While most sites are happy streaming a record and leaving it at that, self-titled prefers sharing the stories behind the songs with our Free Association features. Canyons first told us about their debut album two summers ago, when Leo Thomson promised, “It’s going to be put together thoughtfully, in a way that makes it coherent—not just a collection of dance tracks. Our goal is to write an album that makes sense when you listen to it from start to finish and to create something we’re proud of in terms of the whole aesthetic of the project. We’re playing a bunch of [live] stuff on it, and we’ve also got a few friends and vocalists that we’re doing sessions with.”

As you’re about to hear, all of the above comes true on Keep Your Dreams, from its live wire loops and seamless sequencing to the helpful hands and hooks of special guests from Nite Jewel, Tame Impala and more. Make sense of it all alongside the duo’s exclusive track-by-track breakdown below…