Well, hey everyone, it's Nate. Thanks for tuning in to this episode of The Vinyl Guide.

This week, our special guest is Josh Klinghoffer, who you may know from his time in various

bands and projects, including the bicycle thief, Ataxia, Dot Hacker, and about a decade or so

as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. However,

Josh has a solo project, plural one, that I am absolutely mesmerized by, having gotten the first

album to be one with you some time ago from a publicist named Chris Esty, who couldn't stop

raving about it. Now, Chris always has great taste, and when those people speak, it's important to take their

advice seriously.

Anyway, I got a copy of the album, and I ended up diving headfirst into the works of Josh

Klinghofer.

And it's an amazing journey amongst his other works.

I must have played the album to be one with you a dozen times in the first month I had it. It's an amazingly emotional and well-produced album. And now Josh slash Plural One has released a second album, I don't feel well, which immediately went on heavy rotation in my house, and I believe is another

step in the growth of Josh and the Plural One project. I'd suggest dialing up the album

on the streaming service, checking it out for yourself, and you can explore the vinyl versions

at orgmusic.com or Plural1.merchnow.com. I'll put the links in this episode page. There's a

limited edition gold vinyl release, which I'd suggest grabbing before it's gone, plus some other

seven-inch singles and his first album as well. Now, Josh is quite an open book. Today in the interview,

he and I discuss a lot of areas of his

life and career, his history with vinyl, Josh's process for songwriting, how this new album came to

be, what it's like being an artist in this day and age, the collectability of records,

his previous projects, and heaps more. Again, 2020 has not been a good year for most

people, but there's been a handful of albums, which I've been absolutely blown away by,

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