How to Write Songs
How to Write Pirate Metal Songs
You want songs that smell like salt, swing like a boarding party, and still smash the speakers. Pirate metal is the perfect ridiculous ...
How to Write Folk Noir Songs
You want a song that feels like a cigarette lit in an empty diner at two in the morning. You want the words to hang like fog and the me...
How to Write Urban Contemporary Gospel Songs
You want gospel songs that hit the soul and the playlist. You want a hook that people hum at the barber shop and a lyric that pastors c...
How to Write Underground Music Songs
You want songs that sound like they came from a back alley conversation at three a.m. You want music that smells like instant coffee an...
How to Write Mexican Pop Songs
You want a Mexican pop song that sounds like it belongs on the radio in Mexico City and also on a playlist someone tangentially cool fo...
How to Write Isicathamiya Songs
You want your group to slide into a room and make everyone hush just from the way you breathe together. You want vocal lines that feel ...
How to Write Plugg Songs
You want a Plugg song that feels like a late night memory you cannot quite place. You want a hook that floats over glassy keys and a fl...
How to Write Latin Rock Songs
You want a Latin rock song that smacks the chest and moves the feet. You want guitars that cut, percussion that breathes, lyrics that f...
How to Write Post-Punk Revival Songs
You want a song that chases a mood and then punches it in the face. You want guitars that sound like broken neon, drums that click like...
How to Write Marrabenta Songs
Marrabenta is a genre of music that originated in Mozambique in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a fusion of traditional Mozambican music, Po...