Velvet Hunger

Dark soul with a slow-burn syncopated groove, muted kick and pocketed snare, dusky electric guitar licks curling around the beat; verse stays intimate and close, pre-chorus opens with rising harmonies and handclaps, chorus lands wider with choir swells under the hook. Deep male lead in front, stacked choir responses, delay throws on the last word of each line, warm analog grit and a glossy low-end throb., soul, male vocals, deep