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Descending Moonshine Dervishes
Terry Riley
A new reissue of a 1975 Berlin organ performance rescues an overlooked masterpiece of early ambient music. In its crystalline churns, conventional timekeeping melts away.
By Philip Sherburne
Quantum Baby
Tinashe
Hot off the flirty summer hit “Nasty,” the singer-songwriter delivers a lean and muscular collection of songs for the club and the road.
By Tarisai Ngangura
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Chappell RoanThe pop singer’s full-length debut is a bold and uproarious introduction, buoyed by sturdy songcraft and steely indifference to good taste.This Is How Tomorrow Moves
BeabadoobeeBea Kristi’s third album, co-produced by Rick Rubin, deploys a more subdued, acoustic palette to render an accurate portrait of early adulthood.The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
EminemA concept album about killing his alter ego can’t save the impishly clever Eminem from the same tired, dated, developmentally arrested material.Bird’s Eye
Ravyn LenaeThe singer collaborates with Dahi for a genre-blending album that experiments within and beyond R&B—always guided by her expansive, cotton-candy soft soprano.Bando Stone and the New World
Childish GambinoDonald Glover’s final album under this moniker features eclectic and adventurous rap and R&B, but the big swings never really connect.
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Art Ensemble of ChicagoEach 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 an essential 1979 example of self-described Great Black Music from a tight-knit collective that embraced traditional and experimental forms all at once.Blackout
Britney SpearsEach 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 pop star’s singular 2007 album, her oft-misunderstood comeback and a defining cultural artifact of the dark, trashy, celebrity-driven essence of the aughts.Barrio Fino
Daddy YankeeEach 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 Daddy Yankee’s breakthrough album, the unforgettable year of “Gasolina,” and how the Puerto Rican rapper helped make reggaeton a global sensation.Raqs-e-Bismil
Abida ParveenEach 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 2000 album from one of the most famous and influential musicians in South Asian history, a spare, heart-rending, spiritually transcendent experience.Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches
Happy MondaysEach 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 that reinvented post-punk for the rave era.Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes to HollywoodEach 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 subversive 1984 debut from the UK synth-pop group, an exquisite-sounding album that snuck an ode to amyl nitrate and orgasms onto pop charts around the world.Inter-Dimensional Music
IasosEach 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 a foundational new age album from 1975, an alluring, slightly fried soundscape channeled directly to its composer from an inter-dimensional entity named Vista.