The best alternative rock albums of the 1990s that defined indie and grunge, with essential releases from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Modest Mouse.

From swampy blues to triple-guitar assaults, these 21 essential records define the soul, grit, and enduring legacy of the ...

Underrated classic rock albums like Strange Days by The Doors and Get Your Wings by Aerosmith deserve far more credit and ...

As classic rock finds new ways to expand in the 21st century, the artists whose careers stretch back half a century or more continue to grow, too. As the list below of the Top 20 Rock Albums of 2025 ...

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys perform on stage during the Brit Awards in London, February 14th 1994 - ...

When it comes to rock 'n' roll, many layers make up the workings of the music. From its earliest days when country and R&B converged for a new, wilder hybrid to its evolution over the decades, ...

Strummy singer-songwriter confessionals, twisty guitar pop, L.A. shoegaze, Spanish garage-punk, North Carolina folk-rock, Ohio disaffection — it was a great year for all manner of indie-rock. Legends ...

Yes, we define indie rock pretty broadly for this list. Four decades after bands like the Replacements, the Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, and the Meat Puppets got this scene rolling, indie rock is more a ...

Of all the genres we cover at Pitchfork, rock might be the most elusive. What qualifies it, exactly? If it rips and shreds, surely it must rock. But what if it has trap beats and AutoTune, or if it ...

In 2025, the best rock music radiated self-assurance. That sometimes meant staking a claim to micro-genre legacies, but just as often meant leaning hard into idiosyncrasies. This year’s best and ...