Turn & Work

Turn & Work is a Toronto-operated independent music and literary publication with frequent release features, artist interviews, weekly playlists and a newsletter, plus a direct no-fee music-coverage inbox.

Turn & Work is an independent music and literary publication. Its current About page identifies its operator as based in Toronto and says the site produces about four music features a week: reviews, interviews and artist-directed Backstory posts. It also publishes the Setlist, a weekly playlist of new independent music; Welcome Distractions, a Thursday newsletter; release roundups, premieres, Q&As and a geographic music map. Current first-party activity includes the Permanent Maintenance and If I Let It Quiet album features on July 23, 2026, a New and Noted roundup on July 22 and the July 24 weekly Setlist. Turn & Work says it supports independent artists, including artists many outlets overlook. Its current submission guidelines invite artists and agencies to share early music, say the outlet takes no money from artists or authors directly or indirectly and rejects pay-for-play discovery, while keeping all coverage discretionary. The official Our Music Coverage page designates submissions@turnandwork.com for music proposals. It lists The Backstory, premieres, Q&As, album features, New and Noted, Monday Music Posts and Friday Setlists, with separate materials and lead-time guidance for each. No reply, acceptance, feature, premiere, interview, playlist, newsletter inclusion or publication is guaranteed. MusicList publishes only the official music-coverage page and the outlet-designated submissions inbox. Named people and their direct addresses, writer recruitment, the story-submission form, the music-map correction inbox, newsletter forms, social identifiers, private emails, tracks, advance links, lyrics, press materials, photographs, submissions, correspondence and subscriber data remain excluded.

Editorial profile

Outlet type

Multi-format outlet

Editorial languages

English

Editorial formats

Independent online music and literary publication, album and EP features, premieres and artist interviews, artist-directed Backstory features, new-release roundups, weekly independent-music playlists, weekly newsletter

Coverage

Independent and emerging music, full albums, EPs and singles, artist stories and interviews, new-release discovery and commentary, independent literature and culture

Genres

Indie rock, post-punk, punk rock, hyperpop, electronic music, multi-genre independent music

Coverage region

Toronto, Canada, international

Community focus

Independent artists, artists overlooked by larger outlets, independent writers and readers, listeners seeking new independent music

Services

independent online music and literary publication, album and EP features, premieres and artist interviews, artist-directed Backstory features, new-release roundups, weekly independent-music playlists, weekly newsletter

Service territory

Toronto, Canada, international

Submissions

Open to submissions ↗· Last checked July 27, 2026Designated role inbox · Direct, no-fee routeRequested materials: The intended coverage format: The Backstory, premiere, Q&A, album feature, New and Noted, Monday Music Post or Friday Setlist, for The Backstory: at least one landscape and one square photo, plus materials suited to the proposed format, for a premiere: a private YouTube link, press release and background information, social credentials, and at least one landscape and one square photo; ideally two weeks of lead time, for a Q&A: a press release and background information, social credentials, and at least one landscape and one square photo; allow one to two weeks for preparation and one to two weeks for editing, for an album feature: an album or EP for advance listening, lyrics, a press release and background information, and social credentials; ideally three to four weeks of lead time, for New and Noted: tracks for advance listening, a press release and background information, and social credentials; ideally one week of lead time, for a Monday Music Post: a track link, social credentials and an artist photo; ideally one week of lead time, for a Friday Setlist: a track link; ideally one week of lead time

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