(i.e. thinking about how the songs supplement each other in the context of the album and stuff like that) or would you just continue to write songs as you're used to and maybe arrange them in a way that makes sense but not think of it as "i'm making an album here" but rather "i'm releasing my songs that i would have released anyway as an album here"? would you find the additional creative challenges that come with creating an album exiting?
if i'm going to make a 45-60 minute project that works well as a whole, i would want to use more than just songs. if it really is just songs then i say let the songs roam free