The Line of Best Fit

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

For the concept of fitting a line to bivariate data, see Simple linear regression.

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

Album reviews by the webzine are used for music review aggregate sites AnyDecentMusic? and Metacritic.[4][5] Reviews by The Line of Best Fit have been mentioned in publications such as the BBC,[6] Clash,[7] The Daily Telegraph,[8] The Guardian,[9] The Independent[10] and NME.[11] The Line of Best Fit also publishes music premieres, exclusive live performances, podcasts, and playlists.[12]

The webzine has its own record label, Best Fit Recordings,[13] and since 2015, has hosted its own annual music festival in London, the Five Day Forecast.[14]

References
  1. "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. "Benjamin Clementine wins the Mercury Prize". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. Diver, Mike (26 November 2013). "Premiere: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner Remixes Rainbow Chan". Clash. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. "BBC Sound of 2016 longlist announced". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. Pollard, Alexandra (9 April 2015). "Why are only women described as 'confessional' singer-songwriters?". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. "Artist spotlight: Team Me". The Independent. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. Snapes, Laura (9 May 2011). "Wild Beasts, 'Smother' – You Review". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. Cragg, Michael (15 August 2013). "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – This Life: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. Cragg, Michael (24 April 2012). "New music: I Ching – It's Me". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  14. "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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