
Polly Glass
Polly is deputy editor at Classic Rock magazine, where she writes and commissions regular pieces and longer reads (including new band coverage), and has interviewed rock's biggest and newest names. She also contributes to Louder, Prog and Metal Hammer and talks about songs on the 20 Minute Club podcast. Elsewhere she's had work published in The Musician, delicious. magazine and others, and written biographies for various album campaigns. In a previous life as a women's magazine junior she interviewed Tracey Emin and Lily James – and wangled Rival Sons into the arts pages. In her spare time she writes fiction and cooks.
Latest articles by Polly Glass

The 38 best Rolling Stones songs, as chosen by 57 different musicians
By Dave Ling, Dave Everley, Polly Glass, Philip Wilding last updated
The very best Rolling Stones tracks, as chosen by those best qualified to judge: their fellow musicians

Tracks Of The Week: new music from Elegant Weapons, Extreme, Samatha Fish and more
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs we're currently hammering

The eight best new rock songs you'll hear this week
By Polly Glass published
Tracks of the Week: amazing new music from The Struts, Ian Hunter, Crown Lands, Jason Isbell and more

Sam Ryder: The soundtrack of my life
By Polly Glass published
Eurovision star and Iron Maiden nut Sam Ryder picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is the greatest album ever made

Listen to the eight best new rock songs of right now
By Polly Glass published
Tracks of the Week: includes Cadillac Three, Chris Shiflett, Lemon Twigs, Gin Wigmore and more

The greatest new rock songs you'll hear this week
By Polly Glass published
Includes Starbenders, Those Damn Crows, The Hu, Manowar and more

The eight best new rock songs of this week
By Polly Glass published
Includes Crown Lands, The Damned, Rock-Criminals, Screaming Females and more

Porcupine Tree: "a lot of the excitement is because people don’t know if they’ll see us play again"
By Polly Glass published
Still bathing in the glow of the comeback that most people thought would never happen, Steven Wilson talks arena shows, the power of band t-shirts, and his favourite album of 2022

Tracks of the Week: eight new songs to make the world a better place
By Polly Glass published
Including The Answer, Mudhoney, Demob Happy, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and more

Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hütz on Ukraine and the power of punk-rock resistance
By Polly Glass published
"As an art form that can catapult socio-political observations – there is nothing greater than punk rock" - Eugene Hütz

Tobias Forge: "I would love to play in the Red Hot Chilli Peppers"
By Polly Glass published
Ghost's Tobias Forge on going viral on TikTok, the backlash from going viral on TikTok, the naming of his Nameless Ghouls, and the bands he'd like to play guitar with

Eight new songs guaranteed to right every wrong this week
By Polly Glass published
Tracks Of The Week: new music from the Golden Grass, the White Buffalo, the Cold Stares, the Last Rockstars and more

The Von Hertzen Brothers would like us to think about death every day
By Polly Glass published
Drawing from the icy beauty of their native Finland, The Von Hertzen Brothers' latest album is a compelling reflection on our relationship with the natural world

The eight new rock songs you need to start your week
By Polly Glass published
Our Tracks of the Week include new music from Vai/Gash, Måneskin, The Heavy, Those Damn Crows and more

The eight best new songs we've heard so far in 2023
By Polly Glass published
Tracks of the Week: new music from Sweet, the Winery Dogs, the Lemon Twigs and more

Eurovision star Sam Ryder has made you a playlist and it's an absolute blast
By Polly Glass published
Expect Iron Maiden classics, Queen deep cuts, Metallica covers, a supergroup starring members of Foreigner and Def Leppard and… erm, S Club 7

Eight new songs to end the year with an enormous bang
By Polly Glass published
Your final opportunity to vote for a Track Of The Week in 2022: includes new music from The Winery Dogs, Jesse Malin, Lucero, Måneskin and more

Take a close look at Mother Vulture and you'll find their suits are covered in blood
By Polly Glass published
Meet rising British blues-punk firebrands Mother Vulture: they'll tell you about balancing chaos, what being in a AC/DC tribute band teaches you, and making people smile

Tracks Of The Week: the eight new songs we're listening to right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring The Answer, Steve Vai, Steel Panther, Slift and more... plus last week's winners

The eight best new rock songs out this week
By Polly Glass published
Eight beautiful baubles hanging from the newly erected Christmas tree of rock

The eight best new rock songs of this week
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs to bring you joy, bring you fun, bring you seasons in the sun. Or the abyss. It's entirely up to you

Tracks of the Week: new music from Cats In Space, Grace McKagan and more
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs to take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Rockdom

Tracks of the Week: new music from Royal Thunder, Larkin Poe and more
By Polly Glass last updated
Also starring: Skindred, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Skinny Knowledge, DeWolff, Curly's Jewels and Åskväder
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