Ljubinko Zivkovic December 23, 2025
The best albums and songs of 2025: Unexpected comebacks and operatic pop
From Pulp's unexpected comeback to Rosalía's experimental pop, here's the best music of the year.
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Make Believe Melodies For December 22, 2025
Last Round-Up For The Year!
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The man with the blue guitars
The thing about Chris Rea — who has just died, aged 74 — was that he didn’t fit anywhere, except with the people who loved his music. And sometimes they didn’t fit him, whic…
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'One-hit wonders'? 15 bands who did so much more than THAT song
Forget the 'fluke' label: these legends defined entire genres, proving their legacy runs far deeper than a single, ubiquitous radio hit
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Books, Loner Folk Classics, & More
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The forgotten masterpiece of San Francisco's psychedelic age
Exploring the often underrated sounds of San Francisco Bay's Cold Blood, the Lydia Pense-fronted outfit that blended hippie psychedelia with 1960s soul and R&B.
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Artists We Lost in 2025, in Their Words
Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.
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Every #1 hit song from 1995 ranked worst to best
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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Top releases of 2025
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The one song Paul McCartney said was too over the top
Paul McCartney may have more than a few over-indulgent moments, but he felt that some tunes were dangerously close to being over the top.
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The nine most overrated books of 2025 (including the Booker winner)
From Zadie Smith's inconsistent collection of essays to Ocean Vuong's clunky novel, the literary world hasn't been without its duds this year
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Kali Uchis, Lucrecia Dalt, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
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