I was kinda worried they would start to slowly distant themselves from Animal Collective, glad they didn’t. Very happy to see Sleater-Kinney up there, I mean they should be considered obvious pick, but somehow they still aren’t 100% for some critics. I don't think Nicki Minaj should be that high either on pure musical merits, but her impact on culture probably helped the rise of Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and other recent female rap artists so I guess it makes sense to see her as an 'icon'.ĭid Kathleen Hanna have her more important output in the past 25 years ? I think Bikini Kill is more important than Julie Ruin or Le Tigre so I’d say no, but it’s kind of nice to see her up there so I’ll give it a pass.Īphex Twin also had its most important releases before 1997, so I think he could have been left out for the same reason they justify they didn’t include Pavement but obviously the guy is an icon. I'd also replace Earl Sweatshirt by either Danny Brown or Vince Staples who I think are the most interesting hip-hop artists of the decade bar Kendrick and Kanye, or by the seminal MF DOOM. Not sure DJ Rashad and Solange should be that high either, but that's not that surprising for Pitchfork. I think the Icons pick mostly make sense, though I'm surprised to see Destroyer up there (swap him with The Flaming Lips and it’d be much closer to what I’d have expected). Phil Elverum (The Microphones, Mount Eerie) Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre/The Julie Ruin)īen Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service)ĭamon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, the Good, the Bad, & the Queen)ĭavid Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains)

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