RSS: Track ReviewsTrack review content for RSS feedshttps://pitchfork.com© Condé Nast 2024en-USWed, 17 Jan 2024 05:22:57 +0000“J Christ”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/lil-nas-x-j-christ65a164af9ff108406356e25dFri, 12 Jan 2024 17:21:49 +0000The rapper’s blustery new single fails to deliver on a provocative premise.Reviews / TracksJaeden PinderCondé NastJeymes Samuel, D’Angelo & Jay-Z, : “I Want You Forever”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/dangelo-jay-z-i-want-you-forever65a159bd3607161324aa5bdaFri, 12 Jan 2024 16:50:00 +0000D’Angelo offers a loving mantra on a rare appearance taken from the soundtrack to Jeymes Samuel’s The Book of Clarence.Reviews / TracksDylan GreenCondé Nast“yes, and?”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/ariana-grande-yes-and65a155a49ff108406356e25aFri, 12 Jan 2024 16:07:31 +0000Pop’s Teflon princess is improvising her way out of a scandalous press cycle.Reviews / TracksAnna GacaCondé Nast“Spinning”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/julia-holter-spinning659d91073ed464bc56becec2Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:48:38 +0000The Los Angeles songwriter’s latest is heart-fluttering, free-associative chamber pop.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastWaxahatchee: “Right Back to It” [ft. MJ Lenderman]https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/waxahatchee-right-back-to-it659d6560c8fb08903aeaf9aeTue, 09 Jan 2024 15:34:25 +0000MJ Lenderman guest stars on the lead single from Katie Crutchfield’s new album, Tigers Blood.Reviews / TracksAnna GacaCondé NastTokischa: “Daddy” [ft. Sexyy Red]https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/tokischa-daddy-ft-sexyy-red65734e79f961c3b5f5cde0a1Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:36:17 +0000The dembow star’s new pop-urbano single with the St. Louis rapper is just a little underwhelming.Reviews / TracksTatiana Lee RodriguezCondé NastAdrianne Lenker: “Ruined”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/adrianne-lenker-ruined656e20a7e6751c8240be1a6aTue, 05 Dec 2023 19:56:31 +0000On her affecting new solo song, the Big Thief frontwoman keeps circling back to the same subject.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastBeyoncé: “My House”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/beyonce-my-house6569fc7b8066aa09b4bee3e7Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:05:34 +0000The closing credits song to the Renaissance world tour concert film is a triumphant stomper with a midpoint switch-up.Reviews / TracksHattie LindertCondé NastBjörk & Rosalía: “Oral”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bjork-rosalia-oral655cd83399c55db4fb8a4a50Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:39:37 +0000Rescued from the archives, the musician’s sweeping new song with Rosalía supports the legal fight against foreign commercial farming operations in Iceland.Reviews / TracksMatthew Ismael RuizCondé NastCar Colors: “Old Death (12" Version)”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/car-colors-old-death6557a05519cb6bae8cccf1e6Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:17:04 +0000Returning with his first new music in 20 years, the Wrens’ Charles Bissell offers a poignant and fragmented glimpse into midlife ennui.Reviews / TracksArielle GordonCondé NastPhét Phét Phét’s “Shimmer”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/phet-phet-phet-shimmer6553e4b01a4791330a417583Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:10:22 +0000The new single from the Mexico City group features swirling woodwinds, acoustic Brazilian accents, and spoken word from Mabe Fratti.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastDua Lipa: “Houdini”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/dua-lipa-houdini65491d005f80e1c5a0b7892dThu, 09 Nov 2023 23:08:02 +0000Co-produced by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle, the pop star’s new single delivers familiar satisfactions with a little more spark.Reviews / TracksShaad D’SouzaCondé NastJulia Holter: “Sun Girl”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/julia-holter-sun-girl6549179d42f654c6c851e317Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:00:54 +0000The Los Angeles artist’s first new music in five years smears the boundary between illusion and reality.Reviews / TracksMadison BloomCondé NastMegan Thee Stallion: “Cobra”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-cobra65450fa4c29f86b957a27a9bFri, 03 Nov 2023 19:45:28 +0000The rapper’s new single is a withering review of cheating lovers, opportunistic friends, and life at rock bottom.Reviews / TracksHattie LindertCondé NastBbymutha: “Gun Kontrol”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bbymutha-gun-kontrol65415834f3edf53a5ce4c42bTue, 31 Oct 2023 21:34:21 +0000The Chattanooga rapper’s new single is a menacing ode to living well.Reviews / TracksDylan GreenCondé NastYard Act: “Dream Job”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/yard-act-dream-job653ab97702172972cb936b80Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:13:29 +0000On their jaunty, sardonic new single, the Leeds rockers struggle to convince themselves that everything is fine.Reviews / TracksJaeden PinderCondé NastDJ Rashad: “Last Winter”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/dj-rashad-last-winter6539190e9f87bca69957ac96Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:16:04 +0000The Double Cup bonus track, which accompanies the album’s 10th anniversary reissue, is the Chicago footwork legend at his most pastoral and sublime.Reviews / TracksSam GoldnerCondé NastCybotron: “The Golden Ratio (Version)”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/cybotron-the-golden-ratio-version653296593c0a894a3a1eeb28Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:58:54 +0000Four decades after pioneering techno as one half of Cybotron, Juan Atkins revives the project, showing how fully formed his vision was from the start.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastRXK Nephew: “Tory Lanez Should’ve Shot His Barbershop Up”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/rxk-nephew-tory-lanez-shouldve-shot-his-barbershop-up653037cd167b40bc5cdb872dThu, 19 Oct 2023 14:11:05 +0000The rapper goes for the jugular on his ludicrous, endlessly quotable new single.Reviews / TracksDylan GreenCondé NastCaroline Polachek: “Dang”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/caroline-polachek-dang652ef77ee74dd9ada032d284Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:55:57 +0000The pop auteur’s transfixing new single is a mishmash of nonsensical imagery and surprise elements.Reviews / TracksPeyton ToupsCondé NastHelado Negro: “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/helado-negro-lfo-lupe-finds-oliveros652ee23f908ff8246fc0c912Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:00:43 +0000The lead single to Roberto Carlos Lange’s upcoming album, Phasor, links two women who represented the quest for sonic greatness.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastFloating Points: “Birth4000”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/floating-points-birth4000652ea96906f589fffaccf993Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:34:33 +0000After collaborating with Pharoah Sanders on the ambient-jazz opus Promises, the electronic musician makes an enthusiastic return to the club.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastBrittany Howard: “What Now”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/brittany-howard-what-now64f27b6571e35446b89df9a9Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:22:51 +0000Announcing her second album, the Alabama Shakes singer-songwriter resolves to protect her energy on a new single.Reviews / TracksAllison HusseyCondé NastRome Streetz: “Stunna” [ft. Boldy James and Double Dee]https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/rome-streetz-stunna651da76d3cb20b5da52dde83Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:54:35 +0000The New York rapper adapts his style and ups his flexing on the highlight from Noise Kandy 5.Reviews / TracksDylan GreenCondé NastSaya Gray: “Annie, Pick a Flower.. (My House)”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/saya-gray-annie-pick-a-flower-my-house651c579eb87d59c47a3234a2Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:39:33 +0000Read Peyton Toups’ review of the track.Reviews / TracksPeyton ToupsCondé NastMartyna Basta: “Diaries”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/martyna-basta-diaries651331899ceff36b73f9e41eWed, 27 Sep 2023 15:54:52 +0000The Polish musician’s new track uses minimal elements to evoke powerful mystery.Reviews / TracksPhilip SherburneCondé NastEartheater: “Crushing”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/eartheater-crushing650ca8553084d84e95a4937cThu, 21 Sep 2023 20:44:01 +0000On the hypnotic highlight from Powders, the Queens musician addresses a love interest.Reviews / TracksPeyton ToupsCondé NastJane Remover: “Census Designated”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/jane-remover-census-designated650b52c0d8aad14260548326Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:38:24 +0000The title track from the artist’s upcoming album largely trades electronic breakdowns for atmospheric shoegaze licks while retaining her arresting writing.Reviews / TracksHattie LindertCondé NastLittle Brother: “Glory Glory”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/little-brother-glory-glory650b4c6bbbcef9298df0b993Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:32:03 +0000On their new single, the rap duo coolly stake claim to their legacy.Reviews / TracksDylan GreenCondé NastMarina Herlop: “La Alhambra”https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/marina-herlop-la-alhambra650a0b5db6501a5b294844a3Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:11:30 +0000The Catalan composer’s latest single evokes a sense of spiritual awakening.Reviews / TracksMaria EberhartCondé Nast