The falsetto voice of Garrett Clark Borns permeates his songs and takes root in the ears of his audience.

  Borns, under the stage-name BØRNS, has garnered success with his atypical vocals and Bowie-Beach Boy vibes. His debut studio album, Dopamine, released in 2015, brought to light this psychedelic indie star. His most successful song of the album, “Electric Love,” electrified audiences around the globe, solidifying him as an overnight sensation.

  Now, with the January 12 release of this Michigan singer’s sophomore album, Blue Madonna, fans and new listeners alike are introduced to a new, supernatural side of Borns.

  The album boasts 12 songs, many of which include backup vocals by Lana Del Rey.

  In this album, his characteristic androgynous vocals have strayed further from uniformity and pop, showcasing more vulnerability.

 In a Billboard interview promoting this album, Borns explained that his new songs articulate how he deals with life and mortality, especially following the success of his first album.

  Following more serious themes like religion (“Blue Madonna”) and the cosmos, Borns leaves listeners with highly poetic and haunting lyrics (“I’ve got a taste of the madman in my mind,” “Dancing the dance like we’re seasick dominoes”).

   These lyrics, combined with unique instrumentals, create moving earworms that define Borns’ career as one of nonconformity.

  Each of his new songs differ in tone and delivery, ranging from the modernity of “Second Night of Summer” to the cooler edge of “Man,” yet each song is as unforgettable as his previous hits.

  Although his new album strays from the method he solidified in Dopamine, he presents an intoxicating elixir of falsetto tunes that deserves the same praise—if not more—that his previous album claimed.

  As Borns dives deeper into his music in this album, audiences have the opportunity to listen to chromatic, surreal vocals that contribute to the larger image of the psychedelic star himself.