Thorned Rose

Dark alt-pop with pulsing mid-tempo drums, syncopated handclaps, and a driving bassline; verse stays tense and close with sparse keys, pre-chorus opens into stacked harmonies and a filtered lift, chorus hits with a blunt chantable hook and doubled lead vocal. Add reverse swells into each downbeat, a glassy synth stab on the hook word, and a final chorus with gang ad-libs. Bright, glossy mix with a sharp edge and intimate close-mic vocal.