Bruised Counting

Dark pop rock with mid-tempo stomping drums, gritty palm-muted guitar, and a tense half-time pulse; verse stays sparse with close-mic male vocal and a low harmony shadow, pre-chorus opens with snare lift and widening bass, chorus hits with stacked doubles and ragged gang accents, bridge drops to echoing guitar feedback and a bruised spoken low register before the final chorus returns bigger. Tight low end, moody and punchy, with tape-slap delay throws on key lines and a cold, glossy mix., slow, pop rock