Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, when story-songs like “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” clogged up the radio, the pop and especially the country charts offered up endless ideas for ...
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 ...
October 22, 2024 • We debate the pros and cons of small-town living through the music of Christian Lee Hutson, Youth Lagoon, Bartees Strange and more in our biweekly update of the year's best songs.
A handful of familiar faces help make the Top 5 of October's Top 40 Country Songs, but one famous face is missing. MGK (with Jelly Roll) has been taking "Lonely Road" to every big stage he can find.
Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...
This list is updated monthly with new “Best of the Year”–worthy songs. Whoever invented the phrase “dog days of summer” clearly never thought of 2024’s seasonal music onslaught.