The English songwriter reflects on revisiting his early influences, balancing distortion and restraint, and translating memory into layered, candid songs...
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Owen Gurry and Skip Curtis share the lessons, creative habits, and industry awareness needed to thrive in the sync arena...
The interview for our Autumn 2018 issue gave us a chance to explore the inner workings of this iconic artist...
The late-blooming songwriter on slow-grown ideas, tender melodies hiding sharp truths, unfinished ‘babies’, creative doubt, and finally trusting his voice...
The Surinamese / Dutch folk-pop songwriter on letting go, self-observation, clarity, and embracing the merits of critics and haters alike...
Written as a gift for his brother, this noughties classic track by James T. Slater still resonates with parents everywhere...
The five-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter sprinkled some of his brilliance over the Great American Songbook. Here, he told us all about it...
The singer-songwriter on her EP shaped by travels through Latin America, cinematic grooves, and the beauty of everyday emotional honesty...
British/Irish singer-songwriter on melody before words, the art of creative distance, and why the best songs emerge after the moment...
The story of a small-town girl and city boy who headed to Hollywood becomes the “Biggest Song of All Time”...
On National Album Day, a selection of artists and songwriters reveal their favourite records and why they mean so much...
The Icelandic indie-folk icons return with their first album in six years and here Nanna reveals how it was made...
How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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