Style: indie folk / bossa-nova / acoustic pop Mood: playful, slightly impatient, warm, groovy Instruments: - Bass guitar with a warm overdrive (slightly gritty, like a vintage amp pushed just a little) - Muted semi-acoustic jazz guitar in a tense, raw small-combo setting: fingerpicked archtop with palm-muted comping, minor-key ii-V turns (melodic, breathy, dancing around the vocals) - Shaker (steady, soft – like rain on a window or sugar being stirred) Environment: a small, rainy city café – you can hear the faint clink of cups, a muffled street sound, and the low hum of a refrigerator behind the takeaway counter Vocals: A lone man with an alto male improvised vocals, crystalline, like river of whiskey sings in a deserted, smoke-filled bar at 3 AM. Arrangement: start with just shaker and bass, jazz guitar enters in verse 2, full band in chorus – then drop to a cappella in the bridge. End with only shaker and a single jazz guitar note held.