Inside Thinking Outside the Blocks

Songs written, releases shared, and bits of inspiration

Hello and welcome to Inside Thinking Outside the Blocks. In this series, we share bits of inspiration and celebrate the creative momentum inside our community.

3 Things We’re Inspired By

1. David Bowie on “Never playing to the gallery.”
A grounding reminder to make work that feels true — and to stay connected to curiosity instead of approval.

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2. Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party — Hayley Williams
We’ve been especially into this record lately. The song “Mirtazapine” even became the jumping-off point for our January Block Busters challenge.

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3. Strangers on a Bench podcast
This recommendation came from a member (Thanks Bram!) and quickly became a favorite — a beautiful podcast built around human stories. Each episode ends with a song, which makes it especially resonant for songwriters.

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These Songs Didn’t Exist a Month Ago!

Between our Book Club and Block Busters songwriting prompts, 14 songs were written or co-written and shared:

• Beautiful Anyway by Teresa 

• Dear Stella by Alli 

• Pretty Cherry by Karen

• You Get What You Get by Ethan, Allie, and Violet

• Radio Soul by Brooke

• Electronic Other Life by Tom

• Winter People by Violet

• Dress in the Window by Allie and Sammy

• Greenland by Ray

• No Delusions by Christine

• Tree by Bess

• The House I Left Behind by Tiff

• Violin by Ethan

• Bad for Me by Wannie
  
  

Member Releases 

Celebrating these new records out in the world!

Christine Fletcher — Ugly Disappears
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Frankie White — What You Think
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ADD | OCD — Lost With You
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Susie Maddocks — Hold On (Minnesota)
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Whiskey Geraldine — Dangerous Tonight
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We keep a shared Spotify playlist featuring member releases, past and present, as a way to support and celebrate each other’s work.

🎶 Listen to the TOTB Member Releases Playlist on YoutubeMusic or Spotify

Thinking Outside the Blocks is a songwriting community where momentum matters more than perfection, and songs grow in good company. We’re glad you’re here.