The very first element of “Milky Words” from Butterclock is what makes the most lasting impression — a lethargically-looped, modulated guitar that sets an intoxicatingly dreamy and dark mood. Choppy, reverb-splashed background vocals help build the ambiance around that persistently grim and looming guitar line, while breathy lead vocals and an eerie MIDI bass line complete the equation. At its apex, “Milky Words” sounds like a trip through a devilishly enticing wormhole. Wordless moans echo and delay, bouncing off each other and dissipating into nothing more than a haunting hum. Sampled vocals and whispers toward the end of the track repeating the mantra “Milky Words” make the entire ordeal feel like an incantation or spirit summoning. The tone is vivid, the structure is unique, and that guitar line will be running through my head for days.