Under The Influence

Nation Of Language On How “Idioteque,” Anne Carson, La Chimera, & More Influenced New Album Dance Called Memory

Agriculture On How Zen Buddhism, Lou Reed’s Transformer, Bob Dylan, & More Influenced New Album The Spiritual Sound

How Satoshi Kon, Zora Neale Hurston, Quelle Chris, & More Inspired McKinley Dixon’s Awe-Striking New Album Magic, Alive!

Ty Segall On How Piano Lessons, Glyn Johns, The C.I.A., And More Inspired His New Album Possession

How The Beatles, I Think You Should Leave, And More Influenced Cloakroom’s Awesome New Album Last Leg Of The Human Table

Horsegirl On How The Velvet Underground, Children’s Recitals, Leaving Home, And More Inspired Their New Album Phonetics On And On

Kim Deal On How Steve Albini, George Jones, Florida, & More Shaped Her Debut Solo Album Nobody Loves You More

Magdalena Bay On How Flash Gordon, Peter Gabriel, Björk’s Dancer In The Dark Score & More Influenced Their High-Concept New Album Imaginal Disk

Martha Skye Murphy On How Medieval Torture Devices, Foreign Films, George Saunders, & More Inspired Her Gorgeous New Album Um

Porches On How Nine Inch Nails, Weed, Childhood, & More Shaped His Alluring New Album Shirt

Eliza McLamb On How Fiona Apple, Sally Mann, Carrie & Lowell, & More Inspired Her Transformative Debut Album Going Through It

Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice On How Films With Artistic Horniness, Driving Around In Silence, & Pigs Inspired New Album I Got Heaven

Empty Country’s Joseph D’Agostino On How Talk Talk, Joy Williams, David Berman, & More Inspired His Ambitious New Album Empty Country II

Hotline TNT On How Fortnite, NBA League Pass, & Talk Radio Influenced Their Amazing New Album

Karly Hartzman On How Loudon Wainwright III, Mary Karr, & Her Hometown Of Greensboro Inspired Wednesday’s New Album Rat Saw God

Molly Rankin On How Teenage Fanclub, Fantasy Basketball, Stardew Valley, & More Shaped Alvvays’ Adventurous New Album Blue Rev