The workers of Pitchfork listens to lots of new music. Plenty of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors undergo an imposing variety of new releases, giving suggestions to one another and discovering new favorites alongside the way in which. Every Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are taking part in obsessively and highlighting among the Pitchfork workers’s favourite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its solely tenet is that these are the songs you’d gladly ship to a buddy.
This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist options Oklou and FKA twigs, Kelly Lee Owens, and extra. Pay attention under and comply with our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a fee from purchases made via affiliate hyperlinks on our website.)
Pitchfork Selects: October 13, 2025
Oklou: “Viscus” [ft. FKA twigs]
The Orchestra (For Now): “Deplore You / Farmers Market”
PinkPantheress: “Stateside + Bladee”
Kelly Lee Owens: “Ascend”
Asa Moto: “MJ Advanced”
Dexter within the Newsagent: “I Advised Ya”
Shungu: “Final Time” [ft. Liv.e]
AKAI SOLO: “Peace to the Heavens!”
Connie: “Fuck” [ft. TisaKorean]
OsamaSon: “Whats Occurring”
