Hi Charlie,
that's another nice one! I particularly like the style used here. To me it sounds more like a REM kind of style (in their 'Out of Time' days).
I like the arrangement, lyrics are very nice, and the singing line. Backing vocal also works.
One nit though: the lead vocal isn't always 100% in key.
I believe I read somewhere else in one of your posts that you usually do the vocals at once. maybe it's an idea to do this step by step? I rarely record a vocal at once, step-by-step gives far better results for me.
Another tip: there is a free voice pitch corrector called GSnap that sometimes works to get that harder tone just a little bit more in key.
download link regards,
Rob