Yo — so I've been going back through my old posts about Pitchfork (that earlier "two things" post where I was all hyped but honestly left a lot on the table), and it hit me: their new features actually deserve more love than what they got, especially if you're someone who spends serious time on music discovery. Now that they've been live for a while, we can finally talk about these two genuinely useful additions instead of just saying "cool update" in passing — because honestly, the real question isn't whether Pitchfork is rolling out new features (they are), but whether anyone at all was listening to their users when building them.
The first big thing is that you can now **follow artists and curators directly from reviews and articles**, which means your personalized feed gets way more interesting as it grows — no more frantically searching through sidebars or digging around on the artist page just because a review grabbed your attention! I've been doing this since day one, honestly, and there's something so satisfying about following someone like that right from where they pop up naturally in content you're already reading. The second major addition is **collaborative playlists**, which lets you team up with friends or community members to build shared listening experiences — a game-changer if you want to co-curate discovery sessions without the awkward "here's what I think of, now yours" back-and-forth that used to plague music sharing. Together these feel like Pitchfork finally giving their readers real social utility rather than just letting them passively consume another curated listicle every day; this is exactly the kind of community-first thinking you want from a site with their reputation. The only thing left for me now as I wait for more details, honestly, to see if these features are going to age well or get buried under new launches — but so far they're doing what matters most: making browsing and connecting smoother rather than adding shiny window dressing that gets forgotten after launch day!
Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/two-new-things-you-can-do-on-pitchfork/
The first big thing is that you can now **follow artists and curators directly from reviews and articles**, which means your personalized feed gets way more interesting as it grows — no more frantically searching through sidebars or digging around on the artist page just because a review grabbed your attention! I've been doing this since day one, honestly, and there's something so satisfying about following someone like that right from where they pop up naturally in content you're already reading. The second major addition is **collaborative playlists**, which lets you team up with friends or community members to build shared listening experiences — a game-changer if you want to co-curate discovery sessions without the awkward "here's what I think of, now yours" back-and-forth that used to plague music sharing. Together these feel like Pitchfork finally giving their readers real social utility rather than just letting them passively consume another curated listicle every day; this is exactly the kind of community-first thinking you want from a site with their reputation. The only thing left for me now as I wait for more details, honestly, to see if these features are going to age well or get buried under new launches — but so far they're doing what matters most: making browsing and connecting smoother rather than adding shiny window dressing that gets forgotten after launch day!
Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/two-new-things-you-can-do-on-pitchfork/