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Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom
Rating: 8.7/10

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 t...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/soul-coughing-ruby-vroom/
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Voices From the Lake - Voices From the Lake
Rating: 8.0/10

On the long-awaited follow-up to their 2012 debut, techno sorcerers Donato Dozzy and Neel return to a rich, subtly evolving sound that feels like the ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/voices-from-the-lake-ii/
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
First Day Back - Forward
Rating: 8.1/10

The Santa Cruz band’s self-released debut plants its flag for the homespun Midwest emo of the 1990s.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/first-day-back-forward/
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
SML - How You Been
Rating: 8.0/10

A powerhouse quintet with deep ties to L.A.’s experimental music universe breaks jazz wide open on its second album, blurring the lines between live i...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sml-how-you-been/
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sharp Pins - Balloon Balloon Balloon
Rating: 8.0/10

21-year-old power-pop auteur Kai Slater is back with a deliberately constructed album that finds the sweet spot between winsome and whimsical, chaos a...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sharp-pins-balloon-balloon-balloon/
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
K-LONE - sorry i thought you were someone else
Rating: 8.1/10

The British producer’s third record is the most satisfying of his career so far, its streamlined, home-listening house driven by finely honed drums an...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/k-lone-sorry-i-thought-you-were-someone-else/
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Navy Blue - The Sword & the Soaring
Rating: 8.0/10

Sage Elsesser’s sixth album is his most evocative release in years. Working with an extensive catalog of producers, the rapper reflects on grief and l...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/navy-blue-the-sword-and-the-soaring/
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
Rating: 8.7/10

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 ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-boo-radleys-giant-steps/
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Replacements - Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)
Rating: 9.0/10

Packaged with live recordings and studio rarities, the Mats’ 1984 masterpiece gets a thoughtful new box set that illustrates the precarity and magic o...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-replacements-let-it-be-deluxe-edition/
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Newcleus - Jam on Revenge
Rating: 8.0/10

The Brooklyn electro crew’s 1984 debut gets a new reissue that shows how visionary and vital their work remains.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/newcleus-jam-on-revenge/
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Juana Molina - DOGA
Rating: 8.1/10

On her first album in eight years, the Argentinian musician plies a whimsically unsettling mix of sing-song melodies, ghostly electronics, and lyrics ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/juana-molina-doga/
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer
Rating: 8.6/10

Drawing on a cache of commercial sample CDs, Daniel Lopatin assembles an impossibly dense and transportive electronic album that takes impermanence as...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/oneohtrix-point-never-tranquilizer/
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Aesop Rock - Float
Rating: 8.5/10

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 ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/aesop-rock-float/
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Hüsker Dü - 1985: The Miracle Year
Rating: 8.8/10

A set of previously unreleased live recordings captures the Minneapolis hardcore trio at peak ferocity. It’s a welcome corrective to the tinny product...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/husker-du-1985-the-miracle-year/
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
keiyaA - hooke’s law
Rating: 8.1/10

The Chicago singer and producer’s second album tangles with racing thoughts and unruly arrangements, narrating love and mental health in the nervous h...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/keiyaa-hookes-law/
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Patti Smith - Horses
Rating: 10.0/10

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 ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/patti-smith-horses
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Mohinder Kaur Bhamra - Punjabi Disco
Rating: 8.4/10

Naya Beat reissues the first-ever British Asian electronic dance album—a joyous, loose-limbed romp through Punjabi-tinged disco, funk, psychedelia, an...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Rosalía - LUX
Rating: 8.6/10

The Spanish singer’s fourth record is a heartfelt offering of avant-garde classical pop that roars through genre, romance, and religion.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rosalia-lux
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Armand Hammer / The Alchemist - Mercy
Rating: 8.0/10

Reuniting with the Alchemist, billy woods and Elucid renew their call to learn from history before it’s too late. Mercy represents the trio’s slickest...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/armand-hammer-the-alchemist-mercy
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Common - Resurrection
Rating: 8.7/10

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 ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/common-resurrection
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Rafael Toral - Traveling Light
Rating: 8.0/10

Building on the gaseous harmonies of last year’s Spectral Evolution, the Portuguese experimental guitarist dives deeper into jazz standards, piercing ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rafael-toral-traveling-light
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Jennifer Walton - Daughters
Rating: 8.0/10

On her debut, the London songwriter and producer crushes organic instrumentation and intimate vocals into a powerful statement on grief, overwhelm, an...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jennifer-walton-daughters
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Jane Inc. - A RUPTURE A CANYON A BIRTH
Rating: 8.0/10

After a tumultuous year, the Toronto-based artist embraces dance-pop on an uninhibited, unfiltered record that plays like a personal epiphany.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jane-inc-a-rupture-a-canyon-a-birth
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Carrier - Rhythm Immortal
Rating: 8.4/10

The Brussels-based producer fled the strictures of techno and drum’n’bass in search of a freer sound. On his astonishing debut LP under a new alias, h...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/carrier-rhythm-immortal
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Korn - Korn
Rating: 8.6/10

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 ...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/korn-korn
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM