I'm a music person, when I'm approaching new (to me) music I'm highly focused on how the melodies, harmonies, rhythms, textures, etc. fit into a coherent narrat

I'm a music person, when I'm approaching new (to me) music I'm highly focused on how the melodies, harmonies, rhythms, textures, etc. fit into a coherent narrative/whole and the lyrics don't factor in at all, though the voice as an instrument does. I think an interesting type of music perhaps on the border of the "music vs. lyric" line is glossolalia, such as Dead Can Dance, where what the voices are vocalizing is usually gibberish/nonsense chosen strictly for its musical qualities. From that particular artist, I can recommend The Serpent's Egg and Spleen and Ideal as excellent albums.