IPitchfork Media, eyaziwa kangcono kunetha njengePitchfork -a dry-, iyincwadi e-inthanethi evela eChicago ehlaziya yonke into ezungeze umhlaba womculo nsuku zonke, igxile kakhulu kubaculi abazimele, kepha ngaphandle kokuziba izindaba zezinhlobo ezinjenge-elektroniki, umdanso, i-jazz, ukuhlolwa, i-pop, i-hip hop, njll.
IPitchfork, esebenza kusukela ngo-1995, igxila kukho konke okuthinta izindaba zomculo kanye nokubuyekezwa kokukhishwa kokubili kanye nama-albhamu wokuhlanganisa. Amashadi kaPitchfork aziwa kahle, kufaka phakathi lawo ama-albhamu ahamba phambili ngawo-1970-1980-1990s, izingoma ezihamba phambili ngawo-1960 noma i-albhamu yabo eyaziwa kakhulu yamashadi wonyaka. Kokugcina, iPitchfork isivele ishicilele obekungama-albhamu amahle kakhulu ka-2015.
Ngalo nyaka uPitchfork uthole amaphuzu angaphezu kwayi-9 amane: UKendrick Lamar ('To Pimp a Butterfly'), Jamie xx ('In Colors'), Sufjan Stevens ('Carrie & Lowell') kanye nama-albhamu weTame Impala ('Currents'). Umculi othathe unombolo 1 ePitchfork kube nguKendrick Lamar, osevele wakuthola ngo-2012 nge-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi 'Section.80'.
Ngaphakathi Ama-50 aphezulu kulo nyaka ePitchfork abaculi abanjengoShamir no'Ratchet 'abahlala kunombolo 48, uJanet Jackson no' Unbreakable 'abahlala kunombolo 36, uCarly Rae Jepsen no-'E • MO • TION' abahlala ku-34, Floating bebe Points no 'Elaenia' abahlala esikhundleni 20 kanye neBjörk ne'Vulnicura ', emngceleni weTop 10, okuhlala kusikhundla 15 ohlwini. Ngale ndlela, iPitchfor ivala uhlu lwayo lwama-albhamu amahle kakhulu ka-2015:
1. UKendrick Lamar: 'Ukushaya I-Butterfly'
2.UJamie XX: 'In Colors'
3. AmaGrimes: 'Izingelosi Zobuciko'
4.Vince Staples: 'Isikhathi sasehlobo' 06 '
5. ITame Impala: 'Currents'
6. USufjan Stevens: 'UCarrie noLowell'
7. UD'Angelo: 'UMesiya Omnyama'
8.UMiguel: 'I-Wildheart'
9. UCourtney Barnett: 'Kwesinye isikhathi ngihlala ngicabange, kwesinye isikhathi ngihlale nje'
10. IKamasi Washington: 'I-Epic'