Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Peteneras Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like they were carved from midnight and raw guitar strings. Peteneras are one of those flamenco palos that c...
How to Write Experimental Rock Songs
You want a song that rips up the rulebook and leaves a calling card on the listener's brain. Experimental rock is the playground where ...
How to Write Crust Punk Songs
You want your songs to sound like a trash fire at midnight that still somehow makes people dance. Crust punk is ugly and honest and lou...
How to Write Lyrics About Music Scenes
You want a song that smells like sweat and cheap beer but sounds like art. You want listeners to feel like they were in the crowd, or o...
How to Write Lyrics About Allies
Want to write a song that thanks the person who stood in a doorway with you when the world screamed? Good. Songs about allies can feel ...
How to Write Choro Lyrics
You want words that sit in the groove, tell a tiny city story, and make the pandeiro grin. Choro is sly, nimble, and full of saudade wh...
How to Write Songs About Clarification
You want to write a song that untangles the noise in your head and hands it back to the listener like a clear receipt. Songs about clar...
How to Contact Music Artists
Ever found yourself tapping your pen late at night, dreaming of the day your lyrics will make it to the inbox of your favorite music ar...
How to Write Post-Dubstep Songs
Want to make music that rattles speakers and also makes people feel things? Welcome to post dubstep. It takes the heavy low end and rhy...
How to Write Cantopop Songs
You want a Cantopop song that makes aunties cry, taxi drivers hum, and your ex regret everything. Nice goals. Cantopop is sweet grief d...