There’s lots of great archive content (covering February 2021 to October 2024) over on my old blog site: musicobserved.blogspot.com
About me
I'm Phil. I love music, and this is where I share my thoughts and observations on what I'm listening to, whether recorded or live.
You can find me on X: @MusicObserver1 / Instagram: @music_observed / Threads: @music_observed / Bluesky: @musicobserver.bsky.social / Spotify: Music Observer / YouTube: Music Observer
I am co-editor of the music section of LeftLion in Nottingham. I also write for CLASH magazine, DIY's Neu Bulletin, The Songbird HQ, and Music in Leicester.
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Submissions
If you have music you'd like me to listen to, recommendations to make, or just want to say hi, feel free to email me here: therealmusicobserver [at] gmail [dot] com
If I don't respond, please don't take it personally - I get a lot of emails and there's only one of me!
Tips: Make sure you always include:
the release date, and any embargo rules
a prominent easy-to-find link to the song (private links on Soundcloud and YouTube work really well), or an MP3 attachment; a link to Google Drive / Dropbox / etc. is OK, but a bit more fiddly!
some basic bio information (e.g. when formed/started, location, genre, band member names where relevant ...) and at least one or two promo images 👍
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