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"When I did the solo record, it did sound different to me," says singer-songwriter Brian Fallon about knowing certain songs weren't right for Gaslight Anthem.
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"I wanted to write songs that felt like they had kind of a classic, almost throwback element, but done in a contemporary way," says singer-songwriter BØRNS (Garrett Borns) about his full-length debut album DOPAMINE.
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"The songs are about change—part of me not wanting to be a grown-up but wanting to be free and to do my own thing," 20-year-old singer-songwriter Birdy says about her latest album.
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"We want every record to feel like it’s the first record we ever made," says Cage the Elephant singer Matt Shultz.
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"We gave ourselves permission to get inside our own heads a little," says Joey Ryan about writing songs with bandmate Kenneth Pattengale for the latest Milk Carton Kids' album MONTEREY. "It is just more introspective."
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"I was in a rockabilly band and cut my teeth listening to Wanda Jackson and Patsy Cline and even Dolly Parton," says pop singer Cyndi Lauper whose on tour in support of her new country-tinged studio album DETOUR.
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"That’s what’s going to keep me hungry," says rapper Tech N9ne saying he still feels he hasn't gotten his due. "I still have something to prove."
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"In the past, you had people who were so excited about finding the new best music," says pop/R&B/hip-hop singer Santigold. "Now, it’s about finding an artist with a built-in following and that’s it."
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"I think we were all in a good spot where we were open to trying things and experimenting with new instruments," Silversun Pickups' Nikki Monninger says about the band's most recent album, Better Nature.
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Finding themes from books and buried in his past, 53-year-old singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks believes his new songs reflect what he feels like "biologically and metabolically right now."