The best New Music newsletters

Andrew Womack shares playlists of new music alongside personal essays that link songs to memories and everyday life. The writing is reflective and literary, with recommendations that come from listening habits rather than industry news.

A personal music blog offering weekly picks of new albums and songs, written with a casual, self-deprecating voice aimed at listeners who lack time to keep up with releases. It also mixes in diary-style posts about the writer's unemployment and substitute teaching.

A personal portfolio-style newsletter from a Hong Kong-born flautist and researcher, sharing recordings, premieres and installation projects. Issues include program notes and context about cross-cultural music between Western and Chinese traditions.

Music Savage is a music newsletter that shares short weekly lists of songs recommended by the editors, plus concert photo posts with brief write-ups of live shows. Readers get new track suggestions and reviews of recent local gigs with a warm, personal voice.

A weekly newsletter from a New York hip-hop artist and podcaster sharing new music picks, tour dates, interviews from his Almanac of Rap show, and personal musings. It mixes promotion for his own album and shows with chatty, loosely organised commentary.

A weekly newsletter from DJ Regular that rounds up new albums and singles across hip hop, soul and funk, plus bonus links to live performances, podcasts and music writing. It works as a curated music discovery guide with playlists and Bandcamp deals rather than long-form analysis.

A music recommendation newsletter that highlights new alternative bands for listeners who enjoyed alternative rock from the 1980s and 1990s. Each issue points readers to a curated playlist and suggests specific artists to check out.

A daily newsletter that sends one recommended song per day, often grouped into a monthly Mixcast playlist with track lists and streaming links. Each entry gives a short, generic description of the song's mood and feel.