Pop-jazz ballad with brushed drums, walking upright bass, muted electric piano, and smoky sax accents; verse rides intimate and sparse, pre-chorus lifts with suspended chords and a soft tom build, chorus opens into warm harmony stacks and a sung sax answer. Close-mic male vocal with airy doubles, phrase-end delay throws, and small gang unisons on the anchor. Vinyl crackle, reverse cymbal swells, and brushed snare pickups bridge the sections. Wide, velvety, late-night mix., jazz, pop