Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the UK singer’s second album, a fascinatingly normal early-aughts pop record from a woman whose still waters run deep.
Trent Reznor reconfigures his band and his music for a sort of live remix album that is unfussy, dancey, and, if you can believe it, fun.
Buckle up for M.I.A.’s surprisingly moving Christian album, a bass-driven, gospel-infused testament to personal salvation.
The English singer reunites with an old collaborator and digs deeper into his South Asian musical inheritance, but his fifth album of R&B-laced pop feels only slightly more realized.