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You might recognize actress and model Diana Silvers from her work in projects like “Booksmart,” “Ma,” or most recently “The Abandons” on Netflix. But now, Silvers is paving a path for herself in the folk music scene, appearing as a pop-up artist at the Newport Folk Festival last summer, and covering Joni Mitchell’s “California.” In November 2025, Silvers released her own 11-track studio album, “From Another Room,” which she detailed the creative process for in a recent press conference hosted by Universal Music Group.
Coming off of shooting the first season of “The Abandons,” and being surrounded by the commotion of Hollywood, Silvers said having time to herself was what pushed her into the studio. “I just saw this quote that André 3000 said when he was accepting [being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame], he was just saying that so many great things start in small rooms, and it’s so true,” Silvers said.
She explained how the idea of potentially great things beginning in small rooms is largely what culminated in her album. “It was a small idea, and these are small things that ended up taking up a lot of space in a really beautiful way, which I’m really proud of.”
Silvers was quick to share her inspiration from other artists, praising musicians from the 1970s such as the melodic Cat Stevens and the poetic Joni Mitchell, as well as the roadie-inspired film “Almost Famous.” While discussing her passion for this era of music, she held up her phone, with a sticker on the back of its case that she has had on every phone since she was 15, exclaiming: “It’s all happening!”
Her inspiration from Mitchell especially shines through in this latest album, which is full of quiet and introspective folk songs. She even mentions the musician by name in verse two of the song “June,” when she sings, “The softness in your voice, a lullaby / Singing Joni and talking ’bout the weather.”
“For Dad,” track five on the album, reflects on time passing and getting older, with Silvers crooning, “I watch the children get older / I watch my father get older too.” Writing the whole album herself, Silvers has left an especially heartfelt touch on the album, with lyrics that do not hide her vulnerability.