The Texas rap star’s new album has something for every type of Megan Thee Stallion fan—and the strain of catering to the masses has begun to crowd out the goofy charm of her best music.
The Bay Area band’s two singer-guitarists have been friends since they were teens. On a debut album shot through with grief and tenderness, that intimacy fuels an almost telepathic interplay.
The duo’s joint project is wistful and occasionally danceable, juxtaposing steely electronica with a stadium-ready take on Yachty’s sing-rap sensibilities. But too often, they play it safe.
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 revisit the apex of the infamous UK band, a hedonistic and sampledelic Madchester masterpiece…
The pop star’s fourth LP is a transitional record mistakenly labeled as a statement album. Her impressionistic tale of lost love and aimless youth is electrifying but inconsistent.
The Ghanaian American singer’s new EP bubbles and froths with Afropop effervescence. It’s a little more subdued than its predecessor, but no less fluid.
The Seoul producer and one-half of the electronic group Salamanda makes effervescent, maximalist music. Her new EP is her most dynamic and evocative solo release yet.