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 ...
a kiss-off to jann wenner and rock misogyny by jenn pelly october 4, 2023 the pitch the awe and promise of joni mitchell’s live return by jenn pelly june 12, 2023 the pitch joni mitchell is still singing “both sides now” by andy cush july 25, 2022 the pitch the missed opportunity...
I can certainly sing “Brown Eyed Girl” in Morrison’s range, but his voice is admittedly high. Still, these days he seems to mumble his lyrics more than he sings them, so if you want to do a modern take on this tune, it's easy to imitate. And, few things are easier to sing ...
Beautiful and Brutal Yard, the J Hus album from this summer, had the feeling of being just ahead of its time. Hus, a reliable provider of diaspora-spanning hits, connected with Drake on the pitch-perfect “Who Told You.” Of all of Drake’s globe-trotting ambitions, his forays into Afr...
'Say Something' is funky and high energy, the emotion building to a fever pitch in-between enchanted and wavy production, not to mention it comes with an equally moving and cinematic music video to match. Here’s hoping Yachty continues to show us his emotional and experimental side in 2024...
Mic Geronimo got his start as a high schooler in Queens as a loose associate of Irv Gotti from Murder Inc. Despite these connections, it was always clear that Geronimo was going to be a star; he was simply too nice on the mic. “Masta IC” is a seminal example of his smooth delivery...
” Add a chorus that relies heavily on the imagination of Ola and his rendition of the burst from a high powered weapon. Mix in a wondrous ability to play with the pitch of his voice and “Osbourne Flow” is two large double cups full of inventiveness, spontaneity, and tension.–TE P....
Yet, the raucous duet somehow comes out on a high note, concluding, "We should both just be glad/And spend this Christmas together." The 2008 track was the brainchild of the Hives, who always wanted to do a song with Lauper. "This is a Christmas song whose eggnog has been spiked wit...
Funny enough, the songsmith and his co-writers originally penned the tune for Dua Lipa and planned to pitch it to her — until Mendes realized how well it suited his own style. "It's a confident pop record," he told Apple Music's Zane Lowe. "It's clearly that for me." "Song For...
Her youthful mourning sparked rumors of a love triangle involving herHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesco-starJoshua BassettandSabrina Carpenter. Adding to the allure, Carpenter (believed to be the older blonde girl referenced in Rodrigo’s song) dropped a track of her own called “Sk...