How to Write Songs
How to Write Kayōkyoku Songs
You want a song that sounds like Tokyo at dusk. You want a melody that feels both nostalgic and intimate. You want lyrics that fold pol...
How to Write Boogie Rock Songs
You want a riff that makes people stagger toward the dance floor and a chorus that gets stuck like gum in a sneaker. Boogie rock blends...
How to Write Punk Blues Songs
You want swampy soul and a fist through the amp in the same song. You want the ache of old blues and the fury of punk to share a stage....
How to Write Slam Death Metal Songs
You want your song to sound like a bulldozer in a graveyard. You want riffs so heavy they change the gravity in the room and vocals so ...
How to Write Brazilian Rock Songs
You want riffs that make someone throw their phone up into the air at a street party. You want lyrics that feel both poetic and bar fig...
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...
How to Write Rebetiko Songs
You want grit, salt, and a melody that smells of sea and cigarettes. You want a song the bartender will nod at and the taxi driver will...
How to Write Electroacoustic Music Songs
Electroacoustic music is where a microphone and a laptop meet a living room lamp and decide to throw a party. It mixes recorded acousti...
How to Write Punk Pathetique Songs
Punk pathetique is the ugly cousin of glittering pop and the crying friend at the bar who still knows how to start a mosh pit. It is co...
How to Write Progressive Music Songs
You want music that feels like a movie without the boring parts. You want songs that take listeners on a journey, not nap them into a p...