Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) and Aldous Harding share “No Front Teeth,” a surreal excursion that seesaws between pretty folk-Baroque pop and noisy, neo-psychedelic rock. Perfume Genius sings about being shattered; Harding answers him with a high, angelic call for “better days.” The video just adds more layers to the conundrum. JON PARELES

Anyhoo, McRae said collaborating on the song drew them closer. “It was a really funny process, because me and Laroi have never really, like, taken each other seriously,” she said at a Spotify listening party.