Hi Mike/Kirsti,

I heard this pretty close to r&b, and that's a genre Im not too familiar with, so I just listened and suggest based on my somewhat country/pop'pified mind these days.

Does it sustain interest?
Well, I felt due to it's build, that rather than sustain interest it BUILDS interest. For me, the song really grew in the first chorus, and I actually first started to gain interest from there on. In the end I really liked it a lot.

Dead spots?
For me the first two verses and the prechorus is the biggest dead spot. In fact, I felt the song would gain impact not including them, so I would suggest to rearrange the song to start from verse three (including the arrangement add ons), just having one verse before the first chorus, then have verse four between the second and third chorus, ending up in ABABCB form under 4mins.

That would be my preference on how to hear this song with the most impact! I really think the building arrangement adds interest thoughout, but felt the dramatic curve was too low as is, in this version. I would not have made it to the first chorus, if I had not listened to give feedback in this case.

But, Im glad I did.