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What’s the one song that sends chills down your spine every time you hear it? 👻

If you could have any artist, alive or dead, teach you an instrument - who would you pick? #BackToSchool

Psst… Bloomsbury are running a #BackToSchool sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.

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33 1/3 Spotify Audiobooks

50 of our 33 1/3 books are now available as Spotify audiobooks! Check out the full list 👇 https://bit.ly/4mmg1gQ

One of the perks of working with 33 1/3 books (apart from getting to read lots of the best music books) is 1st dibs on the free merch.

These stickers will be making their way to lots of our incredible 33 1/3 stockists very soon...

What the hell is shoegaze? A scene? A movement? A sound? Find out more in this ambitious oral history of a genre that has eluded definition for three decades.

Listen to Ryan Pinkard's Shoegaze on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks!

What song reminds you of your school days? #BackToSchool

Want to learn more about mbube harmonies, the electronic boom of kwaito and the amapiano and house explosion of the '00s? Listen to Lior Phillips' South African Popular Music on Audible, Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks!

Induct three must-listen albums into the national curriculum. GO! 🎓 #BackToSchool

💀 Metalheads - you can now listen to Death Metal on Audible, Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks!

The B-52s' Cosmic Thing and Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)* are officially publishing in the 33 1/3 series today, and you are definitely going to want to add these to your collection. 📚

*Coming November 2025 for UK-based Erykah fans!

Class is back in session folks 📚 We're reliving our school days with this one...

Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/461gleO

What are the best music videos set in high school?

Psst… Bloomsbury are running a back to school sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.

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Last chance to shop our sale today ⏳ Until midnight tonight get up to 33% off hundreds of books in our 33 1/3 series.

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Happy South Asian Heritage Month!

As we build up our new 33 1/3 South Asia series, we'd love to know what albums you think we should cover. Here's what we've already published: bit.ly/458JYvL

Looking to remix your shelves? For one week only Bloomsbury are having a sale on all music books - including the 33 1/3 series! From now until midnight on Sunday August 3rd, save up to 33%.

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Looking for a new reading playlist? Check out some of our favorite summer songs, hand-picked by 33 1/3 book readers.

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Part of Twin Peaks' charm was its unforgettable soundtrack. Under the guidance of Badalamenti's beautifully dark sonic palette, Clare Nina Norelli delves into the world of Twin Peaks.

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This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer.

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Looking to remix your shelves? For one week only Bloomsbury are having a sale on all music books - including the 33 1/3 series! From now until midnight on Sunday August 3rd, save up to 33%.

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Happy birthday to the inimitable Kate Bush! What's your favorite song from her discography?

📸 Kate Bush during a television show in Paris in 1983. (Image: Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

This book traces the growing imprints of soul-folk and uncovers histories of Black soul-folk artists who, like the genre they perform, have largely been left out of folk music narratives.

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Featuring exclusive interviews with key figures, from Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway to guitarist Bill Steer of Gentlemans Pistols, Carcass, and Napalm Death, this is your guide to death metal.

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@themountaingoats.bsky.social evokes Ozzy Osbourne so eloquently in MASTER OF REALITY. “no matter what he’s singing, Ozzy sounds like he was going to sing that anyway, even if there was nobody listening, even if everybody hated it”
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Shameless self-promo, but check out my book if you're looking to read about race, folk music & the complications of genre. And during this sale, it's only $13.37. Not bad. The price, not the book. But the book's alright too. At least that's what my friends tell me www.bloomsbury.com/us/soulfolk-...

Hi! Pre-orders are typically only available on our website around 6 months ahead of publication. These are only just announced so likely won't be on the website for a little while/until closer to publication. We'll definitely be announcing here and on our other platforms when pre-order is possible!

What the hell is shoegaze? Back in the 90s, many would have said the genre was entirely fabricated. This is your guide through the enigmatica subgenre of indie rock defined by dreamy melodies and obscured vocals.

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This in-depth look at Invasion of Privacy explores the sexual politics of hip hop through a track-by-track breakdown and asks questions like: What would hip hop look like as a matriarchy?

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Unpacking the complex layers of the 2004 collab between Madlib and MF DOOM, this book blends fiction and non-fiction to celebrate Madvillainy not just as an album, but as a folkloric artifact.

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