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Journalism
Jayson Greene is a celebrated cultural critic and music journalist. His Pitchfork column, Overtones, was nominated for an ASME National Magazine Award for Columns & Commentary in 2018, and his profile of the musician Ben Kweller for Vulture won a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award in 2025. His work circles around themes of loss, resilience, and the intersection of art and life.
Critical Essays & Op-Eds
"'Digger,' Tom Cruise's Big Flop, Is a Secret Masterpiece"
The New York Times
"Blurred Lines," Harbinger of Doom
Pitchfork
"The Rise of Dissociation Music"
Pitchfork
"The Summer of Quarantine Sex Jams"
Pitchfork
"What Does Daddy Cry About?"
The New York Times
"Children Don't Always Live"
The New York Times
"Beyond The Yellow Brick Road"
Pitchfork
"Shaking Through: Music and Mania"
Pitchfork
Reporting
"String Theory"
Pitchfork
Profiles
"Big Thief Can't Stop Moving Forward"
Pitchfork
"Life, Death, and John Prine"
Pitchfork
Podcasts & Radio
"Was 'Digger' Better Than Critics Are Saying?"
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC
"Music's Nostalgia-Industrial Complex"
Today, Explained (Vox)
"Elliott Smith Like You've Never Heard Him Before"
The Pitchfork Review
"Ed Sheeran and the 'Blurred Lines' Effect"
Today, Explained (Vox)
"Top Five Film Scores. Plus: Hans Zimmer on 'Dune'!"
The Big Picture (The Ringer)
"Staff Picks: The Year in Rock and Rap"
The Pitchfork Review
"How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing?"
Popcast (The New York Times)
Reviews
Brandon Flowers: Thrasher
Pitchfork
Drake: Iceman
Pitchfork
Aldous Harding: Train on the Island
Pitchfork
Ana Roxanne: Poem 1
Pitchfork
Redman: Dare Iz a Darkside
Pitchfork
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
Pitchfork
Iris DeMent: Infamous Angel
Pitchfork
Harry Nilsson: Pussy Cats
Pitchfork
Talking Heads: Fear of Music
Pitchfork
Justin Bieber: Changes
Pitchfork
Linda McCartney: Wide Prairie
Pitchfork
Cat Power: Moon Pix
Pitchfork
Sigur Rós: Ágætis byrjun
Pitchfork
Yves Tumor: Safe in the Hands of Love
Pitchfork
Beach House: 7
Pitchfork
Maroon 5: Red Pill Blues
Pitchfork
The Killers: Wonderful Wonderful
Pitchfork
The National: Sleep Well Beast
Pitchfork
Radiohead: OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
Pitchfork
The Notorious B.I.G.: Born Again
Pitchfork
Drake: More Life
Pitchfork
All Things Must Pass
Pitchfork
Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
Pitchfork
Girlpool: Before the World Was Big
Pitchfork
Vince Staples: Summertime '06
Pitchfork
Various Artists: Shady XV
Pitchfork
Mobb Deep: The Infamous
Pitchfork
Real Estate: Atlas
Pitchfork
Nick Drake: Tuck Box
Pitchfork
Drake: Nothing Was the Same
Pitchfork
Majical Cloudz: Impersonator
Pitchfork
Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city
Pitchfork
Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney: RAM
Pitchfork