Diary, guitar, mic, laptop – each shapes the German-Ghanaian singer and songwriter’s creative output: intuitive, reflective, analogue-rooted, and emotionally precise...
All posts by Duncan Haskell
We learn how an unplanned spark at the piano turned studio fatigue into a haunting, spontaneous song about inevitable heartbreak...
The Morning Star Music Club songwriter on returning after a decade, the beauty of live recording and his evolving process...
The Futureheads frontman on a personal and historic new solo album that explores the mining heritage of the North East...
With the duo’s stunning debut record Disappointment Machine out now, vocalist Jack Ratcliffe delves into the album’s Jaws-heavy writing period...
For International Women’s Day, 50 of our favourite songwriters tell us about the women who have inspired and influenced them...
Love, loss, and nostalgia – The View’s frontman reflects on his most personal songs and the women who inspired them...
Writing hit songs for shows like ‘The Split’ has given this artist a unique insight into making music for television...
We chat with the Brooklyn-based country star who overcame career-threatening health issues to deliver defiant new album ‘All I Own’...
The fast-rising topliner on writing a song that started as an indie demo before setting charts ablaze across the world...
The Nashville-based singer-songwriter breaks down a song that required the honest truth, even if it went against her mother’s wishes...
The songwriter explores the process of writing new album ‘I Still Want To Share’ and losing confidence in her voice...
How I wrote 'In My Daughter’s Eyes' for Martina McBride
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Death Of A Clown' by The Kinks' Dave Davies
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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Interview: James Taylor
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How we wrote 'If I Were A Boy' for Beyoncé by BC Jean
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