Xenia Rubinos

Tawk Tomahawk

Hiatus Kaiyote ·2013

"Hiatus Coyote. I love this band so much. They're from Australia. Everyone in the band is great. Really great players. I got to see them live, that was a really memorable show."

Naughty

Chaka Khan ·1980

"Yeah, Chaka Khan, I mean, classics. I don't know this album but this person thought it was sweet... I'm pretty sure it's going to be sweet too. I also really love this cover art, so Chaka here and then baby girl. That's super dope."

Kool and the Gang

Kool & The Gang ·1970

"I don't know this album, but I'm really excited. I do know the song 'Raw Hamburger' that's on there. That's a good jam. I love the way that they lay down the funk. Can't do wrong with Kool and the Gang."

Love To Love You Baby

Donna Summer ·1975

"Classic Donna Summer. The first track on my record that just came out was totally inspired by this song, 'Love to Love You.' I just like how unhinged she is, and unapologetically sexy and powerful and ethereal, and also this track is just so far out with Giorgio Moroder kind of producing this super long dance symphony, if you will."

Surfer Rosa

Pixies ·1988

"This album was a big turning point for me. I didn't know you could do that with songs, y'know, I just didn't know that stuff like this existed. I love how eclectic the songs are on this album and how joyful and just raging they are at the same time."

New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh

Erykah Badu ·2010

"My queen Erykah Badu. I had to get this. I've never heard this on vinyl. So many great songs on this album. I love the production on it, I love the sounds. I feel like I was blasting this record non-stop on repeat when I went on tour as a support act... during those months, I listened to her all the time."

The Hustler

Willie Colón ·1968

"He's a legendary composer. They used to call him El Malo, the bad guy, and he had this whole mystique around him and his band, and how they were gangsters... It's just joy, every time I hear his records."