s most influential minds over the last several years. His name is a seemingly omnipresent credit on liner notes, with his hand guiding the likes of Frank Ocean, Drake, and Solange. On “Incomplete Kisses,” Sampha delivers a cooler version of the classic love song, employing his distinctly ...
who reanimated the revenant of their co-written monster hitChandelierand gifted Kylie one of the best tracks on the record. Aside from YouTube hits, the soft-core gyrations ofSexercisefailed to
15. “In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)” (available onComplete B-Sides) Submitted for your approval: everything you need to know about the Pixies aesthetic can be found in this cover. I know it wasn’t written by Black or Deal, but their version of “In Heaven”, taken fromDavi...
released in July. The mini-album leans into the D’n’B and Jersey Club inspiration they previously dabbled in, brilliantly doubling down on tracks such as the breezy “Cool With You” and the deliriously melodic “NewJeans,” which simultaneously serves as a manifesto for the“so fresh, s...
“Devil by the Window,” provokes a creepy, eerie feeling to the listener — until lead single and second track “Sugar Rush Ride'' makes way for an adrenaline rush driven by heavy guitar progressions in between sultry whispers and one-liners from the members. Elsewhere on the EP, the ...
Image by Chris Panicker 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, there’s something a little trivial about the “Best of the 202...
“Devil by the Window,” provokes a creepy, eerie feeling to the listener — until lead single and second track “Sugar Rush Ride'' makes way for an adrenaline rush driven by heavy guitar progressions in between sultry whispers and one-liners from the members. Elsewhere on the EP, the ...
Listen to Pitchfork’s favorite songs of 2023 and you’re bound to be blown back by the full spectrum of human emotion: the dizzying high of new love (“Rush,”“Padam Padam,”“Super Shy”), the vengeful low of a woman scorned (“Kill Bill,”“get him back!,”“Boy’s a liar ...
The whispers of folk present on some of Mendes' preceding work hit their apex on Shawn. The patchwork of folk and Americana influence may feel like a sharp stylistic shift for the singer, and in some ways — like the single's unpolished, layered vocals — it is. Still, Mendes has hinted...
songs on the pop-driven LP — including the pop radio No. 1 "Ghost," which wasinspired byBellion's late grandmother — as well as three deluxe tracks. And though Bellion didn't have any credited features, his voice can still be heard: he offered background vocals ...