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Self Aware by Temper City

Self Aware by Temper City runs at 161 BPM in the key of D minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Analysis facts

Tempo
161 BPM
Key
D minor
Length
3:01
Genre
indie rock
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender indie rock track with high energy and a swung feel at 161 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows AABA. A warm male vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Tape saturation adds texture, with a slapback delay 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 calm and settled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
161
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
washy crash-led cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
calm and settled
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
swung
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
vocal clarity
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
AABA
Textural detail
tape saturation
Vocal style
smooth and melismatic
Vocal
a warm male vocal

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