This track opens with drum kit - focussed on snare, this sets up the pace and feel for the rest of the track. Layered on this after the short intro is electric lead guitar and bass.
Vocals:
Following this is the vocals, there is a backing vocal for each word sung. This is unlike much of the other music I've covered where the backing is used to accentuate either a specific word or just the second half of the phrase. I also thought it was a bit unusual for the backing to take the lower harmony rather than the higher. In the context of a verse and the consistency of it, perhaps the lower harmony helps it thicken the sound without taking too much attention. Additionally, the upper harmony is taken in the chorus so maybe it's for extra impact in that case.
Groove and drums:
The tempo of the track is slightly 'pushing' 147bpm in 4/4. A feature that adds a lot of the momentum we experience in the chorus is the tambourine. Along with this is the '4 on the floor' style kick drum. At 2:43 there is a change to this; the drums take a more conventional position with that 'kick, snare' groove. The snare sounds to me like a fairly loose tuned, singly ply drum head. There's not much 'ping' to be heard and the stick definition is fairly minimal. I would suggest that part of this choice might be the need for the snare to blend rather than cut. Because its active role is to 'roll' underneath the rest of the mix, the looser tuning and thinner ply helps the drummer play softer with ease. A tighter drum is too responsive for a lot of the quiet strokes needed here.
Closing feedback:
The ending of this track was pretty interesting too I thought. The feedback effect has been used a lot but there's some interesting characteristics in this one. I can hear a lot of delay (just at the end) as well as some modulation effects really taking that feedback into a new alien sound.
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