{"id":262,"date":"2018-02-12T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyricwell.com\/blog\/?p=262"},"modified":"2024-11-16T20:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T01:56:28","slug":"write-an-album-worth-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyricwell.com\/blog\/write-an-album-worth-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Write an Album Worth Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Singles are becoming the standard for songwriting. If you want to write an album, you have to give listeners a compelling reason to listen to it. You do have to have music that people want to hear, but there are ways you can make an album interesting: give it a theme and\/or tell a story.<\/p>\n<h2>Themes<\/h2>\n<p>An album could be themed based on specific\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/setting-limits-on-your-creative-process\">songwriting limitations<\/a>. Maybe the first letter of the first word from each song spells something. Maybe you build an instrument and use it in each song or use a standard instrument in unusual ways in each song.<\/p>\n<p>You can also make an album theme based on a topic.\u00a0Find a topic you love, something you&#8217;re passionate about and is broad enough that you can&#8217;t cover it\u00a0in one song. If you already have an idea for a song, see if it fits into a larger idea or theme. If you already have a catalog of single songs, find the ones that fit into a larger theme before making them into an album. The more original or unusual your topic, the more likely people will be interested.<\/p>\n<h2>Stories<\/h2>\n<p>Stories draw people in. It can be difficult to tell a story in one song since it&#8217;s a short format, but having a whole album to tell an overarching story will give you an opportunity to tell a different aspect in each song.<\/p>\n<p>Telling your story behind your album can also draw people in. 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