music criticism newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 10 newsletters that cover music criticism as a primary topic, 6 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are Off The Fence (31K), cool girl monologue (24K) and And It Don't Stop (17K).

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    Off The Fence 31K subscribers

    Substack Weekly · last post 17 days ago

    Likely audience: fashion enthusiasts

  2. 2
    cool girl monologue 24K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 32 days ago

    Likely audience: Music critics

  3. 3
    And It Don't Stop 17K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 25 days ago

    Likely audience: Bob Dylan fans

  4. 4
    Greil Marcus / Letter in the Ether 11K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 24 days ago

    Likely audience: Indie rock fans

  5. 5
    Nymphet Alumni 9K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 20 days ago

    Likely audience: Content consumers

  6. 6
    Evil Speakers —

    Substack Weekly · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Music enthusiasts

  7. 7
    Ella's Attic —

    Substack last post May 25, 2026

    Likely audience: Music critics

  8. 8
    affairs of the heart —

    Substack last post Jul 14, 2026

    Likely audience: music critics

  9. 9
    The Culture Study Podcast 28K subscribers

    Substack last post Oct 5, 2025

    Likely audience: Taylor Swift fans

  10. 10
    Phish Essays 3K subscribers

    Substack last post Oct 7, 2025

    Likely audience: Phish fans

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