Album Sep 17, 2025
Heliocene
Following a move from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf Coast of Florida, the electronic producer pushes his…
EXPOSED VOCALS / ALBUM REVIEWS
The Listening Room: page 3
We listened. Here’s what we heard.
On the turntable
Album Sep 16, 2025
Burnover
The Vermont singer’s pretty great second album has got wit, romance, and sublime songwriting. It’s an unassuming collection…
Album Sep 16, 2025
Straight Line Was a Lie
On the Auckland indie rockers’ most incisive album, bulletproof hooks cloak gnarly emotional realities and cheerfulness always comes…
Album Sep 15, 2025
Hard Headed Woman
On her latest record, the Nashville songwriter mostly returns to classic country form. She plays to her strengths,…
Album Sep 14, 2025
Animal Hospital
The Chicago indie rockers’ latest record is a tangled nest of wiry post-punk interwoven with strands of noise…
Album Sep 14, 2025
Animal Poem
Through her graceful poetry and pristine instrumentation, the folk singer delivers indictments of modern indignities alongside moments of…
Album Sep 13, 2025
Ain’t in It for My Health
The young traditionalist channels a bygone era of country radio. He’s not trying to reinvent the wheel; quite…
Album Sep 13, 2025
Aurora
The New York band strikes a balance between its customary post-punk and brighter, more melodic sounds on an…
Album Sep 12, 2025
Fully Completely
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not…
Album Sep 11, 2025
RA.1000
Terre Thaemlitz’s new Resident Advisor mix, echoing a performance in Brooklyn this month, interrogates Israeli genocide, American complicity,…
Album Sep 11, 2025
EURO-COUNTRY
Irish songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s new album overflows with comedy, tragedy, and self-lacerating wit. It’s a bold statement…
Album Sep 10, 2025
Swallow the Knife
Songwriter Dana Foote’s new album channels messy experiences of depression and recovery into a tight, crunchy indie-rock package.
Album Sep 9, 2025
The Passionate Ones
Marcus Brown’s remarkable new album beefs up his airy, omnivorous R&B, searching for a sound tough enough to…
Album Sep 9, 2025
Flux
Reuniting with co-producer Richard X, Alison Goldfrapp taps into airbrushed textures, shivery synth grooves, and sensual cosmic awakenings.
Album Sep 8, 2025
Gush
On her most social, libidinal collection of songs to date, the Los Angeles musician combines cerebral synthesis with…
Album Sep 8, 2025
August
The New York guitar-bass-drums trio pairs the meticulous arrangements of ’90s post-rock—and the hazy vibes of bands like…
Album Sep 7, 2025
Guitar
On his first non-instrumental album since 2019, the 35-year-old songwriter keeps it real simple. These endearing and affecting…
Album Sep 6, 2025
Songs in the Key of Yikes
After the lush, expansive contours of 2022’s Wild Loneliness, the Chapel Hill indie lifers sharpen their hooks on…
Album Sep 6, 2025
Dollar a Day
Behind its dollar-bin sleeve, the Texan songwriter’s new album plays like a workingman’s spaghetti Western drama.
Album Sep 5, 2025
Slanted and Enchanted
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not…
Album Sep 4, 2025
Blue Reminder
Conditioned by the awestruck pleasure of falling in love, and showcasing Meg Duffy’s effortlessly acrobatic guitar playing, their…
Album Sep 4, 2025
Dreams of Being Dust
The band that helped define the 2010s “emo revival” cements its move in a heavier, proggier direction, centering…
Album Sep 3, 2025
A Matter of Time
The Icelandic singer not only invokes the traditions of the Great American Songbook; she indulges, interrogates, and goofs…
Album Sep 3, 2025
Who’s the Clown?
On her debut album, the Los Angeles singer-songwriter—who co-wrote with Gracie Abrams—pokes fun at emotional desperation. Her songs…
