Empty Chair in June

Alt-rock with driving mid-tempo drums, jagged muted guitars in verses, and a wide, aching chorus that opens into ringing power chords; verse rides tight and restrained, pre-chorus climbs with toms and bass tension, chorus breaks into stacked harmonies and a shouted last line. Close-mic female vocal, cracked doubles on key phrases, delay throws on the hook. Tape hiss, reverse cymbal lifts, and a final guitar swell into silence. Bright, raw, and bruised, rock