“Stoner R&B” isn’t an insult — it’s quite the opposite, a vague term to describe a sprawling musical genre that includes everything from Dijon and Frank Ocean to Brent Faiyaz and Jhene Aiko. It’s R&B that has smoked a strong joint, with languid rhythms, heavy bass, psychedelic production and a leisurely vocal approach. Unlike the taut beats, staccato guitars, and urgency of traditional R&B, it’s in no rush to get anywhere.

When Nick Hakim first emerged in 2014 with his “Where Will We Go” EPs and subsequent albums, he was a bright new voice in the genre, but as the years went by, his music sailed further and further until, by 2022’s “Cometa,” conventional song structures had all but gone astray.

But her fourth and latest album, “I Can See,” is her most focused work to date, and despite the leisurely tempos and smoky vibes, it’s a very seriously structured set of songs, with multiple layers of her soft, soulful vocals and shimmering keyboards. “Real Here Now” is one of the most beautiful R&B songs you’ll hear all year and is almost like an Usher song from a parallel universe, but as always his music has a crossover appeal that defies pigeonholing: the next song, “U Can Make It,” is a densely layered track built around a punchy electronic kick drum, echoey piano, and layers and layers of vocals.

The unusually hazy sound of this album is as vital as the songs: vocals and instruments weave in and out of the mix like the music of a passing car or the sounds of the apartment next door; You’re not always sure exactly what you’re hearing, although that doesn’t matter. Equal parts electronic and organic, it combines conventional snare and rimshot sounds with heavy digital bass, a piano so treated it sounds like a warped calliope, and backing vocals that float in and out like a ghost choir.

After the more conventionally structured songs of the first half of the album, the latter continue “Cometa”’s journey into the cosmos, becoming murkier and accumulating effects reminiscent of dub reggae. In fact, “I Can See” is a realm beyond alternative R&B: it’s more of an R&B from a different planet.