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The Pitchfork Review

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Brought to you by the music critics at Pitchfork, The Pitchfork Review is a show for music fans and obsessives who can’t wait to talk about the latest releases. Co-hosted by Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel and Reviews Editor Jeremy D. Larson, this podcast pulls back the curtain on our reviews and scores, dives deep into new music, and gives an expert guide to what’s exciting, what’s great, and what’s just plain terrible.

Latest episodes

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Mahershala Ali

Listen and subscribe to One More Question with Zach Baron here: ⁠⁠⁠swap.fm/l/gq-omq-feeddrop In this episode of GQ’s One More Question, Zach Baron sits down with two-tim

Sep 22
45 min

Tom Cruise

Listen and subscribe to One More Question with Zach Baron here: ⁠⁠⁠swap.fm/l/gq-omq-feeddrop In this episode of GQ’s One More Question, Zach Baron sits down on the Warne

Sep 15
36 min

Stavros Halkias

Listen and subscribe to One More Question with Zach Baron here: ⁠⁠swap.fm/l/gq-omq-feeddrop In this episode of GQ’s One More Question, Zach Baron sits down with comedian

Sep 9
56 min

Jalen Hurts

Listen and subscribe to One More Question with Zach Baron here: swap.fm/l/gq-omq-feeddrop Over a game of pool at Philadelphia’s Fitler Club, host Zach Baron speaks with

Sep 1
52 min

The Origins and Influence of Brian Eno’s Pioneering Album Ambient 1: Music for Airports

Following his recent Sunday Review, longtime contributor Grayson Haver Currin talks to Reviews Director Jeremy D. Larson about the story behind legendary producer Brian E

Jan 11 2024
31 min

Jeff Tweedy Interview

The Wilco frontman and author talks to Associate Editor Sam Sodomsky about the pitfalls of music snobbery, what he doesn’t like about rock criticism, Wilco’s recent album

Jan 4 2024
28 min

Dolly Parton on The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Pitchfork Review is off this week so we're sharing an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour featuring Dolly Parton talking about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and her o

Dec 28 2023
26 min

Replay: Boygenius Interview

An encore presentation of Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel’s interview with boygenius’ Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, which was recorded around the release of t

Dec 21 2023
35 min

The 2023 Music Grab Bag: Trends, Scandals, and Theories; Plus an Appearance From Alvvays

Jeremy D. Larson, Puja Patel, and Cat Zhang talk about the trends, scandals, gossip, technological moves, and industry changes that shaped the musical landscape of 2023.

Dec 14 2023
33 min

The Best, Worst, and Most Surprising Albums of 2023

Puja Patel, Jeremy D. Larson, and Anna Gaca talk about some of their personal faves from Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 2023 list, including records by Amaarae, ANOHNI, So

Dec 7 2023
31 min

The Replacements’ Tim Is the Best Reissue of 2023; Plus Tommy Stinson’s Perfect-10 Album

Jeremy D. Larson, Puja Patel, and Ryan Dombal delve into the sordid history of beloved Minneapolis rock band The Replacements and explain why the new reissue of their cla

Nov 30 2023
34 min

Erykah Badu on The Run-Through with Vogue

The Pitchfork Review is off this week, so we're sharing an episode from our friends at The Run-Through with Vogue, where editors Chioma Nnadi and Chloe Malle talk to the

Nov 23 2023
22 min

Bad Bunny’s New Album and the Future of Puerto Rican Rap and Reggaeton

Ryan Dombal, Isabelia Herrera, and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd talk about Bad Bunny’s remarkable rise to superstardom and how his latest record, nadie sabe lo que va a pas

Nov 16 2023
32 min

Debating the Best Songs of 2023, Part Two

Puja Patel, Jeremy D. Larson, and Ryan Dombal battle it out over some of their favorite songs of the year in various genres. Matchups include Troye Sivan’s “Rush” vs. New

Nov 9 2023
38 min

Debating the Best Songs of 2023, Part One

Puja Patel, Jeremy D. Larson, and Ryan Dombal take sides and debate which songs by Ice Spice, 100 gecs, billy woods, Zach Bryan, and TisaKorean deserve a spot on our upco

Nov 2 2023
37 min

The Good, the Bad, and the Swiftie of Taylor’s Eras Tour Concert Film

Puja Patel, Amy Phillips, and Cat Zhang wade through the ups and downs of the pop superstar’s new record-breaking live movie. Read Amy's review of the Eras Tour film here

Oct 26 2023
31 min

What Drake Is Doing Wrong—and How He Can Fix It

Jeremy D. Larson, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, and Ryan Dombal talk about what made them care about Drake in the first place, why his new album For All the Dogs is so frus

Oct 19 2023
28 min

Best New Music Albums From yeule and L'Rain, Plus Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Her Perfect 10 Record

Puja Patel, Jeremy Larson, and Ryan Dombal dissect recent Best New Music picks by pop futurist-turned-alt rocker yeule and the evocative, genre-flouting artist L’Rain. Pl

Oct 12 2023
36 min

Sufjan Stevens Is at His Intimate and Uplifting Best on Javelin

Jeremy Larson, Sam Sodomsky, and Nina Corcoran talk about all the ghosts, anxieties, and desires that wind through the singer-songwriter's 10th album, and why he's so goo

Oct 5 2023
30 min

An Interview With Talking Heads

Ahead of the release of their newly restored and iconic concert documentary Stop Making Sense, all four members of the original Talking Heads lineup get together to chat

Sep 28 2023
36 min

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This new season of the Pitchfork Review is much more enjoyable than the first; it’s awesome to hear editors and writers speak in the classic knowledgeable and trusted voice, but having more fun while doing it!

Tommy_Rowe · Jan 2023

great podcast with clever and witty takes on current trends in Indie and other genres. there are looks back at classics and reference music but it’s a sorely missed need in the podcast space

N.r.r. · Dec 2020

Taylor Swift episode was what I was hoping for from this podcast. Album reviews, music commentary and critique. Hope to see more like this!

magnoliarae · Jul 2020

There are a lot of bad reviews here but this podcast is much better than those people say. It seems that any sort of discussion about entertainment by people who are knowledgeable and articulate will be deemed “pretentious” by somebody. There’s nothing wrong with an intellectual look at the music that’s coming out today. If you don’t like to hear intelligent people talk about music, go somewhere else.

DecemberKid · Mar 2023

I had had high hopes for the relaunch but was sadly disappointed. In the first 5 mins of the Taylor Swift episode, there was a factual error (she hasn’t re-recorded “all” her old music, as not all of it was subject to the Scooter Braun mess) and an ad for virulent anti-LGBTQ politician Greg Abbott. The host is not charismatic and the guests say “like” relentlessly. If you want a good music pod, check out the NYTimes popcast! Good luck to this one, maybe they’ll get a fact checker and a new ad salesperson and improve the show.

Disappointed5121227 · Oct 2022

I was surprised at the subpar production quality and lack of interesting conversation on this podcast - pitchfork has set the bar so high from a writing perspective. It sounds less like informed music journalism and social critique, and more like some not-very-hot Twitter takes. All of that being said, the host does a nice job. I’ll certainly give it another shot.

brennan86 · Oct 2020

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