In June, Polachek confirmed that she was working on her fourth studio album, posting a picture of herself in studio with Danny L Harle on Instagram. She recorded a cover version of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" for the Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack album, released on July 1, 2022. On October 17, her flamenco-inspired single "Sunset", a co-production with Sega Bodega, was released. On December 5, 2022, Polachek released the single "Welcome to My Island" and announced her second studio album under her full name, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, for February 14, 2023. The album received critical acclaim and includes "Bunny Is a Rider", "Billions", "Sunset", and "Welcome to My Island". Artistry Musical style Polachek's musical style has been described as mainly alternative pop, along with art pop, indie pop, experimental pop, and avant-pop. Shaad D'Souza of The Guardian wrote: "Before 'Running Up That Hill' returned to the charts, Polachek was shaping up to be something like Gen Z's Kate Bush – a producer and vocalist interested in music that's formally eccentric and unapologetic about her own too much-ness." Influences Polachek's influences have been described as "eclectic" by music critics. When asked about her earliest musical influence by Interview, she responded that it was "probably Enya". Growing up in Japan until the age of six, she was exposed to traditional Japanese songs and anime themes, which she says were influential on her musical education; she stated that Japanese singing consists of "a lot of minor and pentatonic [tonality], with really angular melodies that I think really stuck in my subconscious". She named Mishio Ogawa in particular as "one of [her] biggest influences". Other vocal influences include Celine Dion and Matia Bazar's song "Ti sento". She also credits riding horses as a child with helping her "[learn] a lot about rhythm and about voice". Polachek says that she "grew up kneeling at the altar of alternative music" and that Björk, Kate Bush, and Fiona Apple were her "absolute heroes" when she was a teenager. Her alter ego Ramona Lisa was inspired by "artists whose looks were inseparable from their music", such as Nirvana, Marilyn Manson, and David Bowie. She named those artists, along with Björk and Busta Rhymes, as influences for her visual identity. She called Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout her "favorite lyricist" and stated that she is "very inspired by contemporary artists