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 Fakemink, Elaine Howley, Sofia Kourtesis, No Joy, the None, Brian Dunne, Dawn Richard, 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: May 19, 2025

Fakemink / Ecco2k / Mechatok: “Makka”
Elaine Howley: “Hold Me in a New Way”
Nick León / Ela Minus: “Ghost Orchid”
Sofia Kourtesis / Daphni: “Unidos”
No Joy: “Bugland”
8485 / Danny Brown: “G.I.R.L.”
The None: “At Hope”
Golomb: “Real Power”
Liquid Mike: “Groucho Marx”
Brian Dunne: “Play the Hits”
Ivy Boy: “New Walk”
Ada Lea: “Baby Blue Frigidaire Mini Fridge”
Lucy Gooch: “Clouds”
Joseph Shabason / Dawn Richard: “Broken Hearted Sade”