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’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.

This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features ML Buch, Florentino, Armand Hammer, Jorja Smith, Animal Collective, Bad History Month, 1100 Himself, MJ Nebreda, 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.)

Pitchfork Selects: October 2, 2023

Armand Hammer: “The Gods Must Be Crazy” [ft. El-P]
Animal Collective: “Genie’s Open”
Florentino: “Pressure” [ft. Shygirl]
Jorja Smith: “She Feels”
Oneohtrix Point Never: “Memories of Music”
DJ Babatr / Arca: “MK3TREF (Radio Edit)”
Sofia Kourtesis: “How Music Makes You Feel Better”
Wordcolour: “Fundamentals”
ML Buch: “Working It Out”
Obongjayar: “Who Let Him In”
Salamanda: “Homemade Jam”
English Teacher: “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab”
Viji: “Karaoke”
Tomb Mold: “Will of Whispers”
Roper Williams / AKAI SOLO / YL / Fatboi Sharif / Pootie: “Palace”
1100 Himself: “Pony Boy”
Rocket: “Portrait Show”
MJ Nebreda / Nick León: “Calor”
Golden Apples: “Sugarfire”
Bad History Month: “God Is Luck”