Chrystia “Tia” Cabral’s immersion in the richness of Black culture showed her the depth of her own creativity. “Growing up around other Black people, it’s like there was the ability to make everything more special than it is,” Cabral says. “On The Turning Wheel, I adapted the way I sing to fit the character I wanted the listener to experience. There was this borderline eerie sound I wanted on the songs that are more conceptually sinister and existential. But that’s not the only way Cabral sees herself as a work in progress.