At twenty-two, Cal Reid is the finest songwriter ever to come out of Dunmore, a wet, grey Scottish coastal town. Playing local pubs with a borrowed guitar and zero ambition, his raw talent is noticed by a sharp London manager. Within months, Cal is swept from his comfortable life and his grounding girlfriend, Rachel, into the aggressive machinery of a 1980s major record label.The industry demands everything: five albums in five years, relentless touring, and constant public exposure. But as fame accelerates, the relentless pressure begins to fracture Cal's world, drowning the very creativity that saved him in a blur of exhaustion and coping mechanisms.The Weight of Sound is an intimate, evocative portrait of a musician's descent and his courageous journey back to the surface. It is a story about the cost of commercial success, the saving grace of unwavering love, and what it truly means to stay real.

At twenty-two, Cal Reid is the finest songwriter ever to come out of Dunmore, a wet, grey Scottish coastal town. Playing local pubs with a borrowed guitar and zero ambition, his raw talent is noticed by a sharp London manager. Within months, Cal is swept from his comfortable life and his grounding girlfriend, Rachel, into the aggressive machinery of a 1980s major record label.The industry demands everything: five albums in five years, relentless touring, and constant public exposure. But as fame accelerates, the relentless pressure begins to fracture Cal's world, drowning the very creativity that saved him in a blur of exhaustion and coping mechanisms.The Weight of Sound is an intimate, evocative portrait of a musician's descent and his courageous journey back to the surface. It is a story about the cost of commercial success, the saving grace of unwavering love, and what it truly means to stay real.

At twenty-two, Cal Reid is the finest songwriter ever to come out of Dunmore, a wet, grey Scottish coastal town. Playing local pubs with a borrowed guitar and zero ambition, his raw talent is noticed by a sharp London manager. Within months, Cal is swept from his comfortable life and his grounding girlfriend, Rachel, into the aggressive machinery of a 1980s major record label.The industry demands everything: five albums in five years, relentless touring, and constant public exposure. But as fame accelerates, the relentless pressure begins to fracture Cal's world, drowning the very creativity that saved him in a blur of exhaustion and coping mechanisms.The Weight of Sound is an intimate, evocative portrait of a musician's descent and his courageous journey back to the surface. It is a story about the cost of commercial success, the saving grace of unwavering love, and what it truly means to stay real.