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Sky Ferreira Returns

With an uncompromising vision and the studio hours to back it up, the enigmatic singer is back with a new single—and a promise that her first album in six years will be worth the wait.

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Listen to St. Vincent’s New Song “Pills.” The Masseduction track was made with Cara Delevingne, Kamasi Washington, Jenny Lewis, Jack Antonoff, and Sounwave

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Announcing Pitchfork Live with Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett. The newly formed duo will take the stage in Malibu this Monday, October 16 at 1:00pm Eastern. The broadcast will stream on Pitchfork’s homepage, Facebook, YouTube, and Livestream.com. This Sunday, October 15, Barnett and Vile will take over Pitchfork’s Instagram Story. 

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We’re giving away copies of our limited zine commemorating the 20th-anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer—enter here

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This week we look back on the 20th anniversary of Radiohead’s OK Computer; was the album the last of its kind? Read on → Exit Music: How Radiohead’s OK Computer Destroyed the Art-Pop Album in Order to Save It

📷: Yorke eats an ice cream cone in 1994, a year after “Creep” made Radiohead international stars; photo by Andy Willsher/Redferns

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2017 Headliners: A Tribe Called Quest, LCD Soundsystem, and Solange. Also announced for this year’s festival are special Saint Heron-curated events and Pitchfork +Plus, an additional ticket tier allowing attendees to enjoy exclusive amenities during the weekend. Tickets and details here!

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It's Rising Week at Pitchfork—five days of great new musicians. LA rapper Lil Peep is up first! (📷: Kristyna Archer)

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Presenting the 50 best albums of 2016

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Presenting the 100 best songs of 2016

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Anderson .Paak, Chance the Rapper, Adele, Sturgill Simpson, Beyonce → see the Grammys 2017 nominations (📷: Scott Dudelson)

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Tickets are now available for Pitchfork Music Festival 2017 (limited holiday 3-day special) → Grab your ticket now!

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Pitchfork Music Festival will return in 2017—tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 28 → Read more

(Pic: FKA Twigs at Pitchfork Music Festival 2016, shot by Kristina Pedersen)

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Kanye on Trump: “I Would’ve Voted for Trump. I actually think that his approach was absolutely genius.” Read his full statement (📷: Taylor Hill)

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The Killers released a new Christmas album

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The Beastie Boys’ classic album Licensed to Ill turns 30 today. Celebrate the anniversary of one of the fastest-selling debuts of all time in the latest episode of “Liner Notes” presented by Pitchfork TV (📷: Paul Natkin)

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Watch the video for The Flaming Lips’ new song How??

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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died, according to his official Facebook page. He was 82.