The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...

U2 almost left their breakthrough hit from 1987, "With Or Without You", on the cutting room floor, if not for Gavin Friday.

On March 21, 1987, The Joshua Tree by U2 began its historic chart-topping performance in the United Kingdom. The band's fifth ...

Project Hail Mary soundtrack includes Daniel Pemberton’s 38 track score and songs like Champagne Supernova and Pata Pata released March 20 2026 capturing emotional and sci fi moments in film ...

Welcome to the 11th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Dom Gourlay, Matt the Raven, Nick Roseblade, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide the list. We considered ...

It wasn't easy making it high on the charts with hits in 1984. These four songs barely hit the Top 40 but sound fantastic today.

Zach Ritter’s new album on Attaboy Tapes, Sweet Songs, opens with “Type Of Way” and, while I wasn’t looking for it, I was ...

We spotlight Irish artists throughout, including Thin Lizzy, U2, Fontaines D.C., The Cranberries, Whipping Boy, and my bloody valentine.

Happy St Patrick's Day and Does My Head In is back!

"There's a remarkable thing in our young Irish artists at the moment," Freyne said. "There's a lot of confidence in Irish culture, confidence in the Irish language and also confidence to be outspoken ...