Each Monday our editorial team shares a compact playlist of the new songs they’ve been returning to — a short survey of what’s clicking among writers and editors right now. The latest selection, dated March 16, 2026, mixes emerging voices and familiar names and offers a quick window into current trends in indie, electronic, and experimental pop. Why it matters: these picks often flag artists who are about to break through or define how the season sounds.
Follow the full mix on your preferred streaming service — the staff maintains synced lists on Apple Music and Spotify — and use this as a shortcut to new releases worth a first listen.
This week’s staff picks
The playlist is compact but varied: intimate singer-songwriter moments sit beside layered production and sharper, noisier cuts. Below are the tracks the Pitchfork team has queued up this week.
- Crystal Murray — “73”
- ML Buch — “untitled 2016”
- Tara Clerkin Trio — “Somewhere Good”
- Thomas Dollbaum — “Dozen Roses”
- Sham — “Universal Human Needs”
- Ora Cogan — “The Smoke” (a brooding, folk-inflected mood piece)
- Rostam — “Like a Spark” (bright synths and clean songwriting)
- Egobreak — “Snow Knows Best”
- Upsammy & Valentina Magaletti — “Collide”
- Jaeychino — “Blu” (an intimate R&B-tinged cut)
- Theodora — “Miss Kitoko”
- Sira Faal — “Anomalie”
- Billi0n — “Sleigh Bells”
- SINN6R — “Chip On My Shoulder”
- Gouge Away — “Figurine” (one of the week’s rawest, most aggressive tracks)
- Ti Steele — “Roku City”
- Kay Nive$ — “X In My Pop”
Not every song is meant to be mainstream radio fare; the list reflects what editors are bookmarking and sharing with one another — a mix of quiet discoveries and more urgent sounds. Some tracks point to evolving production styles; others highlight songwriting that’s gaining traction among tastemakers.
Why you should pay attention
Short staff-curated playlists like this are useful beyond personal listening. They act as early indicators of artists building momentum, and can influence festival bills, playlists, and conversations among music communities. If you follow new-music threads, these weekly picks compress a lot of listening into a single, easy-to-scan list.
Want to dive deeper? Open the playlist in your streaming app, start with the tracks noted above, and let the queue lead you into related releases — that’s often where the most interesting discoveries happen.
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