Debating the Best Songs of 2023, Part Two

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3.3 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Puja Patel, Jeremy D. Larson, and Ryan Dombal battle it out over some of their favorite songs of the year in various genres. Matchups include Troye Sivan’s “Rush” vs. NewJeans’ “Super Shy,” Wednesday’s “Chosen to Deserve” vs. Big Thief’s “Vampire Empire,” and Tinashe’s “Needs” vs. Victoria Monét’s “On My Mama.” Plus singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart stops by to talk about his dream collaboration.

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0:00.0	This is the Pitchfork Review. I'm Poochipatel, the editor-in-chief. So all of us here at Pitchfork are in the middle of putting together the site's annual best-of-the-year list, which is both very fun and a sometimes heated process for our staff.
0:25.6	On last week's show, you heard a battle royale around some of the tracks that we love and that are up for consideration.
0:27.5	Today, reviews director Jeremy Larson and features editor Ryan Dombel are back to duke
0:32.4	it out around some of our favorite tracks by genre.
0:35.8	And then later on the show, Devendra Banhart will join us to talk about his dream
0:39.8	collaboration.
0:41.6	Okay, so it's time to enter the proverbial Sunderdome on 2023's Best Clubbangers, Indie Pop,
0:50.0	rap collabs, and more.
0:52.0	Ryan, welcome back.
0:53.7	Hey, I'm back in the ring.
0:55.4	And you know what?
0:56.9	I had a pretty good week last week with these very meaningful song battles in this podcast.
1:03.3	So if you ask me, it's only downhill from here, baby.
1:09.0	Jeremy, how are you feeling?
1:10.7	Who's the team that always plays the Harlem Globetrotters?
1:13.4	The Washington Generals?
1:14.8	Feeling like the Washington Generals of the podcast.
1:17.7	Just getting smoked up and down the floor.
1:20.5	Ancles breaking.
1:21.4	Maybe your luck will turn around.
1:22.6	Maybe.
1:23.6	We'll see.
	...

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