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

How to Re-write Your Lyrics

You’ve got the song written—amazing! But you know there are a couple of things that are a little off. Maybe … More

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

That conversation about splits in never fun, but it’s really necessary. Splits are how you choose to split the ownership … More

When we’re writing a new song, it’s common to start with the title, which may later become the hook line … More

With the backlash towards Damon Albarn this week from what he said about Taylor Swift and co-writing, there has been … 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