Charlie and the Foxtrots,
The TVD First Date

“I can’t quite recall my very first time laying eyes on a record. It was just a constant part of my childhood experience, like cartoons or chocolate milk. It wasn’t until my teenage years that I started to appreciate what a vinyl collection says about a person. It’s like reading through someone’s diary or journal.”

“When I was 16, I had my first girlfriend, and she gave me my first record player of my own. She also gave me a Shins record. That was definitely the best thing to come out of the relationship. My teeny bopper sister is into vinyl now, which is pretty cool. She shelled out for a Queen record. You could call me proud. I was home for Christmas, and her collection has already gotten out of control.

It seems to me that there’s nothing that gets you closer to the true sound of music than vinyl. There’s something physical about it. The needle and the grooves are the instrument. It feels real, like experiencing the recording process instead of the recording. Even a vinyl record that’s a little warped brings me closer to a tune than any digital listening.

As a musician in today’s world, it’s easy to think about how our lives would be different if we lived half a century ago. It seems like quality in hard copies of music on a wide level has slowly faded away. Access to the internet has basically made the value of physical art dwindle to nothing. I wish people still cared for the physical music collection like we used to.

Stopping by my local record store last weekend, I was looking through some Old Time Country records. I thought about how crazy it will be when, one day, all of the records from many artists will be bought or lost. It’ll be impossible to find any other hard proof from their stamp of time in their career.”
Chas Wilson

Charlie and the Foxtrots’ new EP, “Golden” is available now.
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