Here’s our soundtrack to yet another tumultuous year in the making. Springsteen offered up a protest rallying cry against Trump fascism; Charli xcx gave us a droll, doom-ridden 2026 time capsule; Luke ...

Happy Halloween and welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2025. It was a scary good week for new tracks, with a lot of new songs we really liked. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, ...

Pluck it, touch it, tap it, or tilt it. Pluck it, touch it, tap it, or tilt it. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.

It might feel like a delicate physical instrument, but Bastl’s Kalimba is capable of some seriously impressive synth sounds When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Kalimba is a musical instrument that originated in eastern and southern Africa at least 1,500 years ago. It is also known as the Mbira, the Lamellophone and the Thumb Piano. The instrument is a ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

If you’re like a lot of us, this past year might be one you’re not unhappy to see go. (Maybe you’d even like to see the swinging door slap 2024’s ass on the way out.) But then, also like some of us, ...

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing during the taping of "The Dean Martin Variety Show" circa 1967 in Hollywood, California. The list spans decades, beginning with 19th-century carols and leading into ...

As we put this list together, we thought about the rise of a new pop class, the return of some longtime favorites, regional rap bangers, country crossovers, the year of sexy drill, and more. All the ...

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When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface, there’s ...

First they came for Pluto. Then math. Now it’s the alphabet! You might not know your ABCs — or be able to sing along anymore. The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are ...