Digital vs Analog

"I was born in the wrong time period" says the young guy who learned about his favourite band via his smartphone...

Of course you can make the easy arguments and benefits for vinyl in terms of sound quality, or tangible physical collecting aspects and such. But there is definitely a time and place where that playlist on your phone just "hits different". An album was designed to be listened from front-to-back with the songs in the order that the artist intended them to be. That's super cool and is an awesome characteristic of an album and a great show of the art. But the artist wasn't you. Creating and curating your own playlists for different moods is incredibly convenient and personal. It makes me feel like a little DJ. Not to mention, when I'm laying down for a relieving session on my acupressure mat or maybe just half-dozing-off for a little sleepy times. I love to listen to a soft sounding record, but I don't love getting up to change it. I can even set the moosic to turn off in an hour incase I manage to reach a full slumber. Supporting the artist first-hand and buying a copy of their music physically is definitely the way to go in giving back. But I can't tell you how many artists I've done that for solely because of them getting their name out digitally. Finding their stuff on a streaming service sure doesn't support them as well but it often leads to that support going further. I love vinyl but there are very obvious advantages and disadvantages to both mediums.

I just added the link on my blog site to my favourite personal Apple Music playlist if you're interested! The other publicly available playlists can also be found by just searching my name on there.