Life sometimes calls for that upbeat song when everything else has got you down — but what happens when you don’t want to cheat on your favorite depressing rock or metal band? Thankfully, some of the ...

The best Christmas song to blast your eardrums out to. "Carol of the Bells" is the most epic — and maybe kinda creepy? — Christmas song, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra just shreds their rendition of ...

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and ...

Happy songs are hard to write. Most songwriters will agree that it’s much easier to craft a sad tune over minor chords. With upbeat numbers, it’s easier to slip into something cringe-inducing once you ...

Pitchfork’s editors are already sorting, compiling, and straining to remember all the music that’s been released this year. So we’re spotlighting some of 2025’s most outstanding records to date by ...