When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface ...

Gia Margaret’s 2023 album, Romantic Piano, opens with “Hinoki Wood,” a serene stroke of repetition and layering. A single note hums in the background, as Margaret’s piano chords form a ...

In compiling a list of the genre’s highest achievements, we considered it all, from highbrow to lo-fi, pure schlock to Hitchcock (whose “Psycho” topped our “Greatest Films” list ...

But, if you’re game to stick around and hear me out, then please see below for my picks for the 25 greatest yacht rock songs of all time. Please be advised: I am only choosing one song per artist.

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more —as voted by the readers of ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES ... 1 Weeks on chart Epic Week of October 12, 1968 click to see more Epic Decca ...

One of those songs has a lofty but familiar title: “The Greatest.” I have long dreamed of compiling an Amplifier playlist of different songs with the same name. Watching Eilish perform “The ...

Mano Sundaresan The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far From the blissfully ignorant months before the pandemic to Brat Summer, here are the greatest songs that moved culture, coined genres, and are ...

Lesh, who passed away at 84, pushed their sound to experimental heights while serving as the fiercest defender of their mission ...

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!) ...