How to Write Songs
How to Write Trap Music Songs
You want a song that hits the chest and stays in the head. You want the 808 to feel like a small earthquake and the hook to be the line...
How to Write No Wave Songs
You want to make a song that feels like a public argument with sense and taste. You want guitars that bite punctuation, drums that refu...
How to Write Lo-Fi House Songs
You want a groove that feels like a half remembered midnight party in a rooftop apartment. You want records that sound warm and slightl...
How to Write Emo Rap Songs
You want a song that hits like a text from an ex at 2 a.m. You want lyrics that bleed honesty and beats that let the voice crack into a...
How to Write Nueva CanciĂ³n Songs
You want songs that feel like they could start a march or make abuela cry in a good way. You want words that speak truth to power and m...
How to Write Mento Songs
You want a song that feels like sun on your rib cage and a grin you cannot hide. You want a groove that makes feet move before the brai...
How to Write Baggy Songs
You want that loose sweaty groove that makes people throw up their hands and forget they have emails to answer. You want jangly guitars...
How to Write Avant Punk Songs
You want a song that punches your gut and confuses your parents in the best possible way. Avant punk is the beautiful wreckage where pu...
How to Write Kwela Songs
You want a kwela song that makes feet move and heads nod the second the whistle blows. You want a riff that people whistle on the bus, ...
How to Write Boomba Songs
You want a song that slaps in the club and bangs on your headphones. You want a groove so infectious people nod their heads without rea...