Sure, there are plenty of feel-good songs that get you dancing or put you in the mood for amour. But music can also rip those ...

For this week's all-tearjerker episode of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton took the conversation offline and set up shop in Bob's apartment, armed with some home recording gear, a box ...

The best, most authentic songs come straight from the heart, but these can also be the most painful to write—something country icon Tim McGraw learned the hard way in a song he wrote crying in the car ...

When you think of the genre of classic rock, often big, bodacious songs come to mind. Songs about rocking the night away, songs about partying, songs that will blow your ears back and maybe even break ...

Formed in 1994 by Rose Melberg (Tiger Trap) and Jen Sbragia (All Girl Summer Fun Band), The Softies aimed to be an antithesis to the rat in a cage rage that was going on at the time, by way of spare ...

Just about a year ago, while under lockdown, London-based producer Lauren Duffus began to tinker with a trial version of Logic 3 to pass the time, and she hasn’t stopped making music since. While she ...

In country music, there's no denying that some of the best songs are the saddest songs. Few genres are better at exploring themes of love, loss, and heartbreak than country music, and the decades are ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the British singer-songwriter’s 1972 album, an ...

When people think of Jackson, they think of dancing — both the King of Pop’s iconic moves and his incredible array of dance songs. “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” “Smooth ...

The Special A.K.A.'s 1982 single 'The Boiler' is a harrowing song that recalls the anguish of 'We Cry Together.' “We Cry Together” is probably the most conversation-stopping song on Kendrick Lamar’s ...