“I think having the ‘vinyl’ talk is a must to any early relationship, so why not get it over with on the very first date?”
“Vinyl for me is a timeless sentiment and a practical must. My dad lived in a remote part of North Wales as a young lad, and I’ll never forget the excitement he described to me as he was holding his very first (ordered in from England in a brown paper bag) Sex Pistols record when it first came out.
When I have that special time to myself, I’ll find a Simon and Garfunkel album, or a Joni Mitchell album and stick it on, staring at the wall of sound like I would a TV. Listening to a vinyl is an event in itself, a luxury, something to commit yourself to.
So if someone says to me on a first date that they ‘don’t really see the point in vinyl,’ what with all this YouTube and streaming and iTunes stuff about, well then I know we aren’t going to get along.
They’re different things. That’s why I think when ESTRONS release an album, we’re definitely going to want to put it out on vinyl. Sometimes, it takes something physical like vinyl to make the music seem a lot more raw, and a lot more real.
As corny as it sounds, you know what I’m talking about. If not, then I don’t think we should see each other again.”
—Taliesyn Källström
ESTRONS’ debut EP, “Whoever She Was…” arrives in stores via Gofod Records Ltd on 11th December 2015.
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