Mood Board: Hatchie’s Liquorice
By Hatchie | November 7, 2025
Mood Board: Hatchie’s Liquorice
Harriette Pilbeam on how intimacy, long walks, the concept of “what could have been,” and more inspired her new record.
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Echoes in the Moonlight
By KMRU | November 3, 2025
Echoes in the Moonlight
KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.
Mood Board: Anna von Hausswolff’s ICONOCLASTS
By Anna von Hausswolff | October 31, 2025
By Anna von Hausswolff | October 31, 2025
Mood Board: Anna von Hausswolff’s ICONOCLASTS
The Swedish musician/composer on how Lotta Antonsson, Kendrick Lamar, and more shaped her new record.
Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle
By Xander Duell | October 22, 2025
By Xander Duell | October 22, 2025
Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle
Xander Duell (Pegg) on how the record broke his 15 year old brain.
Mood Board: Joviale’s Mount Crystal
By Joviale | October 22, 2025
Mood Board: Joviale’s Mount Crystal
The multidisciplinary artist on how Paris Is Burning, Fargo, and James Baldwin inspired their new record.
Mood Board: Jane Inc.’s A RUPTURE A CANYON A BIRTH
By Jane Inc. | October 17, 2025
Mood Board: Jane Inc.’s A RUPTURE A CANYON A BIRTH
Carlyn Bezic on how painter Julie Mehretu, Daft Punk, Carrie, and more inspired her new record.
Mood Board: Bryan Senti’s La Marea
By Bryan Senti | October 10, 2025
By Bryan Senti | October 10, 2025
Mood Board: Bryan Senti’s La Marea
The composer on the personal memories and works of art that shaped his new record.
Role Models: How Janka Nabay Took My Snark Away
By Boshra AlSaadi | October 1, 2025
By Boshra AlSaadi | October 1, 2025
Role Models: How Janka Nabay Took My Snark Away
Boshra AlSaadi on how playing with the Bubu King helped her lose her “indie shield.”
Role Models: My Bloody Valentine Showed Lathe of Heaven How to Keep It Simple
By Lathe of Heaven | September 5, 2025
By Lathe of Heaven | September 5, 2025
Role Models: My Bloody Valentine Showed Lathe of Heaven How to Keep It Simple
Drummer Stephen Reader on how Colm Ó Cíosóig rearranged his creative virtues.
Mood Board: Tim Carr’s Pleasure Drives
By Tim Carr | August 29, 2025
Mood Board: Tim Carr’s Pleasure Drives
The LA musician talks Disco Elysium, Blade Runner, and more inspirations for his new record.