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This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist options HavinMotion, Defend, John Glacier, Dijon, Hannah Frances, and extra. Hear beneath and comply with our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a fee from purchases made by affiliate hyperlinks on our website.)
Pitchfork Selects: August 18, 2025
HavinMotion: “Tappin N Pacin”
Fakemink: “Braces”
Defend: “Cartoon Community”
John Glacier: “Restoration”
Dean Blunt / Elias Rønnenfelt: “Tears on His Rings and Chains”
Dijon: “Yamaha”
Hannah Frances: “Surviving You”
Silver Gore: “All of the Good Males”
Ivy: “Heartbreak”