eared literary classic, one that’s passed […]
The Price of Progress
The Hold Steady By Stephen M. Deusner GENRE: RockLABEL: Positive Jams / Thirty TigersREVIEWED: April 1, 2023The Brooklyn band’s ninth album is vivid and weird: a celebration of second winds, unlikely comebacks, and undying rock’n’roll dreams. You can almost picture Skippers, the stripmall bar that serves as the setting for “Carlos Is Crying,” off the Hold […]
The Exploding Hearts’ Guitar Romantic Gets Expanded and Remastered Reissue
Hear the late King Louie Bankston’s mix of “I’m a Pretender,” which is among the collection’s previously unreleased material By Evan Minsker March 31, 2023 The Exploding Hearts’ power pop classic Guitar Romantic is being reissued for its 20th anniversary. Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) is out May 26 via Third Man. The reissue features previously unreleased material, including an unheard […]