Post Malone has confounded your hosts since he emerged on the scene, so this week we sit down to try and get to the bottom of our cycles of attraction and repulsion through deep analysis of his current hit, "Circles." Along the way, we discuss trenchant questions such as: How is the minor IV always the saddest of all chords? Why does Posty tend to sound like ... Show More
Apr 28
Hrishikesh Hirway made an album about running out of time — in no time
Hrishikesh Hirway, host of Song Exploder, returns with his first album in fifteen years, In the Last Hour of Light, made under a premise that's almost contradictory for a podcaster built around isolated stems: session players who had never heard the songs, vocals tracked live in ... Show More
43m 12s
Apr 17
Maggie Rogers: going viral is a trap
Ten years ago, Maggie Rogers was a senior at NYU, scrambling to finish a song for a music production class she was close to failing. The guest critic that week happened to be Pharrell Williams. She played him "Alaska," a track she'd written in about fifteen minutes. It is a bit o ... Show More
37m 36s
Oct 2019
What Makes Kiko Soirée Sing? (Part 2)
We continue to explore what makes Kiko Soire in part two of last week's episode! Kiko takes us through the different eras of their life to the soundtrack of My Chemical Romance, Bon Iver, Ingrid Michaelson, and more.Listen to Larry Owens on the cast album of A Strange Loop HERE!H ... Show More
39m 54s
Aug 2022
The Worst Songs of all Time
From "Blurred Lines" to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch," we look at some of the worst songs ever - while also questioning whether we can really be sure of "worst songs" in 2022, when the canon and our own tastes are in a constant state of reevaluation. Plus, a look at how pressure ... Show More
56m 34s
Jan 2020
New Music Friday: Mac Miller's 'Circles,' Halsey's 'Manic' & Eminem's ‘Music To Be Murdered By’
Eminem teams up with the late Juice Wrld in a never-before-heard track, Mac Miller releases his final album, 'Circles' and Halsey drops 'Manic.' This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top stories in music for Friday, January 17th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg ... Show More
3m 25s
Nov 2020
The Great Year-End Songs Debate
Building Pitchfork’s year-end lists of the best albums and songs is a lengthy and painstaking process, involving careful consideration of the 1,000-plus releases we review each year, and others we may have missed. We include innumerable factors in our decision-making, but sometim ... Show More
55m 41s
Nov 2020
Request Line: How to Deal With 2020
A few months ago, we launched the Pitchfork Request Line, asking listeners to call in with requests for music to soundtrack whatever is going on in their lives. On this episode, Pitchfork Editor Puja Patel is answering your requests along with Contributing Editors Rawiya Kameir a ... Show More
42m 48s