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 ...

As I put together my spring playlist for 2026, here are five albums I’ll have on repeat that you can use as inspiration to ...

Spring is weird. We like to associate it with warm (but not too hot) weather, flowers and a sudden desire to spend as much time as possible walking around outside. And it is like that sometimes. Other ...

Apple Music's new Playlist Playground feature is a prompt-driven playlist builder that's fast and surprisingly useful, even if it won't replace a carefully curated mix. Here's how to start playing, ...

As the days get warmer and a false spring finally makes way for the real one, it’s time to have your playlist match that mood. With longer hours of sunlight, blossoming flowers and weather good enough ...

About two years ago, I was getting ready to graduate from UC Santa Barbara and I was seeing someone “casually.” My feelings for them grew to be anything but and I consider it the first time I fell in ...

After weeks of a gray winter in Modesto, an early heat wave had skies clear even before the first official day of spring. As we officially shift into the new season, here are the songs that The ...

Astronomical spring begins with the vernal equinox on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 10:46 a.m. The spring equinox occurs when the sun shines directly over the Earth's equator, resulting in nearly equal ...

What time does spring start today? In 2026, the March equinox happens on 8:46 a.m. MT/9:46 a.m. CT on Friday, March 20. What is the vernal equinox? On the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and ...

After a brutal winter for much of the country, spring is finally in the air. Spring officially begins on Friday, March 20, at 10:46 a.m. ET, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. It marks the ...