Emma Della Rossa: Autobiographical songwriting with a metaphor

Emma Della Rossa joined us to talk about her song Garden, with a rare live performance (for our podcast, anyway). Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• Our songwriting challenge for 2026 to write a traditional country song
• Emma’s last appearance on the show
• Why you may not want to end your song with a chorus
• Writing a song where the chord progression doesn’t change, and in 3/4 time
• When a song should be autobiographical, and when not
• How the songs evolve when working with a band and recording in a studio

About Emma Della Rossa

Emma Della Rossa is a songwriter, singer, and flutist whose dreamy pop production, layered vocals, and narrative-driven lyrics unravel what you thought was healed, and heal what you didn’t know was broken.… Read the rest