Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro

Tom, we can’t spot your face. | Image: Tom Vek

Tom Vek burst onto the country successful 2005 with his medium We Have Sound, which garnered a coagulated 7.6 from the tastemakers of the time implicit astatine Pitchfork. His undeniably catchy marque of dancy indietronica landed him an quality connected The OC and placement connected the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. His follow-up, Leisure Seizure, had a lengthy gestation period, but arrived successful 2011 to akin success, reaching No. 79 connected the UK charts.

Vek has continued to merchandise euphony astatine regular intervals implicit the past 15 years, dropping Newer Symbols successful 2022. But successful 2020 helium started toying with this thought helium had for a euphony subordinate called Sleevenote. Inspired by viny …

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