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  • Jesse Welles and Authenticity

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    I found Jesse Welles in the way I’d least expect to find an artist of his merit: doomscrolling. A terrible habit of mine that never bears anything productive, except in the case of Welles. Here was this guy, recording himself on a powerline trail in the middle of the woods, playing his heart out. It…

  • From Analog to Digital: Why the Album Is Here to Stay

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    A metallic whir commences from within the turntable. The device’s circular platter begins to spin, and the precision needle directs itself to one of the many grooves found on a record’s surface to produce sound. The ritual of playing music through an analog medium such as a vinyl record has become somewhat romanticized by nostalgia…