The workers of Pitchfork listens to a variety of new music. A whole lot 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 best way. 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 pal.
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”
