December 7, 2021

Pitchfork’s 100 best songs of 2021

• 3 New Albums Out this week you Should Listen to Now: Your Old Droog, Arca, and No Rome
• Best New Music Playlist with: Benny Sings, Band of Horses, Wet Leg, Bonobo, and new up-and-comer, Pentire
• 2021 Artist of the Year Lil Nas X is the star we’ve been waiting for
• Wet Leg, Yard Act, PinkPantheress and more nominated for BBC Sound Of 2022
• Dancing Astronaut’s artists to watch in 2022: Surf Mesa
• Pharrel Williams on his love of go-go, punk clubs, and Lenny Kravitz
• Fleet Foxes announce A Very Lonely Solstice live album
• Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips have joined forces for a new album, Where the Viaduct Looms
• Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips release second single, ‘The Ship Song’
• With the release of CRAWLER, IDLES step out of their comfort zone and deliver an impressive affair for their fourth album in five years
• Snail Mail make misery sound wonderful and welcoming on their second album, Valentine
• Midnight Pool Party release their fourth and final single of 2021, ‘TRUTH’
• L.A. indie outfit, Spectre Jones, release their first single of 2021
• ‘REDEEMED’, cln’s latest release of 2021 is a chill-electro-pop track that was too good to let go of
• DJ Hila releases ‘El Vuelo (Extended Mix),’ blending traditional South American sounds with a contemporary beat inviting you to dance
• Benji Lewis captures the hope and happiness of the Australian summertime on ‘Unwind’
• 21 new metal & hardcore songs out this week
• John Legend promises nostalgic trip at ‘Love in Las Vegas’ residency
• The Cure announce 2022 UK / European tour, drop more hints of new album
• Olivia Rodrigo announces 2022 “Sour World Tour”
• Duran Duran announce summer 2022 live shows alongside immersive three-day Ibiza events
• HAIM announces 2022 North American tour
• Watch Phoebe Bridgers & Olivia Rodrigo share Austin City Limits episode, compare backstage riders in Instagram chat
• The Number Ones: EMF’s ‘Unbelievable’
• Top 10 Little Richard songs