The 2007 LCD Soundsystem album “Sound of Silver” features crisp, synth-like sound, achy, vulnerable lyrics and vocals that create an audible representation of frontman James Murphy’s mental state and physical location. Murphy recalled feelings of depression while recording the album in a farm room covered in tinfoil and silver fabric in an effort to give the album a metallic sound.

The lyrics feature themes of fear, regret and nostalgia for the past, emphasized by Murphy’s wavering voice, and convey a sense of conflict about these feelings. Through phrases like “too late, for beginnings” from the song “Someone Great” and “You spend the first five years trying to get with the plan / and the next five years trying to be with your friends again” in “All My Friends,” Murphy mixes difficult emotion with his search for joy.

As a fan of dance and electronic music, the genre often makes me want to get up and thrash my body around despite the empty beats and lyrics. Listening to this album feels just the opposite. It has a vulnerable quality of warmth and soul that peeks through the metallic synth, providing a more personal and authentic perspective that the genre typically lacks.