Songwriting Advice
How To Start To Write A Song
You want to write a song that does something. Maybe it slaps in your headphones. Maybe it makes one person in the room cry. Maybe it bl...
Math Rock Songwriting Advice
You want your riffs to feel smart but not smug. You want beats that make listeners lean forward. You want riffs that land like puzzles ...
How To Write A Hip Hop Song
You want a hip hop song that punches the first time and grows teeth on the second listen. You want bars that make people nod and a hook...
Slacker Rock Songwriting Advice
You want the vibe of someone who barely tried and somehow changed your life. Slacker rock is the art of sounding like you woke up five ...
Neo-Psychedelia Songwriting Advice
Want to write music that feels like a late night dream you can dance to and cry in at the same time. Neo psychedelia blends the hazy so...
Italo Disco Songwriting Advice
Italo disco, a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in popularity in the 1980s, is a unique blend of Italian and European di...
Rhythmic Oldies Songwriting Advice
You want a record that makes people tap their foot and sing the chorus before they know the chorus exists. You want that perfect pocket...
Tajik Folk Music Songwriting Advice
Listen, write, and not wreck centuries of beauty. If you want to write songs rooted in Tajik folk music without sounding like a clueles...
How To Make Lyrics
You want lines that hit like a text from your ex at two a m. You want words that people sing in the shower and quote on their bio. Lyri...
Synth-Punk Songwriting Advice
Synth-punk, a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is a fusion of punk's raw energy and synthesizer-based electronic m...