The Cover Story
Audit № 087 — Sample report
This is what one finished audit looks like — the same shape you'll get back. Numbers, mix notes, audience math, release plan.
Overall verdict
"A demo-tape diamond — surgical mix work, then it's playlist-ready."
BPM
142
Key
F# minor
Time
4 / 4
Energy
81 / 100
Era
2024–present
Working
0:42 transition has TikTok loop potential — the half-time drop reads as a clean 8-second cut.
Vocal phrasing leans Polachek-adjacent without imitation. Distinctive top-line.
Bridge arrangement (2:18) introduces a contrary-motion synth that pays off the chorus.
Push on
Vocal sits ~2 dB hot against the snare bus. Side-chain or carve 3.2 kHz to recover bite.
Sub-kick masking around 80–120 Hz. Either roll the kick or notch the sub.
Outro fades 6 bars early — the ear is still tracking the counter-melody.
Spotify editorial pitch
For Lorem (Spotify): Polachek-school avant-pop with a hyperpop seam. Under-produced on purpose; the chorus snaps without a wall of sound.
Radio
71College + non-comm. Edit at 2:54.
Sync
83Trailer · runway · luxury auto spot.
Audience — 18–28 · US / UK / DE · TikTok + Spotify Discover
Sounds like — Caroline Polachek · Magdalena Bay · Charli XCX
The process
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