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The 2022 release hones in on an industrial-sounding synth, marked with sporadic, sci-fi sounds all while Komai energetically shouts in the background.

Released on Friday, it's packed full of off-kilter lyrics and squiggly synth lines that burrow into your brain.

Originally conceived as the soundtrack for a now-forgotten B movie about the shady record industry, “That’s the Way of the World” laid crucial groundwork for the rise of Afrocentrism in R&B and for the establishment of the quiet storm radio format; its delicate string and horn arrangements look toward neo-soul while its blippy synth textures anticipate a generation of bedroom tinkerers.

The thrumming score too is decidedly influenced by the pulsating synth themes of Carpenter, with some of Angelo Badalamenti’s melodic melancholia thrown in for good measure.

Abracadabra is the distilled essence of Gaga, crammed with nonsense words and speaker-rattling synth bass.