{"id":1780710,"date":"2026-02-17T17:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1780710"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:11:52","slug":"15-songs-you-should-listen-to-now-this-weeks-pitchfork-selects-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1780710","title":{"rendered":"15 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week\u2019s Pitchfork Selects Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sk8star, Jill Scott, Venturing, and More: This Week\u2019s Pitchfork Selects Playlist<\/h1>\n
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we\u2019re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff\u2019s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you\u2019d gladly send to a friend.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Sk8star, Jill Scott, Venturing, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Pitchfork Selects: February 17, 2026<\/div>\n

Sk8star: \u201cSlatt Slatt\u201d
Binscoring: “Black Sheep” [ft. Dragnutz]
Jill Scott: “Be Great” [ft. Trombone Shorty]
Bill Orcutt: \u201cUnexpectedly Heavy\u201d
Galcher Lustwerk: \u201cShorty Out\u201d
Venturing: “In the Dark”
Dorian Electra: \u201cShutting Up\u201d
Natalia Catalan: \u201cBeat Up\u201d
Kevin Morby: \u201cJavelin\u201d
The New Pornographers: \u201cPure Sticker Shock\u201d
MexikoDro: \u201cLoser\u201d
Victoria Mon\u00e9t: \u201cLet Me\u201d
Memphis LK: \u201cSome Kinda Heaven\u201d
Chloe Battelle: “Click”
1Twisted Teens: “Circus Clown”<\/p>\n

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