Second Choice

Pop with mid-tempo four-on-the-floor pulse and tight syncopated guitar chops; verse stays intimate with filtered drums and fingerpicked synth plucks, pre-chorus lifts with rising toms and stacked harmonies, chorus opens into wide piano chords and a chantable hook. Male vocals with close-mic verses, doubled choruses, airy ad-lib throws, and a short vocal delay on the last word of each hook. Ear candy includes reverse swells into the pre, a bass drop on chorus one, and a shimmering lift before the final refrain. Bright, polished, emotionally direct mix., pop