NPR is an influential overground tastemaker that provides 'interesting content' for boring ppl who actively want to be cool. Since every other relevant new media outlet has written about 'the exciting resurgence of vinyl sales bc of indie music', NPR wrote a segment about it. Because most NPR listeners are 'sheep' who use it as a GROUPON-esque tastemaking service, you know that most overground cool dads might start to build a vinyl record collection now.

Anyways, did a standard interview with some record label called "Mexicans in the Summer" that probably releases indie tejano music or something.

Even the people who service vinyl's small but devoted audience are cautious when describing the format's resurgence.

"Vinyl is definitely growing, and will continue to grow. But I think there's a ceiling," says Andres Santo Domingo, the co-founder of the label Mexican Summer. "I don't think it'll ever become the prevalent format. I think it'd be crazy to think that."

Leave it to NPR to produce content that is 'boring and sensible' and probably features a bunch of ppl talking in calm voices.

I sorta wish this article was more 'bold' and they really sold vinyl records as 'being back' just because the headline made it seem like vinyl 'was back' but now they are like 'well, KINDA...'

Abrahamsson says the small resurgence vinyl has enjoyed lately is easier to understand as a reaction — and a complement — to the options available online.

"I think it definitely was a reaction to the mp3, but I think the two of them together make perfect sense," he says.

Oh well, at least I learned that vinyl is made out of pellets.

I feel kinda weird that ppl can listen to the local-news-esque trend pieces on the radio and 'feel more interesting.'

Is NPR the most relevant music blog?
Is NPR the #1 influencer in the altosphere?
Is vinyl 'back' or will it never be 'back' because it can't fit on a computer?
Are ppl who collect vinyl records 'complete ass holes'?
Do records + CDs + cassette tapes have 'too much' of a carbon footprint?
Should I go to my local Best Buy and buy a laser disc hybrid record player?

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