Kali Uchis’ dreams really run the gamut. Happiness? Sure. Financial peace of mind? Hey, we’ve all seen the commercials. An end to killing? That’s a bit heavier, but yes, obviously you’d have to be a monster not to include that in your dream world. But when Uchis imagines that “Mama’s never on coke/This isn’t my way to cope/Washing my mind out with soap,” it’s clear that while “In My Dreams” might be an escapist pop fantasy, it’s not the usual kind. A standout from the shape-shifting Colombian-American artist’s debut album, Isolation, this is a blissed-out synth-pop reverie that never lets you forget how precious and elusive that sweet relief can be.

“In My Dreams” reunites Uchis with Damon Albarn, who enlisted her tough-but-tender voice for his latest Gorillaz album, 2017’s Humanz. Musically, it’s of a piece with Albarn’s loveliest bits of Casio-keyboard surrealism, like “Closet Romantic” from the Trainspotting soundtrack or “On Melancholy Hill” from 2010’s Plastic Beach. But this dream belongs to Uchis, and she’s as masterful here, vocally as conceptually: She glides from catchy oh-oh-ohs to jaw-dropping Minnie Riperton-via-Solange high notes with equal aplomb. When Albarn sneaks in his own vocal toward the end about how we’re happiest when “we don’t exist,” it only deepens the enigma surrounding the song’s ecstatic oblivion. “In My Dreams” is wonderful, and unlike a fleeting hallucination, you can visit it anytime you want.