Post-punk with angular muted guitars, driving tom-heavy pulse, and a restrained half-time chorus; verses stay dry and tense, pre-chorus opens with bass climb and suspended chord stabs, chorus hits with wider strums and chantable gang doubles. Lead vocal is close-mic, low and urgent, with short echo throws on the last word of each hook. Add reverse cymbal swells into the chorus and a thin tape hiss bed. Mix is raw, punchy, and bleakly warm.