I listened to the M83 album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming completely (on headphones) for the first time that I can remember, although I’ve heard many of the songs before.
The album is rich and full of emotion. Note the song “Wait” with its acoustic guitar strumming and warm singing, synths and string crescendos.
Some of the songs are short vignettes, many without lyrics. I looked up the lyrics to “Wait”; they’re very sparse but move you directly with the singer calling: “No time” – is there a chorus effect on the voice? Nearing the end the drums kick in, and it all comes together, the singer crying out in echoes, everything louder and fuller, until there’s peace.