The Resurgence of Records Explored in Trailer for the Documentary VINYL NATION
1091 Pictures has revealed a trailer for a new documentary titled Vinyl Nation, which explores the resurgence of records. It’s been a long time since I’ve listened to music on vinyl. Not since I was a kid. My daughter has been really diving into music recently, and she is wanting to start getting into vinyl, which is pretty cool and unexpected. It’s awesome to see that vinyl is making a comeback with a whole new generation.
The synopsis for the film reads:
The vinyl record renaissance that has risen over the past decade has brought new fans to a classic format and transformed our idea of a record collector: younger, both male and female, multicultural. This same revival has made buying music more expensive, benefited established bands over independent artists and muddled the question of whether vinyl actually sounds better than other formats. Vinyl Nation digs into the crates of the record resurgence in search of truths set in deep wax: Has the return of vinyl made music fandom more inclusive or divided? What does vinyl say about our past here in the present? How has the second life of vinyl changed how we hear music and how we listen to each other?
The doc was co-directed by Christopher Boone and Kevin Smokler, and it features Judy Mills, Ashley C. Ford, Kelly Stacy, John Vanderslice, Kutmasta Kurt, Alyson Baker, Kelley Stoltz, Ben Blackwell, Roz Lee, and Ashleyanne Krigbaum.
Vinyl Nation looks like a documentary I’d enjoy, and it debuts direct-to-VOD on April 19th, 2022.