The Line of Best Fit

The Line of Best Fit is an independent online magazine based in London, concentrating on new music.[2][3] It publishes independent music reviews, features, interview, and media. Founded by Richard Thane in February 2007 and currently edited by Paul Bridgewater, the webzine's name derives from a song on Death Cab For Cutie's You Can Play These Songs with Chords.[2][4]

The Line of Best Fit
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
Created byRichard Thane
EditorPaul Bridgewater
URLwww.thelineofbestfit.com
Alexa rank 113,978 (April 2020)[1]
Launched2007 (2007)
Current statusActive

Album reviews by the webzine are used for music review aggregate sites AnyDecentMusic? and Metacritic.[5][6] Reviews by The Line of Best Fit have been mentioned in publications such as the BBC,[7] Clash,[8] The Daily Telegraph,[9] The Guardian,[10] The Independent[11] and NME.[12] The Line of Best Fit also publishes music premieres, exclusive live performances, podcasts, and playlists.[13]

The webzine has its own record label, Best Fit Recordings,[14] and since 2015, has hosted its own annual music festival in London, the Five Day Forecast.[15]

References
  1. "Thelineofbestfit.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "About". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. Coldwell, Will (3 April 2017). "10 of the best music festivals in Europe". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. "Rich Thane". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. "The Line of Best Fit". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. "The Line of Best Fit Profile at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. "Benjamin Clementine wins the Mercury Prize". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. Diver, Mike (26 November 2013). "Premiere: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner Remixes Rainbow Chan". Clash. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. "BBC Sound of 2016 longlist announced". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. Pollard, Alexandra (9 April 2015). "Why are only women described as 'confessional' singer-songwriters?". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. "Artist spotlight: Team Me". The Independent. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. Snapes, Laura (9 May 2011). "Wild Beasts, 'Smother' – You Review". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. Cragg, Michael (15 August 2013). "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – This Life: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  14. Cragg, Michael (24 April 2012). "New music: I Ching – It's Me". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  15. "The 10 best things to do this week: Paramore, Terry Pratchett: HisWorld and Amadeus". The Guardian. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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