Pitchfork

With her sixth album, Charli XCX transcends all narratives and delivers a hit. Brat is imperious and cool, nuanced and vulnerable, and one of the best pop albums of the year.

On her most ambitious and musically diverse release to date, the TDE rapper and singer meets the pressures of success with defiance and irreverence.

Following the birth of her daughter, the accomplished singer-songwriter carefully unspools a homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career.

On their third album, the UK hardcore vets add a little melody and Madchester into their hard-won anthems of hope.

Following their proggy instincts to galactic new heights, the Denver quartet balances krautrock’s surreal splendor with death metal’s profane madness, finding hypnotic focus in even the heaviest riffs.

The former frontman of Girls has been through hell. His first new album in nine years is a travelogue of his journey.

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 Fatboy Slim’s 1998 album, a sampledelic funhouse that briefly made big beat the next big thing in dance music.

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 Fat Joe’s hard-hitting 1995 album, a crucial sidequest for New York rap filled with his heavyweight style and vivid storytelling.

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 Norah Jones’ 2002 debut, a humble, bluesy pop record that sent a previously unknown singer-songwriter to the stratosphere.

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 David Berman’s essential 1996 album, a uniquely dark and atmospheric entry in the Silver Jews catalog.

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 Garbage’s 1998 album, a uniquely synthetic electro-grunge record that rejected alt-rock for something far more grand and exquisite.

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 an immortal 1995 dub-techno manifesto that forged links between Berlin, Detroit, and Jamaica, dissolving dance music’s throb into an ambient haze.