Travi$ Scott: Skyfall (feat. Young Thug)

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

Kiel Mead of AmDC: “We put on ‘The Breaks’ by Kurtis Blow in the afternoon when we all need a good vibes pick-me-up. Some break for a coffee, we at the AmDC break for a two-step!” (Listen)

Daft Punk: Alive 1997

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

Snarkitecture: “We listen to a lot of music in the studio, this is just one of the more recent songs that gets turned up when it comes on. Both of these guys are making some of the most innovative music right now—shouts out to La Flame and Thugga for going in on this one.” (Listen)

Tweedy: Low Key

New energy found among household names like Melvins, Aphex Twin, Thom Yorke and more in the music we tweeted this week

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer had us at “directed by Nick Offerman” with their new video for “Low Key,” a song off their debut album Sukierae. For the visual narrative, the “Parks and Recreation” actor sends the duo on the road as traveling salesmen (peddling their album) who—despite holding precious cats—are rejected by the likes of Conan O’Brien, Chance The Rapper and other …