Pitchfork

Album reviews, album ratings and Best New Music reviews

Pitchfork provides music reviews and coverage, including the newest matching album reviews with ratings and details and recent reviews filterable by genre or Best New Music; broad-title searches may miss results beyond the first 120.

Get album review

Get Pitchfork’s newest matching album review by album name and artist, including its rating and review details. Very broad album titles may not be found beyond the first 120 search results.

Your information

Album

Album title, for example Blonde.

Artist

Recording artist, for example Frank Ocean.

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The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

Pitchfork score9.3out of 10

Review summary

The dense and complex follow-up to Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is wry, theatrical, chaotic, ironic, and mournful, often all at once.

Best new music: Yes
Review date: Mar 19, 2015
Release year: 2,015
Record label: Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope

Genres

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About the Pitchfork tool

Pitchfork returns matching album reviews, ratings, and details when given an album title and artist.

Its latest-review listings return newest reviews, optionally filtered by genre or Best New Music status.

Built from pitchfork.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Get album review

1 credit

Get Pitchfork’s newest matching album review by album name and artist, including its rating and review details. Very broad album titles may not be found beyond the first 120 search results.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Album`album`	Text	Required	Album title, for example Blonde.Example: To Pimp a Butterfly
Artist`artist`	Text	Required	Recording artist, for example Frank Ocean.Example: Kendrick Lamar

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Album`album`	Text	Example: To Pimp a Butterfly
Score`score`	Number	Pitchfork score out of 10.Example: 9.3
Artist`artist`	Text	Example: Kendrick Lamar
Genres`genres`	List
Summary`summary`	Text	Example: The dense and complex follow-up to Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is wry, theatrical…
Reviewer`reviewer`	Text	Example: Craig Jenkins
Review Date`review_date`	Date	Example: 2015-03-19
Review Link`review_link`	Text	Example: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20390-to-pimp-a-butterfly/
Record Label`record_label`	Text	Example: Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope
Release Year`release_year`	Number	Example: 2015
Best New Music`best_new_music`	Yes or no	Example: Yes
Cover Image Link`cover_image_link`	Text	Example: https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6616994dee648e2629d84122/master/w_1024,c_lim…

Example result

For Album: To Pimp a Butterfly, Artist: Kendrick Lamar

JSON

{
  "album": "To Pimp a Butterfly",
  "score": 9.3,
  "artist": "Kendrick Lamar",
  "genres": [
    "Rap"
  ],
  "summary": "The dense and complex follow-up to Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is wry, theatrical, chaotic, ironic, and mournful, often all at once.",
  "reviewer": "Craig Jenkins",
  "review_date": "2015-03-19",
  "review_link": "https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20390-to-pimp-a-butterfly/",
  "record_label": "Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope",
  "release_year": 2015,
  "best_new_music": true,
  "cover_image_link": "https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6616994dee648e2629d84122/master/w_1024,c_limit/Kendrick-Lamar-To-Pimp-a-Butterfly.jpg"
}

List latest reviews

1 credit

List the newest Pitchfork album reviews, optionally filtered by genre or Best New Music. Results come from public album review listings.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Genre`genre`	Text	Optional	Genre to include, or all for any genre. Example: electronic.Example: Rock
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of reviews, up to 100. Example: 20.Example: 5
Best New Music Only`best_new_music_only`	Yes or no	Optional	Only include Best New Music album reviews. Example: false.Example: Yes

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Reviews`reviews`	List	Album reviews, newest first.
Album`reviews[].album`	Text	Album title.Example: Pugnello
Score`reviews[].score`	Number	Pitchfork score out of 10.Example: 8.8
Artist`reviews[].artist`	Text	Artist name.Example: Gilla Band
Genres`reviews[].genres`	List	Pitchfork genres.
Reviewer`reviews[].reviewer`	Text	Review author.Example: Madison Bloom
Review Date`reviews[].review_date`	Date	Publication date.Example: 2026-09-25
Review Link`reviews[].review_link`	Text	Pitchfork review page link.Example: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gilla-band-pugnello/
Best New Music`reviews[].best_new_music`	Yes or no	Whether the album is Best New Music.Example: Yes
Cover Image Link`reviews[].cover_image_link`	Text	Album cover image link.Example: https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6ab1778795d5696b67afdb32/1:1/w_768,c_limit/1…

Example result

For Genre: Rock, Max Results: 5, Best New Music Only: Yes

JSON

{
  "reviews": [
    {
      "album": "Pugnello",
      "score": 8.8,
      "artist": "Gilla Band",
      "genres": [
        "Rock"
      ],
      "reviewer": "Madison Bloom",
      "review_date": "2026-09-25",
      "review_link": "https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gilla-band-pugnello/",
      "best_new_music": true,
      "cover_image_link": "https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6ab1778795d5696b67afdb32/1:1/w_768,c_limit/191402061673.png"
    },
    {
      "album": "Ultimate Love Forever",
      "score": 8.3,
      "artist": "Lex Walton",
      "genres": [
        "Rock"
      ],
      "reviewer": "Hannah Jocelyn",
      "review_date": "2026-09-03",
      "review_link": "https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lex-walton-ultimate-love-forever/",
      "best_new_music": true,
      "cover_image_link": "https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6a9857dd83bf94901ac8f2c6/1:1/w_768,c_limit/Lex%20Walton%20-%20Ultimate%20Love%20Forever%20album%20art.png"
    },
    {
      "album": "Punching the Clown",
      "score": 8.5,
      "artist": "Lambchop",
      "genres": [
        "Rock"
      ],
      "reviewer": "Sam Sodomsky",
      "review_date": "2026-08-25",
      "review_link": "https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lambchop-punching-the-clown/",
      "best_new_music": true,
      "cover_image_link": "https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6a8c5ccc67a78f90c0d9d783/1:1/w_768,c_limit/Lambchop%20-%20Punching%20the%20Clown.jpg"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@pitchfork",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_album_review",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "album": "To Pimp a Butterfly",
    "artist": "Kendrick Lamar"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Track recent album reviews by genre.
Find review scores for specific albums and artists.
Identify albums marked Best New Music.
Compile review details for music research.

Questions about Pitchfork

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Pitchfork tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Pitchfork account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from pitchfork.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.