One Step Closer

Blues-pop duet with a laid-back swung groove and tender mid-tempo pulse; verse rides sparse guitar, brushed drums, and low piano, pre-chorus opens with rising strings, chorus blooms with violin lines and a smoky sax hook. Male lead answers female lead in close harmony, with doubled hook words, soft ad-lib tails, and a few call-and-response phrases. Ear candy includes tape-stop pickups, a short sax turnaround, and a string swell into the final chorus. Warm, intimate, and glossy with a little grit., saxophone, violin, pop, blues