Songwriting Advice
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...
Post-Britpop Songwriting Advice
You love big guitars, cheeky lyrics, and choruses that feel like a pub full of friends singing back at you. You also want your songs to...
Illbient Songwriting Advice
Illbient songwriting is a subgenre of electronic music that emerged in the 1990s, characterized by its dark, atmospheric soundscapes an...
Taiwanese Pop Songwriting Advice
You want a song that lands in a KTV room and on a subway commute the same week. Taiwanese pop sits in a sweet spot of emotional honesty...
Grunge Songwriting Advice
Grunge is messy, loud, honest, and strangely melodic. It sounds like someone scraped their favorite memory against a brick wall and kep...
Punk Rock Songwriting Advice
Want to write punk songs that punch through cheap speakers and leave sweaty crowds smiling and slightly terrified? Good. You are in the...
Bakersfield Sound Songwriting Advice
The Bakersfield Sound, a subgenre of country music, is known for its unique blend of honky-tonk, rockabilly, and traditional country el...
Rawstyle Songwriting Advice
Rawstyle is a subgenre of hardstyle music that originated in the early 2000s. It's characterized by its fast-paced rhythm, heavy kick d...
Nashville Sound Songwriting Advice
The Nashville Sound, a genre of country music that originated in the 1950s, is characterized by its smooth, polished production, catchy...
Maloya Songwriting Advice
You want to write Maloya that hits in the gut and stays in the bones. You want the percussion to speak like a heartbeat. You want Creol...