Here at Pitchfork, we listen to a lot of music. A lot. Every year, whittling down our best albums list to only 50 albums and our best songs list to only 100 songs is incredibly difficult. There’s just too much great stuff to choose from, and inevitably, even things that our staff members feel super passionate about end up on the cutting room floor.
This year, we decided to give our writers and editors one last chance to make the case for their personal favorites. This list features picks across genres and levels of fame; the only criteria for inclusion was that the album was not on our Best Albums of 2021 list. We hope you enjoy reading as much as we enjoyed listening.
There’s a calm assurance woven into Brian Turner’s latest single, “Come To Pass.”
A multi-instrumentalist, she brings her songs to life through vocals as well as harp, piano, guitar, and more, creating rich, layered compositions that reflect her diverse influences.
Songwriter. Performer. Inheritor of a family tradition. California-based musician Matt Axton is many things.
For about a year, Lettie Law felt she was dying. When she began to make music, her life turned around.
“We wanted to make a record closer to the dancefloor than recent ones. But the primary motivation was that we wanted to make our best album. If you’re not aiming for that then there is no point.”
Canadian singer, songwriter, and rapper JULY invites listeners into a moment they’ve likely felt but could never quite describe on his latest single, “Fashion Week.”
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Rising singer-songwriter Kenzy Kyx is back with a bold and uplifting new single, “Keep The Party Going.”
The Louisiana artist behind the new country ballad, “Summer Nights Goodbye,” has an unusually spelled first name. Instead of the conventional “Joseph,” the name spells “J-O-E-S-P-H.”
“A sexy, sensual song about making love.” Any questions?
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