Donovan Woods – The Story of “Another Way”
I don’t know how else to put this; Donovan Woods is the archetype Two Story Melody artist. Let me explain. When I first heard his music, I had just left my hometown at the end of the summer, driving back to Nashville for my sophomore year of college. I was feeling sentimental and sad, so […]
Top 10 Songwriting Tips from Professional Songwriters
Two truths and a lie: Two Story Melody exists to let artists tell the stories behind their songs. Two Story Melody exists to help songwriters learn from other songwriters. Two Story Melody doesn’t exist. It’s been in your head this whole time. I’ll give you a second to make your guesses. But let’s just assume […]
The Story of Matthew Pinder’s “Golden Hour”
There’s a certain type of stillness that comes right before inevitable loss. I think people are generally pretty bad at dealing with bittersweet endings, but really good at drawing them out. Messy breakups often take weeks or months to really subside, and even the most mutual ones take a while to wade through. The last […]
Henry Jamison – The Story of “In March”
Spring break, 2018. Five of my friends and I were just about to leave Florida and go back to our lives at college in Nashville, and we had used the last hour of our trip to “take cute photos on the beach” outside the condo we had rented. When the camera memory card was full, […]
The Story of Hayley Reardon’s “Bethany”
I often need to be reminded that people are interesting. I used to work at a grocery store with a customer base of mostly old ladies. Sometimes, I would be commissioned to walk them out to their (usually beige) cars and help them pack their groceries into the trunk, and we would talk for a […]
The Story of James TW’s “You & Me”
Confession: When Jon started Two Story Melody and dragged me along with him, our goal was, originally, pretty selfish: we wanted to talk to songwriters we loved about the songs they write, and gain insight into how the best songs are made so that we could become better songwriters ourselves. Please forgive us. Since then, […]
The Story of Ryan Montbleau’s “Woodstock Sessions”
I spent more than I meant to on concert tickets this year. I don’t even want to spend money to buy real groceries most weeks, but, without fail, whenever an artist I love comes to Nashville, I have no problem dropping $30 on a ticket (not to mention $15 on parking). I guess I’ve placed […]
The Story of Beta Radio’s “Realistic City Living”
My friends make fun of me for listening to indie-folk all the time. They think I like to just sit around and wallow in deep thought as my emotions are amplified by fingerpicked guitar and tastefully placed piano. They accuse me of believing that meaningful music is only sung by people who have beards and […]
Valley – The Story of “Swim”
There are a lot of indie bands out there. When I’m bored, I’ll go through a million layers of “related artists” on Spotify, hoping to find one that sticks out in a long, often unfruitful search. I found Valley during one of these searches. Anytime I find a small indie act with a few hundred […]
