In this episode, John returns to Pixel studios to chat with Maisie Peters and producer Joe Rubel about how they wrote, recorded and produced Maisie’s debut album ‘You Signed Up For This’.Going through their WhatsApp log of voice notes and ideas, Maisie and Joe look back on the chaotic methods of bringing an album together over lockdown, pulling apart how they carefully married Maisie’s original acoustic sound with more produced elements.Alongside the wealth of Joe’s production goodness, Maisie sheds some light on her lyric writing process, from the internal rhyming patterns and carefully considered syllables in her writing, to the subtle nods hidden throughout each track.Listen to find out why Maisie wouldn’t play instruments on her own songs, how to proceed after deciding it’s time to write a banger, and which part of a song you will now have to try and clap along to.Tracks discussed: You Signed Up For This, I’m Trying (Not Friends), Love Him I Don’t LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES https://linktr.ee/tapenotes   Listen to ‘You Signed Up For This’ here.‘You Signed Up For This’ - Warner Music, Asylum Records, Gingerbread Man Records Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective  GEAR MENTIONSArturia Prophet V3 PluginRoland Juno 60  Binson Tape Machine LinnDrumSequential Prophet SpliceSpectrasonics KeyscapeShure SM7BAustrian Audio OC818Chandler Preamp Tube-Tech CL 1B CompressorNashville Guitar TuningMartin Guitars  OUR GEARhttps://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) Donate KEEP UP TO DATEFor behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: Instagram: @tapenotes Twitter: @tapenotes Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  YouTube: Tape Notes PodcastDiscord: Tape NotesTo let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk