Paper Bloodline

Indie rock with wave-tinted guitars, steady mid-tempo drive, and a pulsing bass groove; verse stays lean with palm-muted riffs and clipped drums, pre-chorus opens into chiming delay guitars and rising backing oohs, chorus hits with wide open chords and gang vocals on the anchor phrase. Lead vocal is close-mic and strained in verses, doubled on the hook, with a few raw ad-lib throws. Ear candy: reversed guitar swells into the pre-chorus, a tape-stop cut before the final chorus, and a brief synth wash under the bridge. Bright, punchy mix with a cool coastal haze., indie rock, fake