Back Door Key

Dark synth-pop with a slow pulsing groove and half-time kick, tight snare snaps, and a rubbery bassline that glides under the pulse; verse stays stripped with muted keys and clipped vocal phrases, pre-chorus opens with rising filtered synths, chorus blooms with stacked saw chords and a bigger drum pocket. Close-mic lead vocal with doubled lines on the hook, airy ad-libs in the corners, short delay throws on key words. Reverse swells, lock-click foley, and a low sub rise into each chorus; glossy but shadowy mix, intimate and widescreen.