Younger generations seem to have an affinity for “vintage” and “retro” things, and records fall right into that category.

The “art hoe” aesthetic of 2015 and 2016 did nothing but encourage young people to start buying records soon enough, virtually every teenager’s room contained Mac Demarco albums and a Crosley record player.

The spike in 2020 could be credited to the popularity of vinyl collecting amongst younger generations, but it could also be because people were searching for any physical experience or sense of normalcy during the pandemic.

If listening to music is so incredibly accessible to us now, why do we find ourselves retreating to records?