Eighteen and Growing

Pop soul with mid-tempo swung drums, warm bass guitar, Rhodes chords, and a lifted gospel-tinged chorus; verse stays intimate and close-mic with sparse piano and finger snaps, pre-chorus opens with stacked harmonies and rising strings, chorus blooms with claps, organ swells, and call-and-response backing vocals. Add reverse cymbal swells into each lift, soft room reverb on the snare, and a final chorus with doubled leads, ad-lib fills, and a wide, bright mix, soul, pop