The novelty of bubblegum pop eventually wore off and critics dismissed the music as disposable. Aimed at the youth, it’s like the flavor of chewing gum, immediately sweet and satisfying, though the ...
One of those songs ... to be the greatest, I only ever want to be your baby,” Brittany Howard wails on this blazing cut from Alabama Shakes’s 2015 album “Sound & Color.” I love the way ...
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 ...
This list is updated monthly with new “Best of the Year”–worthy songs ... piano line and sunny Motown-esque songwriting for a love song that feels fresh yet genuinely timeless.