It focuses on Richie Finestra, American Century Records founder and president, whose passion for music and discovering talent has gone by the wayside.
With his American Century Records on the verge of being sold, a life-altering event rekindles Finestra's professional fire, but it may leave his personal life in ruins.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.567 million household viewers and gained a 0.20 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, praising the segments involving Lester and Kip, as well as the performances.
At American Century, Hal Underwood (Jay Klaitz) is fired by Andie (Annie Parisse) after he makes a disparaging comment of her.
Joe Corso (Bo Dietl) visits Richie, telling him that the police is re-opening Buck Rogers' case and that they will investigate them as they were on his house that night.
Richie also has to deal with Zak's erratic search for new talent, as he still feels guilty over the events at Las Vegas.
The Nasty Bits are scolded by Richie for not improving on their sound, demanding that they get a new song to play before opening for the New York Dolls.
Devon (Olivia Wilde) and Ingrid (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen) visit Max's Kansas City, noticing photographer Billy McVicar (Richard Short).
"[5] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Clark is getting his mind blown by the underground, and possibly discovering some new talent that could save American Century, but otherwise this feels like a strangely anticlimactic ending for a season with only two episodes to go.
Here again, Vinyl backs down from trying to be the Very Important Saga of Richie Finestra, Troubled Genius, and instead weaves together several low-stakes stories with top-shelf material.
But his antics in Vegas last week, gambling the rest of the company's money away and letting Zak think it was his fault, have rendered the guy pretty much irredeemable by this point.