“Growing up in the digital age, I was never really entirely exposed to vinyl. However, I always remember entering my grandpa’s house and seeing shelves stacked with what seemed, at the time like old paper books with ginormous CDs inside.”
“I later on discovered that those were in fact vinyl. I only started collecting vinyl at the age of 14. I remember visiting New York City and walking into this old record shop. I was amazed at the thousands of records they had. I began my search and fell upon Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. record. I immediately felt attached to it and had no hesitation buying it—this is when my love for vinyl truly began.
I decided to bring my vinyl to my grandpa’s to try it out on his record player. It amazed me how much different a song sounded on vinyl. It’s so much more pure and genuine. It wasn’t “bland” and compressed, it resonated beautifully.
Along the years, I kept buying vinyl whether they were old Beatles records or new pop songs, I felt more of a connection to these records than to the CDs or Mp3s. There’s this anticipation when listening to a vinyl being played on a record player, a rush of adrenaline, right before the pin drops, where your heart is racing waiting patiently in silence.
I feel the same way when I’m writing music, the adrenaline that pulses through my hand as I finish a song, it’s exhilarating. I try to portrait that feeling through my music and onstage.”
—NOVA
NOVA’s debut single, “More” is available via online outlets now.
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