Category: #Albums

Rufus Wainwright’s first original album in eight years isn’t so much a reinvention as an opulently crafted highlight reel, a career-spanning sampler of the singer’s…

Newly reissued with bonus material for its 50th anniversary, the Dead’s fourth album returned them to their folk-blues roots and transformed the trajectory of their…

On a companion EP to last year’s Information, the New York house producer continues to experiment with new styles, but the prevailing mood is one…

In a 2014 session with the late Richard Swift, the Alabama sculptor and blues man builds on the foundation of American roots music, reshaping his…

On his laid-back and locked-in new EP, the Atlanta singer-rapper sounds more subtle and assured than ever. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6lack-6pc-hot-ep/ Indie Brew found this story and…

On his wonderful and grief-stricken new album, the Bronx rapper pays tribute to his late mother and proves that his voice grows stronger even in…

Returning after a five-year absence, the Brooklyn musician slots into a tradition of cryptic, pastoral singer-songwriters; more than his lyrics, it’s the peaceful mood-setting that…

With battering-ram drums and cavernous bass, the producer’s second album is a high-energy drama about planetary destruction that almost dares you not to take it…

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…

The Australian producer trades the moody house of his breakout hit, “Winona,” for big-room techno suggestive of the kinds of clubs he has gotten used…

The Chicago duo experiments with how many wayward impulses fit inside conventional pop structures on their expansive and thrilling second album. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ohmme-fantasize-your-ghost/ Indie Brew…

The instrumental edition of last year’s cosmic jazz-funk odyssey brings Flying Lotus’ detailed compositions and soundscaping to center stage. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/flying-lotus-flamagra-instrumentals/ Indie Brew found this…

A new boxed set documents Iggy Pop’s formative years working alongside David Bowie in Berlin, the moment Pop left the sound of the Stooges behind…

Spanning 35 tracks in nearly two hours, the Stereolab spinoff’s first foray into film soundtracks balances playful electronic mood pieces with drones and nameless dread….

The Philly indie pop band’s second album keeps things hooky and whimsical across 24 tracks of mostly light fare and dynamic songwriting. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2nd-grade-hit-to-hit/ Indie…

On their 15th album, the indie-rock institution goes apocalyptic with their first concept record. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/deerhoof-future-teenage-cave-artists/ Indie Brew found this story and shared it with…

On his third solo album, the New York drummer sheds his earlier records’ conceptual frameworks, marshaling percussive chaos into increasingly controlled forms. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/greg-fox-contact/ Indie…

Matty Healy, the enfant terrible of pop-rock, pushes his band all-in with their longest and most uncentered album; it is also their funniest and most…

Richard Melville Hall is back to doing what he does best: making soaring electronic music for billboard-sized emotions. Introspection? Not so much. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/moby-all-visible-objects/ Indie…

The rising Dominican star carries dembow into the mainstream on this mammoth double album, sanding down some of the grimy genre’s rough edges in the…

The New York psych-folk band makes a welcome return to form with a dreamy, unsettling, Mellotron-filled album that feels especially appropriate right now. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/woods-strange-to-explain/…