Gracie and the Valley’s “Burdensome” is a Stand-Out Part of a Larger Story
Songs are just stories set to music. That is the best way I have found to describe them. They can create images, characters, conflicts, and emotions within you upon plugging those headphones in and pressing play. It’s a type of magic that, within four minutes, can make you feel understood or make you feel sympathetic […]
Paige Hargrove Pours Her Heart Into “Leo”
Hey Jude by The Beatles. Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac. Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. These are just four of many, many songs over decades of music that name people, fictional or real, in the title. Singers have been doing this for ages, sometimes erasing the mystery for the listener […]
“Settle Down” And Cry It Out With Leah Capelle
One of my favorite parts of music is the opportunity it gives artists to be vulnerable. Expressing yourself for who you truly are can be intimidating, which is why most people hide their darkest feelings and thoughts away into a journal or a sketchbook. Or they don’t express it all and bottle it up until […]
Mel Parsons is Ready to Move On with “Just ‘Cause You Don’t Want Me”
Nostalgia is a feeling that seems to transcend all generations. We’re all sentimental, wishing for a simpler time, a past style or sound. We often spend so much of our time dawning on the past that we don’t realize the next nostalgic generation may bring our styles and sounds back, considering them “retro” or “vintage”. […]
“Thank You” by Madison Olds Puts a Twist on Heartbreak
Love songs have been around for longer than most think – centuries even – and though we try to stay positive, love often goes hand in hand with heartbreak. We can only imagine as music lovers how long the good old heartbreak song has been around. Each heartbreak is a little different, so it makes […]
Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover’s “Crow Song” Flies on Colorful Wings
While songs tell a story, the story behind their creation can often be twice as intriguing. Being a songwriter myself, people often ask me about this process. They expect something uniform, almost like a set of instructions so they can learn and do it themselves. As far as doing it themselves, I say songwriting does […]
