At age 56, Alison Moyet has lived a rich life — many lives, in fact. She’s been a French peasant girl in the British suburb of Billericay, Essex; the big, booming contralto of synthpop duo Yazoo ...

“There are certain sounds from the mid-‘80s that were very much of their time and were a part of the mood that doesn’t sit well for me, but when you’re living with that all the time, they become ...