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I've been reading Pitchfork for around six years now. Even though it has its share of questionable reviews and scores, its always proven an excellent bellwethe
by jmduke 11y ago
I've been reading Pitchfork for around six years now. Even though it has its share of questionable reviews and scores, its always proven an excellent bellwether for new music and introduced me to most of my favorite albums. In the age of dozens of music blogs and streaming venues, there's something refreshingly simple about their five reviews a day format; I know they've been experimenting with other content approaches (like the late Dissolve), but Ryan seems to understand the core appeal of the site pretty well.
I hope they continue to put out good reviews of great music. As long as they do that, I'll be happy.
- whatok 11y agoHow did you discover music before Pitchfork?
- jmduke 11y agoThe usual routes, I think (which is to say I didn't really go out of my way to discover music): friends & family, the radio, The O.C. soundtrack.
- ryanSrich 11y agoI've been on and off pitchfork for close to 10 years. I find their reviews to be pretty polarizing, which is understandable. I typically discover music in the following ways (aside from p4k) - Streaming services ("for you" from Apple and recommended from Spotify) - SoundCloud (their recommendation engine is usually pretty good) - The Needle Drop - Twitter (I don't have a good method for searching but I do seem to run into great stuff on twitter. ex. https://twitter.com/stadiumsshrines https://twitter.com/stadiumsshrines)