12 Songs You Should Listen to Now

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.

This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Mitski, Shabaka, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Pitchfork Selects: January 20, 2026

Mitski: “Where’s My Phone?”
Shabaka: “A Future Untold”
Maxo Kream: “Fake Jeezy” [ft. Denzel Curry and JPEGMAFIA]
Al Green: “To Love Somebody”
Organ Tapes: “Gun to the World”
Makthaverskan: “Louie”
Kim Gordon: “Not Today”
GENA: “Lead it Up”
Charlotte Day Wilson: “Lean” [ft. Saya Gray]
Courtney Marie Andrews: “Everyone Wants to Feel Like You Do”
Ralphie Choo: “Rocco”
Robber Robber: “The Sound It Made”