Black Velvet Room

Dark pop-soul with a slow swung groove and pulsing sub-kick, smoky chord stabs, and a lean verse-to-chorus lift; verse stays close and sparse with finger snaps and hollow keys, pre-chorus opens with rising harmonies and filtered pads, chorus lands on a wide, gospel-tinged hook. Lead vocal is intimate and cracked in verses, stacked in the hook with doubles, ad-lib echoes, and a few shouted responses. Ear candy includes reversed piano swells, distant handclaps, and a short tape-stop into the final chorus. Mix is dark, glossy, and velvet-close., pop, deep