Our mission is to celebrate the legacy artists of yesterday and discover the trailblazers of tomorrow.

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David Rea, Founder & Editor

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Founded in 2024, State of Sound is a new independent online music magazine. Aiming to provide the highest quality writing, we run the full gamut, from in-depth essays about music’s icons to articles about emerging independents, all with sensitivity to music’s connections to the wider world.

State of Sound is published every Saturday morning.

Copyright protected material on this website is used in accordance with 'Fair Use', ‘for criticism, review or quotation’, as stated in UK law. It will be removed at the request of the copyright owner(s). Those wishing to make such a request, should do so through the following email address: editor@stateofsoundmagazine.com. Thank you for your understanding.

We are growing and on the lookout for knowledgeable, talented and passionate writers to write reviews of music and live shows.

If you are interested in writing for State of Sound, first familiarise yourself with our content to check it is in line with your sensibilities. Then send an email to editor@stateofsoundmagazine.com with the following:

> 2-3 links to your published reviews. Alternatively, a 1000-word sample review;

> A list of your top 10 albums released over the last 12 months, and a list of your top 10 albums of all time;

> Please start the subject line with the word ‘SUBMIT’.

Important note: however much we would like to, we are unable to pay contributors. The website runs at a financial loss.

Let's talk! Drop us a line at: editor@stateofsoundmagazine.com. We do our best to answer every message we receive.

We hold ourselves to the highest journalistic standards. If we have published something which requires correction, please let us know.

We take copyright extremely seriously. If you believe any content on the website infringes on your or anybody else's rights, please get in touch.

Everyone is welcome to comment on what is published at State of Sound. However, we have a zero tolerance policy towards any form of bigotry, including but not exclusive to racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and ageism. As somebody once said many years ago: ‘be groovy or leave, man.’