How “ceilings” by Lizzy McAlpine masterfully creates tension

Lizzy McAlpine’s song “ceilings” is emotional and lovely for so many reasons, but my favourite has to be how she … More

Why Your Song Titles Matter

First featured in Flypaper by Soundfly! Most of the time, a song title is directly taken from the chorus or … More

Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz This week, I sat down with Gabbi Coenen and talked about her new release “Black Moon”, … More

Vance Joy is one of those songwriters who tends to break all the “rules” of popular songwriting and still manages … More

Some days (ahem, months) can be a real struggle when it comes to art. There are so many songwriting tools … More

It seems that every single songwriter I’ve come across has a lot of difficulty in writing happy songs—myself included! There’s … More

If you’ve just started your songwriting journey, feedback can be a frightening concept. Many of us write from the heart, … More

Here’s the scenario: you want to write the next song, but you can’t. You’re sitting down every day but nothing … More

It can be very helpful for songwriters to understand themselves, especially their writing process. Some only start with lyrics, some … More