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Electronic

Hosianna Mantra

Popol Vuh
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a 1972 meditation on faith and uncertainty by a pioneering electronic band that stepped away from its synthesizer to make it.
Rock

Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)

Frank Black
The Pixies frontman’s 1994 solo LP is a relic of an era when the music industry was flush with cash, affording even the most idiosyncratic artists the freedom to indulge their most outrageous whims.
Rap

Murder During Drug Traffic

Boldy James / RichGains
In the grim light cast by producer RichGains’ murky, distorted beats, one of Detroit’s preeminent talents shades his signature stoicism with creeping psychic torment.
Electronic

Suntub extras

ML Buch
Though not as expansive as the Danish musician’s otherworldly 2023 masterpiece, this instrumental bonus EP still offers an engrossing snapshot of her mysterious creative universe.
Rap

Dlow Curry

Bossman Dlow
Though stuffed with outlandish boasts and nonstop hustle, the Port Salerno rapper’s new album is remarkably light on its feet.
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More Reviews

  • Rap
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    Pop/R&B

    DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

    Bad Bunny
    Best New Album
    Bad Bunny synthesizes the past and present sound of Puerto Rico for an anthemic, cross-generational album. He’s a master at work to enact his vision for the future of música urbana.
  • Rock

    Perverts

    Ethel Cain
    Darker and slower than ever, the singer-songwriter’s second LP blends claustrophobic ambient textures with chilly, half-obscured songs about powerlessness, guilt, and shame.
  • Pop/R&B

    SOS Deluxe: Lana

    SZA
    Best New Album
    Fifteen diaphanous new tracks balance the ambling indie R&B of CTRL and the forthright hooks of SOS. Put these songs in their own playlist and you can proudly call Lana the third SZA album.
  • Rock

    Heavy Metal

    Cameron Winter
    Best New Album
    A world away from his band’s ecstatic classic rock, the Geese frontman’s solo debut frames his woozy baritone with a careful juxtaposition of casual virtuosity and soul-scouring catharsis.
  • Rap

    GNX

    Kendrick Lamar
    Kendrick’s glossy, hyper-local sixth album arrives after a year of unimpeachable victories. The question is, how much do you enjoy watching him take lap after lap?
  • Rap

    The Undisputed Truth

    Drakeo the Ruler
    With his sheer technical wizardry on display, the L.A. rapper’s posthumous album is a culmination of what should have been a generational talent’s early-middle period.
  • Pop/R&B

    Bird’s Eye

    Ravyn Lenae
    The singer collaborates with Dahi for a genre-blending album that experiments within and beyond R&B—always guided by her expansive, cotton-candy soft soprano.
  • Rock

    Nobody Loves You More

    Kim Deal
    Nearly four decades after becoming an indie fixture, the ex-Pixies bassist and Breeders co-founder finally releases her solo debut, revealing sides of herself we’ve never seen before.

Sunday Reviews

  • Rock

    Pop

    U2
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit U2’s ninth studio album, an unexpected—and contentious—zig-zag into sounds inspired by hip-hop and dance.
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    Pop/R&B

    Clues

    Robert Palmer
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit an idiosyncratic, funk-infused LP caught between the album-oriented 1970s and the electronic futurism of the 1980s.
  • Rock

    Solid Air

    John Martyn
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit John Martyn’s dazzling 1973 album, an astral-folk masterpiece that embodies the British songwriter’s mercurial artistry.
  • Rock

    Imperial Bedroom

    Elvis Costello / The Attractions
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the intricate pop of Elvis Costello’s seventh album, a lush, baroque, bitterly clever highlight in his catalog.
  • Pop/R&B

    Get Loose

    Evelyn “Champagne” King
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a 1982 dancefloor classic, featuring timeless production and a sparkling voice of the post-disco sound.
  • Rock

    Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a timeless classic rock album from 1975, a mournful, emotionally charged mood piece that grounded a historically cosmic band.
  • Rock

    Use Your Illusion I / Use Your Illusion II

    Guns N’ Roses
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Guns N’ Roses’ twin 1991 LPs, an indulgent and maximal dispatch from the definitive rock band at its cultural apex.
  • Rock

    Africa Must Be Free by 1983

    Hugh Mundell
    Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the impressive 1978 debut of a teenage star, a radical piece of roots reggae defined by its innocence and the tragedy that followed.