Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way

The 2002 album where the band deliberately stepped away from aggressive funk-metal toward beautiful melodies, multi-part vocal harmonies, and new wave. It is a triumph for guitarist John Frusciante, who saturated the release with warm vintage guitar parts and intricate synthesizer textures. The double vinyl lets you hear every line of Flea's bass guitar without any loss of dynamics.

Scenario by OBERTY: your first hour after waking up. Instead of habitually scrolling through your newsfeed over coffee, you play this warm-sounding vinyl. While the coffee machine warms up, you simply watch the tonearm move and listen closely to Frusciante's sun-drenched guitar parts. A physical anchor to kick off the weekend in the real world rather than on your phone.