As the hullabaloo of Chicago’s annual music festival approaches, many may be excited to see headlining artists like Doechii, Tyler the Creator, and Sabrina Carpenter. But with over 170 acts performing over the course of 4 days, there is so much more to experience—and get familiar with—before July 31st. From up-and-coming bands to artists already…
Cate Le Bon has shared another song from her forthcoming album, Michelangelo Dying. “Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?” is out today alongside a music video directed by H. Hawkline, who also helmed the clip for lead single “Heaven Is No Feeling.” Watch it below. Michelangelo Dying is out September 26 via Mexican Summer. The…
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our…
Tyler, the Creator has shared a new video to coincide with his newly released album Don’t Tap the Glass. The self-directed visual for “Stop Playing With Me,” the album’s fifth track, features the rapper dancing in a room between two oversized speakers before the carpeted floor begins to move as if on a treadmill. It…
Mariah Carey has officially announced her 16th studio album: Here for It All is out September 26. It’s Carey’s first album in her multi-album deal with Gamma., the media company launched in 2023 by former Apple executive Larry Jackson. According to a recent interview with Forbes, L.A. Reid is serving as the executive producer of…
Fatal Optimist: 01 Hope Less02 Ambivalence03 Feel Something04 Good Liar05 Lone Wolf06 Heavy Metal07 If Time Does What It’s Supposed To08 Flirting09 Why’d You Have to Bring Me Flowers10 Time Difference11 Fatal Optimist Madi Diaz: 07-03 Portland, ME – Back Cove Festival07-08 Edmonton, Alberta – Edmonton Folk Festival07-09 Edmonton, Alberta – Edmonton Folk Festival09-12 New…
While full credits have not yet been released, opener “Big Poe” finds Tyler embodying the titular alter-ego alongside an as-yet-anonymous guest rapper and a sample of Busta Rhymes’ “Pass the Courvoisier Part II,” which featured P. Diddy and Pharrell Williams. Tyler, the Creator’s rollouts for his albums have generally been pretty short, but Don’t Tap…
Whitney have announced a new album. The Chicago-based band led by Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich will release Small Talk on November 7 via AWAL. The group has also shared the single “Dandelions,” with an accompanying music video directed by Alexa and Jessica Viscius. Watch it below. “A couple years ago, Max and I were…
Today (July 16) marks the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test, during which a team of U.S. scientists led by J. Robert Oppenheimer detonated the world’s first atomic bomb in the deserts of New Mexico. To memorialize the occasion, Kronos Quartet recorded two star-studded covers of Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall,” which Dylan…
David Byrne has shared another selection from his forthcoming solo album, Who Is the Sky? Inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s essay collection Men Explain Things to Me, “She Explains Things to Me” follows last month’s lead single “Everybody Laughs.” Hear the new track below. “Many times I have marveled at how a friend (usually a female…
