“I remember breaking up with my first serious girlfriend when I was eighteen. It was young love, but it hurt nonetheless. I remember I was miserable. During those times it’s always difficult to find any music that doesn’t remind you of that person in some way or another.”
“There was an afternoon when I was over at my friend’s apartment who had a record collection that he treasured. I had never really understood vinyl. It always seemed to me like a pastime meant for people older than us. It felt like my friends collected vinyl for the art—to put it up on the wall—never to listen to it. Anyway, that afternoon my friend put on a Nick Drake record, Pink Moon. I said it sounded familiar while knowing I’d honestly never heard it before.
I remember watching the vinyl spin and realizing I’d never actually listened to a record before. The crackle and warmth made the songs sound so close. Hearing that album on vinyl finally made me feel ok again and ended up inspiring me to buy a record player soon after that.
Almost 8 years later, I’m not mending a broken heart anymore but I know exactly what record to put on that will make me feel better.”
—Woodson Black
The sophomore EP and companion short film from Haux, “Something To Remember” arrives in stores on March 30 via Ultra Records. “Heartbeat” is in stores now.
