This Creature is Lore

I find that music helps me concentrate, so I usually have background music playing when I'm working or writing. For story inspiration, I try to find something that feels like it fits the mood and sometimes things with appropriate imagery in the lyrics. (Though fiddling around with playlists can turn into a way to procrastinate if I'm nervous about starting.) My playlists are mostly sorted by mood anyway, rather than by genre or decade or anything else. I have a "tragedy" playlist for music which is kind of despairing and dramatic and defiant, which seems relevant to this exercise. :)

I was thinking about posting links, but no one else has, and I'm self-conscious about my odd musical tastes.