Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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.
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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
High resolution version of this podcast is available at: Patreon.com/VinylGuide
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Spotify: tinyurl.com/tvg-spot
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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.
Apple: tinyurl.com/tvg-ios
Spotify: tinyurl.com/tvg-spot
Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon
Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide
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
High resolution version of this podcast is available at: Patreon.com/VinylGuide
Apple: tinyurl.com/tvg-ios
Spotify: tinyurl.com/tvg-spot
Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon
Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide
