Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires by Cocteau Twins
Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires by Cocteau Twins runs at 80 BPM in the key of D minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 80 BPM
- Key
- D minor
- Length
- 5:38
- Genre
- shoegaze
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A tender shoegaze track blending indie rock with high energy and a syncopated feel at 80 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and shimmering open hats. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Analog hiss adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 80
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- shoegaze
- Second genre
- indie rock
- Harmonic instrument
- clean electric guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- vocal clarity
- Space
- a wide stereo chorus
- Structure
- verse-chorus with a bridge
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- smooth and melismatic
- Vocal
- a full-voiced female vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Cocteau Twins. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.