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<\/a>MASS<\/i> was named for all of the\u00a0 <\/span>people, places, and collaboration involved in the making of the project. Recording initially began in New Orleans in the heat of summer, and the influence of that city is palpable on the record.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing in a place like New Orleans is just naturally going to seep into what you\u2019re doing,\u201d says Malinoskwi. \u201cWe also had so many players in the studio. That\u2019s why we called it MASS<\/i>, because we thought it was going to be a coming together of a ton of different people.\u201d<\/p>\n One example of the collaborative atmosphere during the creation of the album took place during a massive thunderstorm. The tropical summer weather brought a monsoon and lightning, which caused the power in the studio to shut off during a recording session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI remember we were sitting there like, \u2018Oh god, it\u2019s gonna start to get really hot in this studio.\u2019 We opened the doors and there was this flood of water. All the gospel singers just started singing, improvising over songs\u2014they were just singing,\u201d says Malinowski. \u201cI was thinking, \u2018This is such a New Orleans moment,\u2019 that they\u2019ll find something musical to make out of a situation at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n Collaboration and connection is a theme throughout the the album and throughout Malinowski\u2019s own relationship with music\u2014he has worked with many artists and also has a solo career.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that collaborating musically is the highest thing you can do,\u201d says Malinowski. \u201cMusic is a conversation, and a lot of times it\u2019s a compromise conversation… You\u2019re creating something that\u2019s totally different from something you would have done, and what they would have done, and it becomes something new.\u201d<\/p>\n He says that overcoming the challenges involved in working and creating with others is one of the most rewarding experiences in music.<\/p>\n \u201cI learn so much more from working with people,\u201d he says. \u201cMusic is about feeding off of everyone else\u2019s energy and creating something together.\u201d<\/p>\n Malinowski says the duo are looking inward and focusing on themselves after just starting to play live shows again. A focus of their performances will be spreading the feeling of mass connection to their audiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOne of the things that we have so much gratitude for now, after doing a lot of different things, is just hearing people sing, in a joyful way. It\u2019s so\u2026 it\u2019s just incredible,\u201d says Malinowski. \u201cWe sometimes can\u2019t believe that we got so lucky. I hope people leave feeling a sense of hope and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n