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Story behind the song

# /content/music/ — how to add a track or album

Every music track becomes a page at `/music/{slug}/` and an item in

the `/music/feed` RSS. Albums live at `/music/albums/{slug}/`.

## Track file — `content/music/{slug}.md`

```markdown

---

title: "The Room That Required Less of You"

type: single # or "album-track"

album: awakening # album slug, optional

spotifyTrackId: "4uLU6hMCjMI75M1A2tKUQC" # 22-char Spotify ID

spotifyShareUrl: "https://open.spotify.com/track/4uLU6hMCjMI75M1A2tKUQC"

appleMusicUrl: "https://music.apple.com/us/album/…"

youtubeMusicUrl: "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=…"

soundcloudUrl: "https://soundcloud.com/nikitadatar/…"

coverPath: "/images/music/the-room-that-required-less.png" # 1000×1000

releaseDate: "2026-01-15"

duration: "3:42"

tags: ["ambient", "piano", "trauma-healing"]

lyrics: |

(optional — full lyrics as multi-line markdown)

inspiredBy:

bookSlug: the-life-that-is-already-yours

chapterSlug: chapter-2 # optional

relatedPodcastSlug: episode-3-the-first-room # optional

relatedVideoSlug: walking-the-room # optional

---

The story behind the song. This markdown body renders as the "Story

Behind" section on the track page. Write it like a mini-essay — the

essay/chapter the track was inspired by, what you heard when you

wrote it, what you hope it accompanies.

```

## Album file — `content/music/albums/{slug}.md`

```markdown

---

title: "The Awakening"

spotifyAlbumId: "6dTUYVIJyRPLXCBZfJXcx7"

spotifyShareUrl: "https://open.spotify.com/album/6dTUYVIJyRPLXCBZfJXcx7"

appleMusicUrl: "https://music.apple.com/us/album/…"

coverPath: "/images/music/awakening.png" # 1000×1000 album art

releaseDate: "2026-01-15"

tracks: # array of track slugs

- the-room-that-required-less

- the-first-conclusion

- what-arrived-before-you-did

description: "Seven ambient piano tracks written alongside Part One of The Life That Is Already Yours."

---

Album story — optional. Renders as the "Story Behind" section on the

album page.

```

## Where to find the Spotify track/album ID

Open the track or album in Spotify → click the three-dot menu →

Share → Copy Song Link (or Album Link). The URL will look like

`https://open.spotify.com/track/4uLU6hMCjMI75M1A2tKUQC?si=…` — the

part after `/track/` and before `?` is the ID.

## Cover art

- Album covers: `1000×1000` PNG saved as `/images/music/{slug}.png`

- Track covers: same, or share the album cover

## After you add a file

- `/music/` refreshes automatically (no rebuild needed — feed uses `force-dynamic`)

- `/music/{slug}/` renders on first visit

- `/music/feed` RSS picks it up on next poll

- The Latest Release rail on the homepage picks up the newest release