By My Side

Reggae mid-tempo with a laid-back skank guitar, warm one-drop pulse, rolling bassline, and syncopated percussion; verse rides sparse drums and bass with intimate male vocals, pre-chorus lifts with clipped harmony calls, chorus opens wider with stacked doubles on the hook and lilting gang responses. Add tape-delay throws on the last word, a soft conga fill into each chorus, and a brushed organ swell in the bridge. Bright, warm, and pocket-deep mix with a sunlit groove., groovy, male vocals