Held Notes

Full Album (59:30)

AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5), Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04)

Text to Music Prompt (Google Flow Music)

Nu and Experimental Indie Folk, emerging female indie folk, intimate female vocal, breathy, slightly raspy timbre with subtle natural vibrato, close-mic intimacy capturing breath and room tone. Fingerpicked nylon string acoustic guitar, sparse and unhurried, building gradually with soft cello and brushed drums entering by the second chorus, single harmony vocal layered on the final refrain. Simple, hummable melody with one unexpected held note in the hook line. Warm analog warmth, subtle tape hiss, natural room reverb, lo-fi authenticity over studio polish. Dynamics: quiet verses, restrained emotional swell into a chorus that stays tender rather than belted. Tempo: slow-to-mid, 70–85 BPM. Mood: wistful, quietly aching, unresolved ending. Reference feel: Phoebe Bridgers x Big Thief x boygenius.