Vijay Iyer

Our favorite unfamiliar, unsettling, provocative, transgressive, spaced-out, psychedelic, surreal, meditative, and confrontational albums of the year.

Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Kali Uchis, SZA, boygenius, Caroline Polachek, André 3000, and more

A rolling list of our favorite albums of the year, updated somewhat frequently.

In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Lil B, Black Thought, Amaarae, E-40, DJ Drama, Maxwell, and more go deep on the rap songs they love most.

This episode of the Pitchfork Review podcast features the trio of masterful musicians talking about their collaborative new album, Love in Exile.

New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Lana Del Rey, Yaeji, Boygenius, and more.

The 50-year-old pianist and composer details the artists and albums of his life, from the swashbuckling energy of the Star Wars score to the ecstatic musicianship of Prince to the experimental rap of Antipop Consortium, five years at a time.

From Anthony Joseph’s forceful poetry to Tomu DJ’s deconstructed club; from Fire-Toolz’s calculated sprawl to Rosie Lowe and Duval Timothy’s expansive exploration of harmony—these are the jazz and experimental releases that made our year.

The albums that got us through a very strange year, featuring Tyler, the Creator, Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, Playboi Carti, and more

Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, David Bowie, Beyonce, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Bon Iver—who didn't release a record this year? These are the best of a challenging, rewarding, overall epic year.

The pianist and saxophone player talk about how their bond goes beyond music and the issues they have faced as pioneering Indian Americans finding their way in jazz.

Despite the innumerable ways in which 9/11 has altered politics, the economy, and warfare, the artistic response to that day's events seems lost in a disintegration loop.