Hold Your Ground

Gospel-infused funk and bounce with delta blues grit and dubby low-end; steady mid-tempo groove, verse rides sparse drum pocket and handclaps, pre-chorus lifts with organ swells and call-and-response, chorus hits with tambourine, brass stabs, and stacked choir voices. Lead vocal is gritty and close-mic, with shouted doubles on the hook, echo throws on key words, and a few low panned ad-libs. Ear candy includes reversed organ swells, vinyl crackle, and a delayed bass echo into the chorus. Bright, punchy, and roomy with a warm live-band feel., delta blues, dub, gospel, funk, ambient, bounce, chicago blues