Cracked But Breathing

Slow, intimate alt-pop ballad with female vocals; soft piano and distant pads in the verses, kick and low, warm bass easing in on the chorus. Subtle vinyl texture, close-mic vocal with breaths and cracks left in. Chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a simple, chantable topline. Gentle reverse reverb swells into a sparse bridge, then a final, fragile chorus that ends almost a cappella., sad