March 1, 2026
Birds back on the timeline
Pigeons and Planes Has a Website Again
Fans cheer, OGs return, skeptics ask: can music blogs fly again in 2026
TLDR: Pigeons & Planes relaunched its website after a 2019 shutdown, calling the closure a mistake. Comments split between nostalgic cheers and cautious doubt about a blog’s place in the TikTok/playlist era, with industry vet jasongrishkoff voicing excitement and skepticism—human curation vs. algorithms is the fight to watch
Pigeons & Planes just brought back its website after shutting it down in 2019—and the comments turned into a reunion tour. Old-school music heads cheered, calling P&P an “OG” of discovery, while industry vets weighed the big question: do music websites still matter in 2026? Longtime blogger jasongrishkoff (Indie Shuffle, SubmitHub) summed up the mood: excited, but torn, noting blogs once swayed the culture—and now it’s all social feeds and algorithm playlists.
Meanwhile, the jokes flew. Fans spammed bird-and-plane memes, quipping about “carrier pigeons delivering playlists,” and begged for better subreddit mods this time after P&P’s short-lived Reddit era. Others resurfaced their gloriously weird history: a daily YouTube grind, comedy skits with Jessie Reyez and Migos, and the zine No Ceilings Vol. 1 (yes, everyone’s asking for Vol. 2). Romantics want long-form writing and human curation back; pragmatists say “give us compilations, playlists, and IRL shows” as P&P teases albums, concerts, and even artist retreats. It’s a comeback story with a cliffhanger: will a classic blog soar again—or just taxi on the runway while TikTok eats the sky
Key Points
- •Pigeons & Planes is relaunching its website on January 26, 2026 after closing it in 2019.
- •The brand has operated for over 15 years, evolving through multiple content formats and platforms.
- •Past experiments included daily blogging, daily YouTube videos, artist comedy skits, a subreddit, and a zine called No Ceilings Vol. 1.
- •Recent activities expanded from discovery to creation, including compilation albums, concerts, and release parties.
- •Writing has remained a consistent core element across long-form profiles, lists, and other formats.