LITTLE CRICKET

What a Little Cricket Session Looks (and Sounds) Like Right before I Record Vocals

Sometimes you don’t need to break the mold, structurally, to make a great song.

This is the perfect pop song to break down.

To me, art is about finding a compromise between the novel and the familiar. Creativity alone isn't enough to write a great song.

The outro might be the most underused part of the pop song, but it should always be at least available in a good songwriter’s toolbox.

A good songwriter will recognize this as a ripe moment for the “bridge.”

Often the loudest, catchiest, most lyrically memorable part of a song, the chorus is, in many ways, the centerpiece in most pop music.

Sometimes, however, there is an additional part that gets sandwiched between the verse and the chorus.