What Mattered Most

Dark pop with a midtempo four-on-the-floor pulse, clipped palm-muted synth bass in the verses, rising filtered pads in the pre-chorus, and a chorus that opens wide with stacked vocal doubles and octave harmonies. Verse stays close-mic and tense; pre-chorus adds snare lifts and reversed swells; chorus hits with punchy kick, handclaps, and a chantable hook. Delay throws on key words, ad-lib flicks in the corners, glossy but bruised mix with bright top-end and deep sub weight., pop