Music Blogs

I have a love/hate relationship with Pitchfork Media. The indie-leaning music review website is arguably one of the most visible and trend-setting around. And Pitchfork is a place I can usually count on to discover some great new music. In my view, their music reviews are sometimes brilliantly written, but other times they say an awful lot without really saying much of anything.

I have nothing against heady music reviews, but sometimes Pitchfork's ranting comes off as nothing more than annoying and pompous white noise. Luckily, the site uses multiple reviewers, so not all the reviews they publish fall into this category. But even if every review was aggravating, Pitchfork is still worth it's weight in gold for the exposure it gives to truly talented bands that fly under the mainstream's radar

For this playlist I compiled 10 songs that currently appear on Pitchfork.com as a "best new song" or on one of Pitchfork's "best new album" selections.

Some of Pitchfork's Best New Music - March 2009 

   1. Is She There - Nodzzz   

   2. Skeletons - Yeah Yeah Yeahs   

   3. If I Had A Heart - Fever Ray   

   4. Build Voice - Dan Deacon   

   5. Beach Demon - Wavves   

   6. Train Song - Feist   

   7. Young Adult Friction - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart   

   8. Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground - Antony and the Johnsons   

   9. My Girls - Animal Collective   

   10. Agoraphobia - Deerhunter