The first time I ever saw the album, I didn’t even know Trent Reznor’s name. I was young and angsty and browsing a small record shop near my childhood home when I came across a bright blue and pink album titled Pretty Hate Machine.
Trent Reznor has a treat for audio nerds. When Nine Inch Nails’ new record Hesitation Marks drops next week, it will be available in regular and audiophile versions. The two sonic flavours will be mixed differently — One mix for the headphone clutching masses who demand “loundness”, and one mix…