12/4/2015 • 12:09pm
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D.R.A.M. Rising Cha Cha Hotline Bling Pitchfork Music Feature Interview
Though he broke out with the playful single “Cha Cha”—aka the song that inspired “Hotline Bling”—D.R.A.M. is more than just a viral flash. Hailing from the same Virginia area code as Missy Elliott, the Neptunes, and Clipse, the versatile...

Though he broke out with the playful single “Cha Cha”—aka the song that inspired “Hotline Bling”—D.R.A.M. is more than just a viral flash. Hailing from the same Virginia area code as Missy Elliott, the Neptunes, and Clipse, the versatile rapper/singer aims to carry on their rule-breaking pop lineage.



9/28/2015 • 6:00pm
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Alessia Cara Rising Quote young women Music Pitchfork Feminism

"I want to be a voice for young women and say, ‘You don’t have to follow these standards, you should love yourself.’ I want to give them a reminder."

— Alessia Cara

(Source: pitchfork.com)



9/16/2015 • 12:57pm
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Ash Koosha Rising Oculus Rift electronic music virtual reality Music Pitchfork
After being jailed for putting on rock concerts in his native Iran, Ashkan Kooshanejad took asylum in London and eventually began making sample-based sonic experiments in search of unknown sounds. He talks to Philip Sherburne about elevating...

After being jailed for putting on rock concerts in his native Iran, Ashkan Kooshanejad took asylum in London and eventually began making sample-based sonic experiments in search of unknown sounds. He talks to Philip Sherburne about elevating electronic music to an immersive, virtual reality experience.



7/24/2015 • 3:07pm
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Galcher Lustwerk Rising Features Pitchfork deep house Music
Brooklyn-via-Cleveland producer Galcher Lustwerk’s elegant take on deep house makes Disclosure sound like David Guetta in comparison.

Brooklyn-via-Cleveland producer Galcher Lustwerk’s elegant take on deep house makes Disclosure sound like David Guetta in comparison.



7/22/2015 • 4:00pm
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Rising Mikael Seifu Ethiopia electronic music Pitchfork Feature
Ethiopian artist Mikael Seifu makes hypnotic electronic music that merges the traditional sounds of his native country with skittering modern rhythms and production—creating a new homegrown sonic lineage in the process.

Ethiopian artist Mikael Seifu makes hypnotic electronic music that merges the traditional sounds of his native country with skittering modern rhythms and production—creating a new homegrown sonic lineage in the process.

(Source: pitchfork.com)



6/30/2015 • 3:01pm
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Rising Alessia Cara Amy Winehouse Drake Lorde Toronto pop Music Pitchfork Feature
After finding an audience with her homemade YouTube covers of artists like Amy Winehouse, Lorde, and Drake, this 18-year-old Toronto artist is now trying to bring her sharp outsider perspective to the realm of major-label pop. by jennpelly

After finding an audience with her homemade YouTube covers of artists like Amy Winehouse, Lorde, and Drake, this 18-year-old Toronto artist is now trying to bring her sharp outsider perspective to the realm of major-label pop. 

by jennpelly



4/15/2015 • 1:36pm
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Jlin Jerilynn Patton Rising Unknown Tongues Music Pitchfork Feature
Hailing from Gary, Indiana, steel mill worker Jerilynn Patton—aka Jlin—twists the frenzied sounds of Chicago footwork into something entirely her own, finding a balance between spontaneity and sophistication, grit and polish.

Hailing from Gary, Indiana, steel mill worker Jerilynn Patton—aka Jlin—twists the frenzied sounds of Chicago footwork into something entirely her own, finding a balance between spontaneity and sophistication, grit and polish.



8/28/2014 • 3:12pm
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Vince Staples Rising

"That’s my problem with fucking trap music: People are rapping about killing niggas and selling fucking drugs all day, but it sounds happy—that’s bullshit. That shit’s stressful: You’re not going to make no fucking money, somebody’s going to end up dead, and you’re not going to be able to pay for his funeral because his mom probably don’t fuck with him like that, and he don’t got health insurance. So now you have to do a fucking car wash to pay for somebody’s funeral and bury him in some cheap shit. Where’s that song?"

— Long Beach MC Vince Staples in our latest Rising interview.



8/13/2014 • 1:58pm
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Single Mothers Rising

“Marbles” is a brand new snark-punk scorcher from our latest Rising band, Single Mothers.



5/8/2014 • 11:59am
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Ben Khan Videos Rising

Watch the hallucinogenic new video for Ben Khan’s “Youth” and check out our Rising interview with the London upstart.



3/5/2014 • 4:44pm
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Frankie Cosmos Rising

"I think that for young sad girls on the internet to hear another sad girl their own age being really productive and making songs is a positive influence. Instead of just being depressed, do something with that depression. I hope people hear my songs and realize that writing music is kind of easy. Or that taking your sadness and turning it into a beautiful song is worthwhile."

— Prodigious 19-year-old singer/songwriter Greta Kline—aka Frankie Cosmos—is our latest Rising act. Read Jenn Pelly’s interview.



10/30/2013 • 2:31pm
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Perfect Pussy Rising
perfectpussyband: “ we did an interview with Evan Minsker at Pitchfork!!!!! very excited!!!! neat photo by Lukas Hodge ”

perfectpussyband:

we did an interview with Evan Minsker at Pitchfork!!!!! very excited!!!!

neat photo by Lukas Hodge



10/1/2013 • 4:47pm
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Courtney Barnett Rising Pitchfork Advance
Read Jayson Greene’s Rising interview with whip-smart Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, and listen to her 12-song collection The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas via Pitchfork Advance.

Read Jayson Greene’s Rising interview with whip-smart Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, and listen to her 12-song collection The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas via Pitchfork Advance.



8/1/2013 • 2:59pm
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FKA twigs Rising Best New Track
Read Carrie Battan’s Rising interview with skulking, trip-hop-indebted artist FKA twigs, and watch her video for “Water Me”, a Best New Track.

Read Carrie Battan’s Rising interview with skulking, trip-hop-indebted artist FKA twigs, and watch her video for “Water Me”, a Best New Track.



7/12/2013 • 11:30am
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Speedy Ortiz Best New Music Rising

Read Linsday Zoladz’s Best New Music review of 90s-indebted noise-pop act Speedy Ortiz’s proper debut album, Major Arcana. Check out Jenn Pelly’s recent Rising interview with the band as well.

(Source: Spotify)