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Carina Round discusses the new Puscifer album "Normal Isn't", their creative partnership, how motherhood transformed her songwriting, the emotional experience of revisiting The Disconnection and much more.
Topics Include:
New Puscifer album "Normal Isn't" and concert film drop February 6th
Puscifer described as dark multimedia project with interconnecting 20-year storyline
New characters introduced: Belendia Black, Fanny Gray, the Synth Whisperer
Writing began post-Existential Reckoning; Mat keeps a magical idea folder
Maynard learned Logic software, contributed more initial musical sketches this time
Carina waits for lyrics—word rhythms shape her vocal approach entirely
Mat masters specific gear per album: Fairlight, Synclavier, custom guitars
Carina sang through Eventide effects unit, letting it shape melodies
Mat designs all stage plots, lighting, and visual concepts himself
Carina recently started improv classes—facing her worst nightmare on purpose
Mat discovered her at LA show; V is for Vagina hooked her
Maynard conveys mood clearly while leaving lyrics open to interpretation
Humbling River audition taught her: no preciousness about ideas here
Maynard's response—"as long as it doesn't interfere with me"—was freeing
Having an eight-year-old son completely changed her creative process
Revisiting The Disconnection live revealed surprising wisdom in her youth
Music became her way to connect rather than dissociate emotionally
She bootlegged her own Interscope album just to have it on vinyl
Kids today skip songs constantly—no commitment to full album journeys
Rare Ocean Blue pressing was a happy accident—only 13 copies exist
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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.