Curtains Stay Closed

Contemporary bedroom R&B with a confident lover-boy groove: punchy syncopated kick and snare, warm sub-heavy 808 bass slides, crisp hi-hat triplets, muted electric piano chords, airy plucked synth accents, and occasional guitar harmonics. Verses stay sparse and intimate, pre-chorus lifts with stacked harmonies, chorus opens into a catchy rhythmic hook, and the bridge drops to bass and hand percussion before a final ad-lib-heavy chorus. Smooth male lead vocal with close-mic breathiness, agile melisma, falsetto flips, call-and-response backing vocals, tasteful vocal chops, octave doubles, and dramatic runs. Polished but intimate mix, wide harmonies, dry upfront verses, short plate reverb on the hook, strong low end without distortion.