Review of Sound City (2013) by Jamison R — 04 Jun 2013

Dave Grohl's directional debut is a love letter to Sound City, the bare-bones, analogue recording studio in Van Nuys, California where he, a long with the rest of Nirvana, recorded Nevermind back in June of 1991.

The documentary charts the rise of the studio through the 70's (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac) up to the modern day. What the film does best is romanticise about Sound City's steadfast refusal to move into the digital era of the 90's with the likes of Pro Tools technology instead insisting on recording the same way they always had which unfortunately, led to the studio's closure in May 2011.

Thanks to this heartwarming and loving documentary though it will thankfully never be forgotten. And of course we get to hear some great (old and new) music a long the way.