The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

In this week's show:

- A look back at the past seven week's writing as well as strongest and weakest songs

- Declan: "Preacher"

- Roger: "Albatross"

Declan's Weekly Listening:

1. Felix Hagan & The Family - Dawn Breaks

2. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

3. Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door

Roger's Weekly Listening:


1. JJ DOOM - Key To The Kuffs


2. Wiley - Godfather


3. Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeeklySongPod

Roger: www.rogerheathers.com

Contact the show: [email protected]

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

In this week's show:

- Roger: "Billy's Courage"

- Declan: "Ghost In The Sheets"

- How to sequence albums and setlists

- Using opposites to write songs; fast vs. slow, long vs. short notes etc.

Roger's Weekly Listening:


1. John Lennon - Imagine


2. Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain


3. Hanks Williams - The Best Of Hank Williams

Declan's Weekly Listening:

1. Royal Blood - How Did We get So Dark?

2. Blondie - Pollinator

3. Biffy Clyro - Ellipses

Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeeklySongPod

Roger: www.rogerheathers.com

Contact the show: [email protected]

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

In this week's show:

- 3x new songs

- Variation in songwriting

- What makes a strong writer in a band setting?

- Who do we write for?

Roger's Weekly Listening:


1. Kate Bush - This Woman's Work (Volumes 1 and 2)


2. Willie Nelson - Stardust

3. Madvillain - Madvillainly

Declan's Weekly Listening:


1. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold As Love


3. Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?

Contact the show: [email protected]

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

Sammy's Weekly Listening:

1. Childish Gambino - Freaks & Geeks

2. Them Crooked Vultures - Scumbag Blues

3. Dance Gavin Dance - That's What I Like

Declan's Weekly Listening:

1. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

2. Highly Suspect - Mr. Asylum

3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

Roger's Weekly Listening:

1. Jon Brion - Home Demos ('91-'95)

2. Elliott Smith - The Jon Brion Sessions

3. James Taylor - Greatest Hits

Contact the show: [email protected]

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

Declan's Weekly Listening:

1. Foo Fighters - Run (Single)

2. Highly Suspect - The Boy Who Died Wolf

3. The Black Keys - El Camino

Roger's Weekly Listening:

1. Elliott Smith - Figure 8

2. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life

3. Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon

Contact the show: [email protected]

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

Declan's Weekly Listening:

1. Scouting For Girls - couting For Girls

2. La La Land - OST

3. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Roger's Weekly Listening:

1. Elliott Smith - XO

2. Willie Nelson - Stardust

3. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')

Contact the show: [email protected]

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week and take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

Chris's Weekly Listening:

1. Brian Eno - Another Green World

2. Phillip Glass - Glassworks

3. Steve Reich - Four Organs

Roger's Weekly Listening:

1. Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti

2. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

3. Willie Nelson - Stardust

Declan's Weekly Listening:

1. The Automatic - Not Accepted Anywhere

2. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

3. Lunacci - Ambitions

In this episode, the first of Declan and Roger's third season, they write two brand new songs. They also discuss writers block and some news!

Email the show: [email protected]

Declan's weekly listening:

1. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark

2. AC/DC - Back In Black

3. Mallory Knox - Wired

Roger's weekly listening:

1. Remo Drive - Greatest Hits

2. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark

3. Mac Demarco - This Old Dog

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week a take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.

The Weekly Song podcast is a challenge for two musicians. Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener give themselves seven days to write a new song. They take these songs to eachother once a week a take them apart, discussing lyrics, chords and the craft of songwriting.