music column
Mood Board: Will Graefe & Spencer Zahn’s I Envy Light
The collaborators share how California, Emily Dickinson, and more shaped their new record.
Mood Board: Otracami’s Runoff
Camila Ortiz on how Mariana Enriquez, doorways, Bones and All, and more inspired her new record.
Mood Board: Melodi Ghazal’s Idol Melodies
The Danish-Iranian artist talks Hafez, Madonna, wall-to-wall carpets, and spinning around.
Mood Board: Ora Cogan’s Hard-Hearted Woman
The Nanaimo-based artist on how Cher, the fiddle, her dog, and more inspired her new record.
Mood Board: Maria BC’s Marathon
The experimental-folk artist shares how Denis Johnson, the Port of Oakland, and more inspired their new record.
Mood Board: Blackwater Holylight’s Not Here Not Gone
Sunny Faris on how Buddhism, sunsets, Carmen Maria Machado, and more inspired the band’s new record.
Role Models: Silver Liz Bonded Over Beach House
Carrie and Matt Wagner talk their love for the dream pop band, and making music as a couple.
Role Models: Susan Alcorn Helped Sam Wenc Stay Curious
The composer and pedal steel guitarist pays tribute to the late artist, his mentor.
Mood Board: Fashion Brigade’s Annie, I Wish You’d Quit Drinking
Elia Einhorn shares how Andy Rourke, Berghain, and Lee “Scratch” Perry inspired his new EP.
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.
Echoes in the Moonlight
KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.
Mood Board: Anna von Hausswolff’s ICONOCLASTS
The Swedish musician/composer on how Lotta Antonsson, Kendrick Lamar, and more shaped her new record.
