The Line of Best Fit is an independent online magazine based in London, concentrating on new music.[1][2]

The Line of Best Fit
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
Created byRichard Thane
EditorPaul Bridgewater
URLwww.thelineofbestfit.com
Launched2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Current statusActive

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.[1][3]

Album reviews by the webzine are used for music review aggregate sites AnyDecentMusic? and Metacritic.[4][5] The Line of Best Fit also publishes music premieres, exclusive live performances, podcasts, and playlists.[6]

The webzine has its own record label, Best Fit Recordings,[7] and since 2015, has hosted its own annual music festival in London, the Five Day Forecast.[8] It also presents a stage at SXSW.[9]

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  1. ^ a b "About". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ Coldwell, Will (3 April 2017). "10 of the best music festivals in Europe". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Rich Thane". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "The Line of Best Fit". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "The Line of Best Fit Profile at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ Cragg, Michael (15 August 2013). "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – This Life: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ Cragg, Michael (24 April 2012). "New music: I Ching – It's Me". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ "The 10 best things to do this week: Paramore, Terry Pratchett: HisWorld and Amadeus". The Guardian. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ^ "SXSW Announces More Than 300 More Bands, Including Wet Leg, Big Joanie and La Doña". Billboard. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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