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Thursday, August 20th, 2020: The vinyl record renaissance over the past decade has brought new fans to a classic format and transformed our idea of a record collector. As expected, this same revival has made buying music more expensive, benefited established bands over independent artists and one must ask the question of whether vinyl actually sounds better than other formats. Vinyl Nation digs into the crates of the record resurgence in search of truths set in deep wax. Perhaps the return of vinyl has made music fandom more inclusive or divided and has the second life of vinyl changed how we hear music and what this means in America today.
Film Threat calls Vinyl Nation “”A lively, engaging affair, with excellent interviewees,” and Salon says it is “A fuller picture of how the record renaissance of the past 15-odd years is no longer the domain of the older, oddball or affluent; it’s a populist unifier.”
