NEW ISSUE! Bob Dylan’s defiant voice in heartbroken America. PLUS reviews, features, interviews, essays and more! READ: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #BobDylan

Sleaford Mods’ The Demise of Planet X is their best yet; out today. OUR REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/the-demise-o...

CALLING ALL RECORD COLLECTORS! Chris Campbell on the record his mother left on his bed when he was a child, the record which always reminds him of his late brother and how his dog got on the cover of one of his favourites. READ: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/7-records-id... #RecordCollectors #Vinyl

Sleaford Mods’ ‘The Demise of Planet X’ is not only their most ambitious album to date, it is their best! REVIEW HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/the-demise-o... #SleafordMods

Read our interview with Sleaford Mods’ @sleafordmods.bsky.social Jason Williamson. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/sleaford-mod... #SleafordMods

NEW ISSUE! On the eve of their new album release, read our interview with Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson! Plus reviews, essays, features and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #SleafordMods

‘Tangled’ The December Collection is an album-length playlist for intentional listening, which evokes the atmosphere, weather and flavours of the final month of the year. CLICK HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/playlist-tan...

NEW ISSUE! Live Aid at 40, interviews, reviews, essays features and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

ISSUE #16 is live! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

We are delighted to announce that the State of Sound best album of 2025 is Emma Swift’s The Resurrection Game. Check out the rest of the albums in our top 10 HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/best-albums-...

Where did Pulp’s ‘More’ land on our BEST ALBUMS OF 2025? READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/best-albums-... #Pulp

NEW ISSUE: The Best Albums of 2025 plus news , reviews, interviews, features and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

NEW! Sleaford Mods: 7 songs that changed my life. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/sleaford-mod... #SleafordMods

NEWS: Aphex Twin releases new music. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/news-aphex-t...

NEW ISSUE: Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson on the 7 songs that changed his life; new music from Aphex Twin; PLUS features, reviews, interviews and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #SleafordMods #AphexTwin

One of YouTube’s most popular record collectors, Norman Maslov explains the thrill of collecting in the 1960s, how it felt to grow up with the Beatles and why the Kinks always remind him of cheerleaders. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/7-records-id... #RecordCollectors

NEW ISSUE: an in-depth interview with baroque poppers Hungrytown, news from The Lemon Twigs, PLUS features, reviews, interviews and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s The Lemon Twigs and they have NEWS! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/news-the-lem...

Dylan's new Bootleg Series instalment traces his arc from teenage rock 'n' roller to folk star. But had his first single ‘Mixed-Up Confusion’ been a hit, things could have been very different. Here’s the story of what might have been. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/dylan-at-the... #BobDylan

NEW ISSUE: BOB DYLAN AT THE CROSSROADS IN 1962 + in-depth interviews, essays, reviews, news and more! READ HERE: stateofsoundmagazine.com #BobDylan #FolkMusic #Americana #GreenwichVillageFolkScene

NEW INTERVIEW: The Red Tack on dancing to the rhythm of the washing machine, infiltrating the Boston scene during the time of Dinosaur Jr. and Throwing Muses, and how Diamond Dogs changed his life. READ: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/the-one-to-w... #indiemusic #BostonMusicScene

On the 40th anniversary of its original release, we explore the forgotten coda to Pet Shop Boys’ single ‘Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)’ and discover a haunting footnote to the story of 1980s Britain. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/all-the-love... #PetShopBoys

NEW ISSUE: Pet Shop Boys: The hidden lyrics to one of their greatest songs, an in-depth interview with The Red Tack, plus reviews, essays, features, playlists and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #PetShopBoys

NEW ISSUE! Our review of Mavis Staples’ new album, a playlist curated by Wilco, our November Collection! Plus reviews, essays, features and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #MavisStaples #Soul #R&B

It is RELEASE DAY for Mavis Staples’ new studio album, Sad snd Beautiful World. OUR REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/album-review... #MavisStaples #RnB #Soul

NEW ESSAY! When Tom Waits came to record his sophomore album, he turned for inspiration to Jack Kerouac. In doing so, he began to become the artist we know today. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/tom-waits-ja... #TomWaits #JackKerouac

NEW ISSUE: Jack Kerouac’s influence on Tom Waits, plus reviews, essays, features, playlists and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #TomWaits #JackKerouac

NEW ISSUE: The Remaking of Nick Drake, an in-depth interview with Ian Bickerton from Balloon, plus essays, reviews, news and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #NickDrake

NEW ISSUE: How Son House beat the odds to record a masterpiece, new music from Brian Eno and Shapes Like People. Plus news, reviews, essays, interviews and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #Blues #MississippiDeltaBlues #MusicNews #BrianEno #ShapesLikePeople

“The drumming crashes through the walls of sound, the heavy stuttering syncopation contributing to the album’s theme of emotional dislocation.” Of Monsters and Men new album: All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade. OUR REVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/album-review... #OfMonstersAndMen

The amazing @sarahmcquaidmusic.bsky.social on her musical childhood, listening to the Beatles on her Mickey Mouse turntable and how her mother's death sent her in a new creative direction. INTERVIEW: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/one-to-watch...

NEW ISSUE: our review of the new Of Monsters and Men album, an interview with the amazing Sarah McQuaid plus features, essays, playlists and more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com #OfMonstersAndMen

The world is arguing about whether Taylor Swift’s new album is any good, but we should really be talking about what Miss Americana can do to help the music industry. #TaylorSwift #TheLifeOfAShowgirl READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/how-taylor-s...

Pete Townshend and the Bookshop Symphony. Read the story and our review! READ: stateofsoundmagazine.com #TheWho #petetownshend

NEW ISSUE: The story of Pete Townshend’s collaboration with The Bookshop Band. Plus essays, features, reviews and much more! #thewho #petetownshend READ HERE: stateofsoundmagazine.com

How Taylor Swift can save the music industry. READ HERE: stateofsoundmagazine.com/how-taylor-swi…#TaylorSwiftft #Spotifyf#AIAI

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-...