The set follows a narrator on a mission through space.
EW recently caught up with the musical duo to discuss the origins of such fantasy.
From the animated seriesAdventure Timeto living in New York City, check out their greatest influences below.
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The first one that really blew my mind was [Land of the Dead].
When I started to see a story in my own head, it looked likeAdventure Time, Graves adds.
That was a general pattern that my brain was following.
He says, My favorite things in this is is collaboratively writing lyrics with Amanda.
I can write good lyrics on my own but it takes me a really long time.
When the two of us are in a room together, it happens really rapidly.
That was big for me.
Carl Sagan
Hes the ideal space dad, Graves says of the astronomer.
Like, youre at a campfire and your dad is talking you through what all the stars are.
It takes me back to this really innocent place.
I was obsessed with these pictures, Graves says.
Well, they all feel like theyre in the woods and/or theyre in space.
Anything that looks like this can go on the album.
Dreams
Graves often wakes up from dreams with music in his head.
Sometimes I lose them, he says.
And it might have been the best song that I ever had.
I always knew I was going to move here, says Scott.
They both agree that transplanting is what freed up their creative impulses.
I visited here once and it was the first time that I didnt feel insane, says Graves.
Crayon Soul, out now, is streaming below.
