Indie artists turning away from vinyl

Smaller labels and artists who once helped kickstart the vinyl comeback a decade ago are starting to bow out, Pitchfork reports. Production capacity has been especially squeezed since COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted supply chains; the global demand for vinyl albums was recently estimated at twice the available supply, causing the turnaround times for independent artists to expand to a whole year - up from two to three months in times of less demand.