https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record We said we'd keep it off the record. We lied. Stories, finds, and hot takes from behind the counter. en Wed, 06 May 2026 16:38:25 GMT 2026-05-06T16:38:25Z en https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record/two-new-records-worth-sitting-with-aja-monet-and-arlo-parks-push-further-into-their-own-worlds <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record/two-new-records-worth-sitting-with-aja-monet-and-arlo-parks-push-further-into-their-own-worlds?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/hubfs/web_listening_session.jpg" alt="Two People Listening To Vinyl Records" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div style="color: #33475b; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div style="width: 400px;"> <span style="color: #6b3fa0; font-family: 'Space Grotesk'; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;">S</span> <span style="color: #6b3fa0; font-family: 'Space Grotesk'; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;">ome records feel built for quick reaction. Others ask for a slower kind of attention—the kind collectors already know how to give. The latest releases from Aja Monet and Arlo Parks both land in that second category, even if they arrive from very different corners of contemporary music.</span> </div> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record/two-new-records-worth-sitting-with-aja-monet-and-arlo-parks-push-further-into-their-own-worlds?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/hubfs/web_listening_session.jpg" alt="Two People Listening To Vinyl Records" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div style="color: #33475b; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div style="width: 400px;"> <span style="color: #6b3fa0; font-family: 'Space Grotesk'; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;">S</span> <span style="color: #6b3fa0; font-family: 'Space Grotesk'; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;">ome records feel built for quick reaction. Others ask for a slower kind of attention—the kind collectors already know how to give. The latest releases from Aja Monet and Arlo Parks both land in that second category, even if they arrive from very different corners of contemporary music.</span> </div> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=51311177&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deadwaxcollective.com%2Foff-the-record%2Ftwo-new-records-worth-sitting-with-aja-monet-and-arlo-parks-push-further-into-their-own-worlds&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.deadwaxcollective.com%252Foff-the-record&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Wed, 06 May 2026 16:38:25 GMT https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record/two-new-records-worth-sitting-with-aja-monet-and-arlo-parks-push-further-into-their-own-worlds 2026-05-06T16:38:25Z Dusty Graves https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record/why-vinyl-collectors-chase-artists-in-transition <h2>Transitional albums: why collectors prize artistic risk</h2> <p><strong>Transitional albums</strong> are records where an artist consciously changes direction—sonically, emotionally, or conceptually—without losing the core of what makes their work recognizable. For vinyl collectors, these projects often outlast trendier releases because they document an artist taking real risk instead of repeating a formula that already sells.</p> <h2>Transitional albums: why collectors prize artistic risk</h2> <p><strong>Transitional albums</strong> are records where an artist consciously changes direction—sonically, emotionally, or conceptually—without losing the core of what makes their work recognizable. For vinyl collectors, these projects often outlast trendier releases because they document an artist taking real risk instead of repeating a formula that already sells.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=51311177&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deadwaxcollective.com%2Foff-the-record%2Fwhy-vinyl-collectors-chase-artists-in-transition&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.deadwaxcollective.com%252Foff-the-record&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Wed, 06 May 2026 16:37:59 GMT https://www.deadwaxcollective.com/off-the-record/why-vinyl-collectors-chase-artists-in-transition 2026-05-06T16:37:59Z Dusty Graves