UpToHear is an indie music blog that caters to indie folk, indie rock, dream pop, and a bit of psych and soul.
We do not typically feature music that is older than one week. If you do not have a bio, you should write one. We are a blog, after all, and need to know who you are and where you’re from in order to actually blog about you. And while we are reasonably crafty with markers and crayons, please include some current photos– track art will not suffice.
Our blog is listed on Hype Machine, so we try to share your music via Bandcamp or Soundcloud links, in addition to Spotify, YouTube, Apple, etc. By doing so, Hype Machine has better control over indexing any of the music that we post, which ultimately means more exposure for you.
If you are ready to submit a track, please send photos (and photog credits), track art, song links, release date, and bio to uptohearmusic@gmail.com. If your submission does not include all of these, we will be unable to consider your submission. Due to the number of emails that we receive, we cannot always reply to everyone.
For more details on our musical preferences, feel free to peruse this interview.
Please note that we do not write reviews for EPs or LPs. We also do not feature cover songs, country, hard rock, hip hop, heavy metal, alt pop, electronica, instrumentals, or anything with autotune.
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Originally worded blog review, plus an Instagram post and tag. Very much appreciated! Thank you UpToHear!
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UpToHear has become one of my favourite indie music blogs, the reviews are so heartfelt and communication with them is wonderful. This is one of the curators who truly cares and the shares are always high quality.
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Such a genuine and thoughtful review, really wonderful experience with UpToHear. Thanks again <3
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Always so glad to have my music shared by UpToHear, who gives great feedback and writes lovely reviews :)
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UpToHear were so lovely to deal with and wrote a great, thought out review of my song. Absolute legends!
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UpToHear wrote a thoughtful piece about my song. They also have turned me onto other new artists in the indie realm. Appreciated their support with my release!
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Amazing to be considered for UpToHear’s blog review. Was encouraged how communicative and intentional they were with listening to my song, writing a review, and sharing it to the public.
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Amazing write-up! I was so impressed. Very thorough and creative...
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Their passion for music and diligence is unmatched! Always engaging with my posts even after they shared their part and being so supportive! Thank you for all that you do!!
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A fantastic blog and incredible group of people to work with.
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Such a well-written, smart review and close listen! Highly rec if you want an actual review of your work!!
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Amazing write up and a really awesome blog! The write up contained a great deal of depth and captured the essences of each of the songs very well.
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One of the best/in depth write ups I’ve received so far. Thoughtful, kind, honest work coming from UpToHear
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Wrote a really thoughtful and thorough review/blog post and posted on their IG. 5 stars.
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Awesome blog! Great quality of writing!
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UpToHear Music listens with attention and writes with flair...
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Great to work with. Quality writeups... Highly recommend.
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One of the most original and insightful coverage of my music thus far! Proud of the write up and thankful for the investment, quality, and caring put forth.
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Always great to work with UpToHear, thank you so much for your ongoing support and passion for the art.
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Great blogger! Really attentive detail when reviewing the song.
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Very thoughtful review that wasn't at all just a copy/paste of my song description, like other reviewers have done. Thank you!
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A music blog like UpToHear is so extremely important for musicians like myself, and for music in general to finds its way. UpToHear is such a professional team of friendly people with a great heart for music.
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When I read their review of my song "Enough" I was so grateful because they understood my message and made a very affirming effort to explore that message in their post. They are also great at communicating. Thank you for the thoughtful and well written review!
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Detailed, lovely in-depth review. Beautiful and kind, and really appreciated.
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Really thoughtful and thorough song review. Highly recommend!
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Really wonderful experience, thank you for taking the time to review and share the song, a real pleasure.
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Excellent, thoughtful review with all original content.
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Lovely people running a great outlet for artists!
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Thanks so much! Great, thoughtful, and much appreciated blog post :)
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UpToHear are fantastic, lovely people and they really took the time to write a great review. Would recommend :)
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Great coverage thank you!
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UpToHear shared a wonderful review of our first release on the same day it debuted. Very professional, thank you!
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Genuine music lovers at UpToHear! Their review was thoughtful, extensive, and so very kind. We really appreciated their coverage and support of indie artists like ourselves. Will definitely be submitting to them again in the future!
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They are a thoughtful and concise reviewer that delivered what they promised promptly and kindly. We will definitely be submitting again and we really appreciate their support.
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Original, thoughtful, high-quality writing that I felt very good sharing. Thank you so much UpToHear!
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UpToHear Music was awesome to communicate with and published a detailed and fantastic review for my track. This team knows how to write, I highly recommend submitting to this blog!
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UpToHearMusic is quick and responsive. They wrote a thoughtful review and shared it as an Instagram post. I would definitely submit to them again!
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Lovely words and coverage, would highly recommend and submit again. Thank you!
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UpToHear wrote a really good and positive review of my song. They shared it as a blog post and as an IG post. They’re great to work with!
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Extremely professional music magazine, their articles are intelligent, visually pleasant and a great read!
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I would really recommend. Amazing blog review which really made my day!
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A pleasure to work with, you couldn't ask for more. Such a beautifully written and thoughtful review from John and amazing communication every step of the way from the whole crew. They really care about artists and about music, and from artists of all sizes and fanbases moreover, and they take the time to truly listen and write something meaningful about the music. We couldn't recommend them more highly
-MVSO
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I've had several songs shared by UpToHear music and I am always impressed with their thoughtful and thorough write-ups. Following the blog now for a while, it seems they are genuine music fans and passionate about sharing new music. I highly recommend connecting with them and submitting your tracks.
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I‘ve had a wonderful experience with UpToHear Music. They wrote a long, detailed and incredibly kind review of my song on their blog, which they shared on Instagram along with photos, which I could reshare to my followers. They have been super easy to communicate with and encouraging with the whole process. Thank you!
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It was my first time on UpToHear's music blog & they really made my week :) was such a lovely review, I'm glad they could connect with my song & they shared me to their insta page as well - definitely hoping to work with them again in the future!!