David Rea

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
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Pete Townshend and the Bookshop Symphony. Read the story and our review!
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#TheWho #petetownshend

NEW ISSUE: The story of Pete Townshend’s collaboration with The Bookshop Band. Plus essays, features, reviews and much more!
#thewho #petetownshend
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How Taylor Swift can save the music industry.
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#TaylorSwift  #Spotify #AI

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...

Thank you!

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

Could you point me in the right directions for the guidelines regarding topic, length of submission, formatting et cetera. I couldn’t find anything on the link. Thanks so much!

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

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Have a listen to our brand-new playlist of Britpop unplugged! What should be on there that isn’t?
#Britpop

www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/playlist-bri...

NEWS! Jeff Tweedy has invited fans to write new lyrics for his song, ‘Feel Free’.

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Amos Billy sounds like some Americana dude!

At the Shepherds Bush Empire to see Billy Bragg! Feels good to be here in times like these.
#BillyBragg #DaysLikeThese

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

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‘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

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Sorry I missed this. Are you still awake?

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...

AI will eventually solve the biggest question in science fiction: do human beings have a soul? If AI eventually replicates human art (to the point we cannot tell the difference) then the answer is no.