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songwriting

The merits of Stephin Merritt- The only indie artist on the New York Times' “Greatest American Songwriters” list

The merits of Stephin Merritt: Indie’s finest and most overlooked songwriter?

The man behind the Magnetic Fields…

Andrew Clayman
May 19, 2026
Five modern songs that sound too good to be written today

Five modern songs that sound too good to be written today

Too timeless to have held an iPhone.

Lucy Harbron
May 17, 2026
The Police - Sting - Stewart Copeland - Andy Summers - 1980s

The dark personal story behind Sting’s 1983 hit for The Police: “What poetry’s all about”

Sting at his most heartbroken.

Tyler Golsen
May 17, 2026
George Harrison - 1967 - Musician - The Beatles

The 1965 song that secured George Harrison’s place as a Beatles songwriter

Harrison contributed an all time classic.

Tyler Golsen
Apr 22, 2026
Carole King - Musician -1971

The 1971 song Carole King said wrote itself: “It just sort of came out”

Inspiration strikes fast.

Lucy Harbron
Apr 19, 2026
Bob Dylan in Copenhagen, 1966

Bob Dylan and his secret to songwriting

A simple step.

Jack Whatley
Apr 9, 2026
Sophie May knows the secret to songwriting, and it's all in the jokes

Sophie May knows the secret to songwriting, and it’s all in the jokes

Ahead of her debut album.

Lucy Harbron
Mar 24, 2026
The Who - Roger Daltrey - Pete Townshend - 2025

The only song Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey wrote for The Who together

The one and only collaboration.

Tyler Golsen
Feb 26, 2026
Why I’m releasing 13 albums in a day

Gitika Partington: Why I’m releasing 13 albums in a day

A strange, remarkable feat.

Tom Taylor
Jan 30, 2026
Songwriter of the year 2025- The many contributions of Matt Maltese

Songwriter of the year 2025: The many contributions of Matt Maltese

So many credits.

Lucy Harbron
Dec 20, 2025
The Grateful Dead song inspired by Paul Simon

The Grateful Dead song that Jerry Garcia claims “wasn’t written” and just happened

Garcia conjured up ‘The Wheel’.

Tyler Golsen
Nov 20, 2025
The last-ever recording made by Johnny Cash

The John Prine lyric that Johnny Cash struggled to sing: “Johnny was having trouble”

“I figured, ‘That’s Johnny Cash'”

Tyler Golsen
Nov 12, 2025

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