Splinters in My Shoes

Alternative rock with a mid-tempo swung groove, warm acoustic guitar under jagged electric accents, steady bass climb, and restrained drums that open wider by the chorus; verse stays close and woody, pre-chorus adds tom rolls and rising harmony stacks, chorus lands on a chantable hook with doubled lead and gang oohs. Ear candy includes creaking attic-floor textures, reversed cymbal swells, and a tape-slap echo on the hook word. Mix is warm, rugged, and intimate with bright choruses., smooth, alternative rock