NEW: Was U2’s biggest failure actually the band fearlessly blazing their own trail? PLUS reviews, essays, interviews, playlists & more! READ: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com
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NEW: The Beatles could only break America by conforming to its prudish sexual attitudes. But did Lennon and McCartney have the last laugh? READ: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com
Replica: The February Collection. This month…the melodic indie pop of the Reds, Pinks and Purples, two songs from Cory Hanson, which channel a number of 1970s singer-songwriters, and four from the Golden Dregs’ sample-y alt-rock. LISTEN HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/playlist-rep...
NEW! The Bookshop Band and Pete Townshend, a Bob Dylan ranking, PLUS reviews, interviews, playlists & more! READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com
NEW! Bob Dylan‘s greatest love songs ranked! The madness of touring with Oasis in the 1990s! PLUS: interviews, reviews, essays, playlists and more! READ: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com
NEW: Punk at 50, The British Elvis Presley Cliff Richard’s role in the story of punk, plus reviews, interviews, essays, features & more! READ: stateofsoundmagazine.com
#Punk #PunkRock
Driving home from the school run, it came to me that if Jimi Hendrix had lived he may well have collaborated with Alice Coltrane & the idea gave me such a hit of dopamine even the A349 looked beautiful.
NEW ISSUE NOW LIVE! www.stateofsoundmagazine.com
#TheJam
NEW REVIEW! The sibling duo might not wear their influences lightly, but their debut album is an adrenaline shot of youthful optimism. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/wasted-on-yo...
Springsteen just dropped this new song! LISTEN HERE: youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
#brucespringsteen #ICE
NEW! As streaming and major labels threaten to push out human creativity, a small band of micro record labels are fighting back, channelling the DIY ethos of punk. READ OUR EXCLUSIVE FEATURE HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/an-outpourin...
Portrait of the artist as a middle-aged twat.
Me after 3 rejection emails yesterday vs. me after submitting a new piece today. #WritingCommunity
Our January playlist is live! Come on over and give it a listen: stateofsoundmagazine.com/playlist-soul-…
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
Fuck the New Year health kick! Start 2026 with a new morning routine, courtesy of #LeonardCohen:
-stumble out of bed;
-get ready for the struggle;
-smoke a cigarette;
-tighten up your gut.
‘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...
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NEWS: Aphex Twin releases new music. READ HERE: www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/news-aphex-t...
