It starts with drums, and a series of otherworldly pings. They pierce the gauzy synth, bouncing around like coiled springs in an offbeat lullaby. Then comes the voice — a voice so smooth and strong, ...

On its face, “Goodbye Horses” shouldn’t stand apart from countless comparable synth-pop songs from the ... wordless coo and then as a rich and velvety-smooth vocal. There’s a destabilizing ...

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