                
Frayed Cardigan (renamed Acrylic Cardigan)
(A Tragedy in Acrylic)
Rewritten by kimi-k2.5

Updated styles:
Baritone vocal with occasional theatrical falsetto leaps, deadpan British crooning with wry detachment, melancholic indie-pop in the style of The Smiths, 1980s Manchester post-punk, prominent jangly Rickenbacker 12-string guitar arpeggios, melodic bass guitar, dry acoustic drums with understated driving rhythm, sparse haunting bridge featuring solo accordion or melancholic strings, soaring dramatic vocal melody, builds from intimate verses to anthemic, sighing choruses, evokes literate yearning and theatrical tragicomedy, witty self-deprecation, Oscar Wildean camp despair, 95 BPM, analog warmth, avoid: polished modern pop production, major-key cheerfulness, American vocal style

or

Baritone vocal with sudden falsetto moments, very British deadpan delivery, melancholic jangle-pop, 1980s Manchester, no synths, prominent clean Rickenbacker 12-string guitar with intricate arpeggios, melodic fretless bass, dry room-reverb drums, dynamic shifts from intimate acoustic verses to full electric band, haunting bridge with solo viola or accordion, theatrical despair with ironic wit, tragicomic tone, mid-tempo 4/4, vinyl crackle aesthetic