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The founding member of Sonic Youth and icon of counterculture sits down with Pitchfork’s Jenn Pelly to discuss poetry, printed matter, and how it fits alongside his music.

Portraits of artists who took part in a recent broadcast from La Maison Sonos in Paris ahead of the Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. Pitchfork Radio is presented by Sonos and powered by TuneIn.

A gallery highlighting the best of this year’s fest, including snapshots from the Pitchfork Avant-Garde pre-parties and portraits of artists from the main event.

A new generation is rethinking the much-maligned genre in its own progressive image.

The 78-year-old, whose work has graced album covers for Spoon, Big Star, and Joanna Newsom, talks about the music that has meant the most to him, five years at a time.

Following a painful heartbreak, the singular musician details the restorative powers of her new album, Utopia.

A list of 21 urgent tracks that spoke truth to power this year

What we were reading—from pioneers of noise, thrash, and trap in their own words, to critics wrestling with culture as a sign o’ the times

Including a beautiful, high-quality turntable, rugged record sleeves, the smallest portable record player we’ve ever seen, and more

Wireless headphones, pocket synths, and everything else a music fan needs to step up their tech game this holiday season.

From Rihanna’s quasi–rolling papers to Father John Misty’s tarot cards to a SZA air freshener, here are some unique gift ideas for the superfan in your life.

From Björk’s crystal wonderland to Fever Ray’s S&M tea party to Migos’ snowy epic, the 20 most eye-popping visuals of the year

How Swizz Beatz and BACARDÍ are revolutionizing the business of buying art.

A collection of the wisest, funniest, and most poignant highlights from the interviews we did this year

In this interview, writer Amanda Petrusich sits down with Björk to discuss her career and new album, Utopia.

The year through the lens of our favorite artists’ pens

Virgin Mobile gives fans a front-row seat to indie history

From Lorde’s ecstatic emotional cleansing to Frank Ocean’s ode to cycling to Cardi B’s rampaging banger of bangers, these are our picks for the best songs of the year.