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Best New Music

Launched in 2003, Best New Music is Pitchfork’s way of highlighting the finest music of the current moment.

Ultimate Love Forever

Lex Walton

“Free Byrd”

Lily Konigsberg

Gravest Gravy

The Cramps
Punching the Clown

Punching the Clown

Lambchop
Kurt Wagner reinvents his band yet again, this time slimming down to a bare-bones acoustic setup and stripping away the studio artifice. But his storytelling remains as expansive as ever.
fata morgana

fata morgana

L’Rain
The experimental Brooklyn project returns with a serene and spectral new album, using an ever-shifting musical backdrop to explore themes of illusion and doubt.
Lost Weekend

Lost Weekend

Phoebe Bridgers
For her third solo album, Phoebe Bridgers expands and contracts, capturing experiences that are strange, solitary, and hers alone. It is the quietest, most cohesive record in her discography.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Nino Paid
There are many rappers out there who dig deep into their lives for heavy stories of pain and sorrow. The DMV rapper does this too, but he elevates the art form to a whole new level.
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Natal Zaks brings dub techno to a higher level on an energetic and atmospheric 2x12", another pin in the lapel of the new and outstanding Short Span label.
Music, Fashion, Film

Music, Fashion, Film

Charli xcx
On the follow-up to BRAT, the pop auteur pivots to a referential, proudly tossed-off rock sound that offers mystifying glances behind the curtain of stardom.
The New-Old Shatta Bounce of Lov’nee’s “Anonymat”

“Anonymat”

Lov’nee
The Martinician rapper-singer’s new single has a little something for everyone.
Slip Into kllhhr’s “skin”

“skin”

kllhhr
The ambient rapper’s surprise breakout single is a barren transmission from the other side of grief.
The Pure Extract of “Who’s That” by the War on Drugs

“Who’s That”

The War on Drugs
The one-off single, produced by Adam Granduciel, is a refined and revealing entry in the band’s catalog.
Fine Comes Into Focus on “Everything in the shade”

“Everything in the shade”

Fine
The Danish songwriter’s dreamy piano ballad is a love letter composed en plein air.
Heartbreak Takes Miles on Phoebe Bridgers’ “I Can’t Wait”

“I Can’t Wait”

Phoebe Bridgers
Cameron Winter sidles up to the mic to duet with Phoebe on a standout track from her new record, Lost Weekend.
Heartache Is a Blessing on @’s “Autosmile”

“Autosmile”

@
The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.
12 Golden Country Greats (Deluxe Edition)

12 Golden Country Greats (Deluxe Edition)

Ween
Time has been good to Dean and Gene’s kidding-not-kidding country pivot, recorded with seasoned Nashville pros, and this triple-disc reissue helps contextualize its joy and incongruity.
Complete B Sides: 1988-97 (Remaster)

Complete B Sides: 1988-97 (Remaster)

Pixies
Originally released in 2001 and newly remastered, the collection of B-sides testifies to the alt-rock icons’ trademark eccentricity while cranking up the deviance.
Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat

Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat

Charanjit Singh
A new reissue revisits the Mumbai composer’s 1982 album of Roland TB-303 and Indian raga, which uncannily anticipated the sound of Chicago acid house by five years.
Miles ’56: The Prestige Recordings

Miles ’56: The Prestige Recordings

Miles Davis
A new box set, assembled for Davis’ centennial, collects a casually superlative set of recordings from the icon and his all-star quintet that seems to distill jazz’s past and peer into its future.
Images of Life

Images of Life

Ted Lucas
In 1975, the Detroit singer self-released a perfect document of private-press folk. A rich new box set finally reveals more of his story in psychedelic sound.
Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2

Mahito Yokota / Koji Kondo
Fusing whimsical electronics and a full symphony orchestra, the Galaxy soundtracks channeled the wide-screen ambition of Hollywood scores, marking a new era for game music.