It’s not about wanting to go back to the good old days, but it is about needing the thrill of having someone’s music be raw and honest, without all of the shine smeared all over it. It’s the thrill of sensing the real person behind the voice of a Joe Strummer or a Johnny Cash, that’s the real pearl. It’s what French philosopher Roland Barthes refers to as the ‘grain’ of the voice, the materiality of the body emerging from the throat. This is how we come to know each other. Read more on Last.fm