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.

1 credit per run

Example results

Album: To Pimp a Butterfly
Score: 9.3
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
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: pitchfork.com
Record Label: Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope
Release Year: 2015
Best New Music: Yes
Cover Image Link: Open image
Genres: Rap

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Pitchfork

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 by Fous from pitchfork.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Pitchfork.

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Get album review

1 credit per run

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 per run

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

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cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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

Is Fous affiliated with Pitchfork?

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How much does it cost?

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Do I need a Pitchfork account?

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How current is the data?

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