Mood Board

The Detroit band shares a video collage about the making of their new record.

The collaborators share how California, Emily Dickinson, and more shaped their new record.

Camila Ortiz on how Mariana Enriquez, doorways, Bones and All, and more inspired her new record.

The Danish-Iranian artist talks Hafez, Madonna, wall-to-wall carpets, and spinning around.

The Nanaimo-based artist on how Cher, the fiddle, her dog, and more inspired her new record.

The experimental-folk artist shares how Denis Johnson, the Port of Oakland, and more inspired their new record.

Sunny Faris on how Buddhism, sunsets, Carmen Maria Machado, and more inspired the band’s new record.

Elia Einhorn shares how Andy Rourke, Berghain, and Lee “Scratch” Perry inspired his new EP.

Harriette Pilbeam on how intimacy, long walks, the concept of “what could have been,” and more inspired her new record.

The Swedish musician/composer on how Lotta Antonsson, Kendrick Lamar, and more shaped her new record.

The multidisciplinary artist on how Paris Is Burning, Fargo, and James Baldwin inspired their new record.

Carlyn Bezic on how painter Julie Mehretu, Daft Punk, Carrie, and more inspired her new record.