Sleaford Mods have been curating a playlist. And it is not what you would expect. #SleafordMods #Playlist CHECK IT OUT HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/a-playlist-c...

NEW ISSUE: on the eve of Taylor Swift’s new album release, we look at how Taylor can save the music industry. A playlist curated by Sleaford Mods. Plus much more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #TaylorSwift #Spotify #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #SleafordMods #TheBeatles

Have a listen to our brand-new playlist of Britpop unplugged! What should have been on there that isn’t? #BritPop www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/playlist-bri...

Critics couldn't take the Jam seriously at first, claiming they were just a bunch of gimmicks. But their ‘hail your heroes’ ethos was entirely authentic, setting the blueprint for Britpop two decades later. #thejam #Britpop ESSAY: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/essay-how-th...

NEWS! Jeff Tweedy has invited fans to write new lyrics for his song, ‘Feel Free’. READ MORE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/news-jeff-tw...

NEW ISSUE! As Oasis, Pulp et al reform, we look at how the Jam invented Britpop. Jeff Tweedy invites fans to write lyrics for him. And a stellar playlist of Britpop unplugged. Plus much more! Come on over! #TheJam #Britpop #JeffTweedy www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

‘All Mod Cons’ and ‘Setting Sons’ were the Jam’s imperial phase. When Paul Weller was Ray Davies’ angry spirit child. Who is with me? #TheJam

“The crystalline jangle pop guitar mines rich seams of bittersweetness on ‘Never Cut Asunder’ and ‘Ambition is your Friend’, and ‘Server of the Mind’ and ‘Fireworks’ float in hazy dream pop gauze.” @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/album-review...

Here is our playlist of the best of Leonard Cohen’s deep cuts. But what do you think? What should be on there which isn’t? #LeonardCohen www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/playlist-tha...

In TOMBOY, the new album from @maiasharp.bsky.social, she takes a look at a younger version of herself and how it filters down to future relationships. My review is the latest post on the Pure Pop 4 Now People blog: purepop4nowpeople.blogspot.com/2025/09/maia...

Read our in-depth interview with the amazing Emma Swift, as she talks about love, despair and bringing Christopher Hitchens back to life. #EmmaSwift #ChristopherHitchens INTERVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/interview-em...

NEW ISSUE! We celebrate Emma Swift with an in-depth interview and album review. Bruce Springsteen streams a ‘punk rockabilly’ outtake of ‘Born in the USA’. And a new playlist: the best of Leonard Cohen’s deep cuts. Plus much more! Come on over! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

In a decade in which John Major and Tony Blair made grand speeches about creating a classless Britain, Oasis’s debut album was a manifesto for life with genuine transformative power. #Oasis Our 30th-anniversary review of Oasis’ Definitely Maybe HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/30th-anniver...

Suffused with its inter-war ghosts from its days as a Savoy cinema, the EartH theatre turned out to be the perfect setting for Hitchcock’s music. One year on, revisit our review of his transcendent live show. REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/live-review-...

In the age of celebrity politicians, is Bruce Springsteen better placed than Reagan, Schwarzenegger and Trump to run for office? #BruceSpringsteen #DonaldTrump READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/feature-born...

It’s Saturday morning, which means a new issue of State of Sound. This week: will Spotify finally be forced into better payouts, a playlist from David Byrne and could Bruce Springsteen be the most successful celebrity politician of them all? www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

London singer-songwriter Paul Garside talked to us about taking classical music to the school disco and how giving up set him free. INTERVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/one-to-watch...

‘THE DAY OF John F. Kennedy's assassination, Bob Dylan likely watched the news reports come in on television…’ Check out our in-depth anniversary review of Dylan’s 1964 masterpiece before it leaves. REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/60th-anniver...

A gorgeous and heartbreaking album. Thanks so much for bringing it into the world!

Emma Swift’s stunning new album ‘The Resurrection Game’ is State of Sound’s first ever standout new release! REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/album-review...

This looks amazing! Cannot wait to hear it. 👍🏻❤️

Thank you so much for sharing! We really appreciate it!

Thanks, Carl! This was honestly such a joy to review. Cannot wait to hear the new album.

Around the time of the break up, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison moved closer to the countryside. We look at how their new homes impacted their album artwork and wonder how far they influenced their solo music. ESSAY: shorturl.at/u2yeP

As of just now, State of Sound is live! READ HERE: stateofsoundmagazine.com As an independent, ad-free online music magazine, run by volunteers, we would be truly grateful to anyone who shares this post! Thank you! 🧵 1/4

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Almost two years in the making, we cannot wait to share State of Sound with the world on the 1st of September!