"It's all right now," Cave sings, over and over again, on Skeleton Tree, but it doesn't feel terribly reassuring.
"You say that they've all left you behind," she sings over warm piano, "your heart broke when the party died".
"Jealous or crazy," Beyoncé sings over and over again in "Lemonade's" "Hold Up," blurring the words synonymous before deciding: "More like being walked all over lately, walked all over lately / I'd rather be crazy".
In her new song and video, "Judas," Lady Gaga sings over and over, "I'm in love with Judas," referring to the reviled disciple who betrays Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver.
Other newer artists populating the post-EDM landscape include Youngr, a one-man band who records himself live playing keys, guitar, bass, and drums; loops and mixes it; then sings over results.
"You know, it's never enough," he sings over and over.
Uh... .. he sings over a wailing slide guitar.
Performing with tour buddies The Flaming Lips, Cyrus sings over a reverb laden guitar track.
"Christmas makes me sad/And I'm being bad," Ms. Lynne sings, over questionable smooth-jazz saxophone.
"Daddy, Daddy," Anohni sings, over a voluptuous synth line, on "Watch Me".
"I can't give everything, I can't give everything away," he sings, over and over.
