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On Wednesday September 2, 2012 one of the biggest bands in the world right now, French electronic masterminds M83, kicked off their North American tour for Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming in Miami Beach, Florida. The Jackie Gleason Theatre at The Fillmore was buzzing early. And the buzz would permeate the air for a while. A long while. Running almost two hours behind, it seemed as if staff kept coming out every five minutes to tell the house DJ that it would be only five more minutes. When the opening band, Philly’s Sun Airway, took the stage, cheers rose in anticipation of getting the show started. Instead, a deflating sleepiness took over. It’s sad to say, but Sun Airway was a boring version of the headliner and touring partners. Once they completed their set, again everyone waited, anxiously staring at their watches. Rumblings began that M83 was having technical difficulties and immediately memories of their nightmarish set at Ultra came to the forefront. Back in March, M83 was only able to perform two songs before having to shut it down due to the aforementioned technical problems. Then the moment came and all was forgiven and forgotten – the agonizing wait, the disappointing opener – all of it. Emerging from the shadows ablaze in flashy lights and music, M83 clearly had a plan. They lowered our defenses then sucker punched everyone with a fist made of happiness. Having just seen M83 at Lollapalooza last month, it is amazing how Anthony Gonzalez, Morgan Kibby, and Jordan Lawlor have the same energy every show. They go full throttle, as if they’re playing their very last show each time they step on stage. For example, in the middle of “Reunion” they jammed out, becoming instrument playing blurs, remixing the song on the fly (so it seemed, but probably not.) M83’s brand of atmospheric, melodramatic music was brought to life with a cinematic stage production. It surpassed any of the old outdoor Pink Floyd light shows so many of us marveled at in our youth. This is what getting stoned in a spaceship feels like. Every note, every beat, every transition into a different light configuration demanded our attention due to the gorgeous and enchanting quality of the entire affair. There was no half-assing it here. It is a truly sensual spectacle delivered with utmost sincerity by Gonzalez and his M83 brethren. They were as thankful to be playing for us as we were to marvel at them; a glorious first outing for what should be a breathtaking tour.

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Possibly one of the most memorable gigs I have been to. One of the great things about M83 is they have a diverse range of songs. There stage performance is amazing intense and awe inspiring. They feel like they really take you on a journey and their music is so anthemic that it enwraps you in a warm feeling of euphoria. Seeing them at Brixton was incredible, because of the size and uniqueness of the venue it definitely added to the experience, the light show that accompanied the music was incredible and really added to the spectacle of the whole event. I love the way some of their songs build and build to this crescendo of sounds and the music feels very progressive in its nature. You have to say they really are a unique band in their style, the lead singer has these incredible tones and the band is so tight in their performance. They have this slight shoegaze feel to them but their sound also feels more emotive and upbeat than the normal shoegaze genre. Bascially if you like electronic music and see them they come highly recommended by me.

The concert was AMAZING! M83 captured all emotions i had expected. From the slow and moody song, "Wait" to the electrifying tune of "Lazer Guns". It had me by the tears because i never would have thought I would've gotten the pleasure to see the group live. I am quite happy that the band played most hits from all of their latest albums, because (although I love M83) I am not as thrilled about a couple songs on the newest album, "Junk". All in all, I loved the mood of the crowd, what with the swaying, then the jumping, to the steady bobbing of heads with hands in the air. It was an experience I will never forget.

I took 35 pictures and videos just to make sure.

It was great! :) The venue was nice, not so big or small, it was mostly standing GA. Also the overall procedure of leading people to the entrance was time-perfect and safe. Kind of impressed by the well-scheduled system. The lights and sounds were fine, too. Also The video behind the band made it more perfect to enjoy M83's astro-like atmosphere.

And of course M83 was a real-super awesomeness! They were packed with new album Junk songs and some of their all-time favorites. Every member of M83 were seemed to be enjoy the moments with crowd, and communicated with pleasure and joy. I'd like to give big thanks for visiting Seoul and hope to see them again here!

Such an amazing gig. I literally laughed, cried, and danced in the 2 hour set. They played a lot of songs from Hurry Up and a few from Junk which was awesome. Songs like 'Go' got the whole crowd really dancing, and it was a great atmosphere. The lights were also incredible! Such a good light show for all the songs (props to them). 'Wait' made me cry in public - not even ashamed, that song has made me cry in private lots of times. The crowd interaction, dancing, and live performance of the songs really made this concert worthwhile. Definitely one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

Amazing music that touches your soul and is performed by amazing musicians that show they love performing it ! The audience really reacted with arms raised in unison with members of the band in keeping with the beat of many songs. We could tell all the new songs on their new album "JUNK"are loved by the audiences reactions! The light show is also an amazing spectacle with their timed moving multi-colored clouds interspersed with 20 watt colored lasers! What a FANTASTIC show M83 lays on its audience!!!

Great show! I love M83 and they did not disappoint. Great weather, cool venue, awesome music, and a great stage design to top it off. My friend who wasn't even really a fan of the band liked it as well. The support bands were not very exciting. Also the food at the Greek was not very good despite looking fancy and costing a fortune. But otherwise M83 is awesome and the Greek Theater is a cool place to see someone you like at least once.

M83 has always been a warming treasure to me. Thank god my now ex-girlfriend dragged me to that show. Their shows are hot, sweaty and danceriffic. You will dance, your head will bob, you will sway, you will jump, and you'll simply stand in awe. Their shows offer a tight set with a lot of fun packed into them. I always leave their shows wanting more, saddened that it's over. And to me, that's the sign of a damn good show.

M38 was a very good show. It was high energy and the band was very engaging. I went in both Omaha and minneapolis and both were truely wonderful. The lights were absolutely spectacular and of course the music was great. My favorite song was walkway blues sung by Jordan Lawlor. Jordan was so fun to watch the whole performance! The crowd energy was great the whole time. 10/10 would recommend

Music was great, lights were spectacular. It'd almost be worth going just for the light show -- the choreography on "Do It, Try It" was especially great. Very well coordinated, vocals sounded almost studio quality. Wish they had played songs from "Red Seas, Dead Cities & Lost Ghosts" but it probably wouldn't have fit the show's theme and feel. Tennyson also put on a nice show.

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M83 announces fall 2023 West Coast tour

Following a successful spring trek in the States, M83 will hitting the road again this fall.

Announced today , the artist will kick off their fall West Coast trek with a stop at Tacoma’s Temple Theatre on October 3 with a final stop at Las Vegas’ Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on October 12. Following their trek, M83 will perform at Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets for their headlining shows go on sale this Thursday (May 25) at 10 a.m. PST here . Pre-sale tickets will go live tomorrow (May 24) at 10 a.m. PST.

M83 will be touring in support of their new studio album Fantasy , which is out right now on Mute Records.

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10/3/2023 - Tacoma, WA - Temple Theatre

10/4/2023 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center For The Performing Arts

10/7/2023 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery

10/10/2023 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Expo Hall

10/11/2023 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound

10/12/2023 - Las Vegas, NV - The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

10/15/2023 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival

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M83 Announces Fall 2023 Tour Dates

In support of Fantasy

M83 recently toured America in support of his recent album  Fantasy ,  but if you missed Anthony Gonzalez then, you’re in luck: the French artist is returning to the States for a West Coast tour this fall.

Gonzalez’s next trek begins October 3rd in Tacoma, Washington before taking the artist down the coast. The brief tour includes stops in Eugene, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada before M83 heads to Texas to perform at Weekend 2 of Austin City Limits on October 15th.

Pre-sale tickets to M83’s Fall 2023 tour go on sale Wednesday, May 24th at 10:00 a.m. local time. They become available to the general public the following day via Ticketmaster . Once tickets are on sale, you can find deals over at StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Check out M83’s full tour schedule, which also includes a summer run of UK/European dates and festival appearances, below.

Before dropping March’s  Fantasy,  M83 reissued the indie classic  Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming .  Revisit our 10-year anniversary retrospective on the album here .

M83 2023 Tour Dates: 06/08 — Vilnius, LT @ Lukiškių Kalėjimas 2.0 06/09-06/10 — Helsinki, FI @ Helsinki Ice Arena 06/13 — Istanbul, HR @ Maximum Uniq Açıkhava 06/15 – Dubai, UAE @ Dubai Opera House 06/16-06/18 – Mannheim, DE @ Maimarkt Gelände (Maifeld Derby) 06/17 – Neuchatel, CH @ Festi’neuch 06/19 – Segrate, IT @ Circolo Magnolia 06/22-06/25 – Prague, CZ @ Výstaviště (Metronome Festival Prague) 06/25 – Berlin, DE @ Huxley’s Neue Welt 06/27 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia 06/28 – London, UK @ The Roundhouse 06/29 – London, UK @ The Roundhouse 07/02 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef 07/03 – Esch Sur Alzette, LU @ Rockhal – Club 07/05 – Mérignac, FR @ Krakatoa 07/06 – Bilbao, Spain @ Kobetamendi (Bilbao BBK Live) 07/07 – Hérouville St Clair, FR @ Château de Beauregard (Beauregard Festival) 07/09 – Strasbourg, FR @ Festival Décibulles 08/17 – Saint-Malo, FR @ La Route du Rock 08/25 – Zürich, CH @ Zürich OpenAir 08/31-09/02 – Lisbon, PT @ Parque da Bela Vista (Meo Kalorama) 09/03 – Toulouse, FR @ MEETT – Parc des Expositions et Centre de Conventions (The Rose Festival) 10/03 — Tacoma, WA @ Temple Theatre 10/04 — Eugene, OR @ Hult Center For The Performing Arts 10/07 — Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery 10/10 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall 10/11 — Del Mar, CA @ The Sound 10/12 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas 10/15 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival

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M83 Announces Fall North American Tour Ahead of 'Fantasy' Album

Tickets will go on sale at 10:00 A.M. local on Thursday, May 25th.

Following his recent month-plus-long run of sold out, critically-heralded North American tour dates, Today M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, has announced another run of North American tour dates that will commence in October 2023 and include a show in Los Angeles at Shrine Expo Hall and an appearance at Austin City Limits festival.

Pre-sale runs from 10:00 A.M. local - 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 24th and general on-sale launches at 10:00 A.M. local on Thursday, May 25th. Full dates are listed below. 

For Gonzalez, Fantasy's direction and aesthetic was immediately clear. "I wanted this record to be very impactful live," he says. "The idea was to come back with something closer to the energy of ‘Before The Dawn Heals Us’. The combination of guitars and synths is always in my music, but it’s maybe more present on this new record than on the previous ones."

Reserved in nature, Gonzalez also sought to continue a trend that has become more prominent in his recent albums. "I wanted to be more present lyrically and vocally even if that was daunting at first," he states. "I thought if I could achieve that, this album will be more personal than those that came before."

Fantasy, M83’s 9th studio album, proves a towering sensory delight and marks his most personal album to date, an alternate world that Gonzalez has created as an escape from the disconnected world we live in today. 

Sonically expansive yet tenderly intimate, Gonzalez harnesses a juxtaposition of the unreachable and the omnipresent in a way that leaves the listener feeling unabashedly, heart-blazingly alive. 

M83 is the musical vision of French multi-instrumentalist Anthony Gonzalez. Over the span of two decades, he has firmly established himself as an artist whose work transcends mere escapism in favor of full-on worldbuilding. Whether it be via his celebrated studio albums, film soundtracks, or compositions for stage productions, Gonzalez has proven that nothing surpasses his ability to perfectly encapsulate a specific time, emotion, or sense of place.

Initially sparked to inspiration from shoegaze, Gonzalez’ body of work spans and blurs multiple genres and realms, from the synth-laden dream-pop found on Saturdays = Youth to the ambient soundscapes of Before The Dawn Heals Us.

He has seen grandiose global success with the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, that features explosive hit single “Midnight City”, and has performed sold out tours around the world.

His career has also flourished in the film world, where he has soundtracked the silver screen for films like French director Gilles Marchand's 2011 ‘Black Heaven’, 'Oblivion,' Tom Cruise's sci-fi flick, his brother's films 'Knife & Heart' (starring Vanessa Paradis **** The Guardian) and 'You And The Night’, as well as soundtracking Cirque Du Soleil's VOLTA.

M83 2023 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

10/3/2023 - Tacoma, WA - Temple Theatre 10/4/2023 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center For The Performing Arts 10/7/2023 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery 10/10/2023 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Expo Hall 10/11/2023 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound 10/12/2023 - Las Vegas, NV - The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas 10/15/2023 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival 

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“Beyond adventure!” shouted M83 mastermind Anthony Gonzalez and keyboard player Kaela Sinclair, minutes into their first of two NYC shows at Terminal 5 on April 25. This mission statement is repeated several times in the debut single “Oceans Niagara” from their recently released ninth studio album, “ Fantasy .” The sprawling record is the backbone of this tour, with the band running through 10 of the tracks during the evening, including a five-song stretch at the beginning as bold in tone and attack as anything in their deep catalogue.

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M83 Announces Tour and New Album Fantasy , Shares “Oceans Niagara” Video: Watch

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M83 has announced a new album and a tour: Fantasy is due out March 17 via Mute . To celebrate the news, bandleader Anthony Gonzalez has shared the lead single, “ Oceans Niagara ,” along with a music video directed by his brother, Yann Gonzalez. Check it out below.

“I wanted to create this sense of friendship,” Anthony Gonzalez said of the single. “Listening to that song, I imagine people running, driving fast, or riding spaceships together. It’s this sense of going forward, like a magic potion that you take to discover new worlds.”

Fantasy is M83’s ninth studio album, following the LP DSVII and the Knife + Heart soundtrack, both of which were released in 2019. The new album was intended to focus on the interplay of guitars and synths, which Gonzalez imagined as being “closer to the energy” of M83’s 2005 album, Before the Dawn Heals Us .

After Fantasy comes out, M83 will hit the road in support of the new album. The tour will bring the band across North America. It kicks off on April 10 in Phoenix, Arizona, and includes stops in major cities like Austin, Nashville, New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Seattle. On May 16, M83 will wrap up the North American leg in San Francisco. Find the full list of tour dates below.

Last year, M83 released a limited-edition reissue of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming to celebrate the album’s 10th anniversary. See where Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming landed on Pitchfork’s list of “ The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s .”

01 Water Deep 02 Oceans Niagara 03 Amnesia 04 Us and the Rest 05 Earth to Sea 06 Radar, Far, Gone 07 Deceiver 08 Fantasy 09 Laura 10 Sunny Boy 11 Kool Nuit [ft. Kaela] 12 Sunny Boy Part 2 13 Dismemberment Bureau

04-10 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren 04-11 Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theater 04-13 San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre 04-14 Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater 04-15 Houston, TX - The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall 04-16 Dallas, TX - House of Blues 04-18 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works 04-19 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern 04-21 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall 04-22 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem 04-23 Boston, MA - Roadrunner 04-25 New York, NY - Terminal 5 04-28 Montreal, Quebec - M Telus 04-29 Toronto, Ontario - History 04-30 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre 05-02 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre 05-03 Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre 05-05 Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom 05-06 Salt Lake City, UT - Ogden Amphitheater 05-08 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 05-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore 05-10 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo 05-14 Pasa Robles, CA - Paso Robles Amphitheatre 05-16 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

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M83 Announces New Album Fantasy, North American Tour Dates

The post M83 Announces New Album Fantasy, North American Tour Dates appeared first on Consequence .

Anthony Gonzalez has readied his ninth album as M83 .  Fantasy  arrives March 17th via Mute, and M83 will take the record on the road with a North American tour that begins in April. What’s more, first single “Oceans Niagara” is out now.

“I wanted this record to be very impactful live,” M83 said of Fantasy. “The idea was to come back with something closer to the energy of [2005’s] Before the Dawn Heals Us . The combination of guitars and synths is always in my music, but it’s maybe more present on this new record than on the previous ones.”

That emphasis on guitar is sure to make M83’s upcoming tour especially interesting. The North American trek begins April 10th in Phoenix, Arizona and wraps up May 16th in San Fransisco. After that, Gonzalez will head to Europe for a handful of summer dates. See his full tour itinerary below, and grab tickets via Ticketmaster beginning Friday, January 13th at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Buzzing synths and swirling guitar combine into a triumphant melody in “Oceans Niagara,” a song Gonzalez said was meant to create “this sense of friendship. Listening to that song, I imagine people running, driving fast, or riding spaceships together. It’s this sense of going forward, like a magic potion that you take to discover new worlds. Beyond Adventure!”

Pre-orders for Fantasy are ongoing. Watch the video for “Oceans Niagara” below, and scroll onward to see the album’s artwork and tracklist .  The record follows M83’s 2019 album  DSVII ,  and marks Gonzalez’s first release since celebrating the 10th anniversary of his seminal album  Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming   back in 2021.

Fantasy  Artwork:

Fantasy  Tracklist: 01 . Water Deep 02 . Oceans Niagara 03 . Amnesia 04 . Us and the Rest 05 . Earth to Sea 06 . Radar, Far, Gone 07 . Deceiver 08 . Fantasy 09 . Laura 10 . Sunny Boy 11 . Kool Nuit 12 . Sunny Boy Part 2 13 . Dismemberment Bureau

M83 2023 Tour Dates: 04/10 — Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren 04/11 — Albuquerque, NM @ Revel 04/13 — San Antonio, TX @ Aztec 04/14 — Austin, TX @ Stubbs 04/15 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 04/16 — Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues 04/18 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works 04/19 — Atlanta, GA @ Eastern 04/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin 04/22 — Washington, DC @ Anthem 04/23 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner 04/25 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5 04/28 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS 04/29 — Toronto, ON @ History 04/30 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 05/02 — Chicago, IL @ Riviera 05/03 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace 05/05 — Denver, CO @ Mission 05/06 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Ogden Twilight 05/08 — Portland, OR @ Schnitzer 05/09 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore 05/10 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo 05/14 — Pasa Robles, CA @ Paso Robles Winery 05/16 — San Francisco, CA @ Fox Theater 06/07 — Sigulda, LV @ Sigulda Castle 06/08 — Vilnius, LT @ Lukiskes Prison 06/10 — Helsinki, FI @ Helsinki Sideways Festival 06/24 — Výstaviště Praha, CZ @ Metronome Festival 07/07 — Hérouville-Saint-Clair, FR @ Beauregard Festival 08/12 — Trenčín, SK @ Grape Festival 08/13 — Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival

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M83 Set The Tone For A New ‘Fantasy’ Album With The Psychedelic Lead Single ‘Oceans Niagara’

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) officially announced that his new album, Fantasy , is dropping later this spring.

He unveiled the reveal by also releasing the lead single, “Oceans Niagara,” which offers listeners a psychedelic journey of synths and guitars . The music video for the song was directed by his brother Yann.

“I wanted to create this sense of friendship,” Anthony shared in a press statement. ” Listening to that song, I imagine people running, driving fast, or riding spaceships together. It’s this sense of going forward, like a magic potion that you take to discover new worlds.”

As for the rest of the forthcoming Fantasy album, he aimed to include a stronger lyrical presence — as an attempt to change the pace for a ninth studio release.

“I wanted this record to be very impactful live,” Anthony added. “The idea was to come back with something closer to the energy of Before The Dawn Heals Us . The combination of guitars and synths is always in my music, but it’s maybe more present on this new record than on the previous ones.”

Fans will soon get the opportunity to hear songs from the record live , as he also dropped dates for a new North American tour. Tickets go on sale starting January 13 at 10 a.m. local time.

Listen to “Oceans Niagara” above. Below, find the Fantasy album art and tracklist, as well as M83’s upcoming tour dates.

1. “Water Deep” 2. “Oceans Niagara” 3. “Amnesia” 4. “Us And The Rest” 5. “Earth To Sea” 6. “Radar, Far, Gone” 7. “Deceiver” 8. “Fantasy” 9. “Laura” 10. “Sunny Boy” 11. “Kool Nuit” 12. “Sunny Boy Part 2” 13. “Dismemberment Bureau”

04/10 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 04/11 — Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater 04/13 — San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre 04/14 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater 04/15 — Houston, TX @ The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall 04/16 — Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues 04/18 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works 04/19 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern 04/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall 04/22 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem 04/23 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner 04/25 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5 04/28 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS 04/29 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY 04/30 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 05/02 — Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre 05/03 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre 05/05 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom 05/06 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Ogden Amphitheater 05/08 — Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 05/09 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 05/10 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo 05/14 — Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre 05/16 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

Fantasy is out 3/17 via Mute. Pre-order it here .

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After nearly seven years between proper albums, Anthony Gonzalez returns this week with ‘Fantasy,’ his immersive ninth album that hits his nostalgic sweet spot but doesn’t wallow in his history

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Anthony Gonzalez admits he hasn’t seen a lot of new movies in the past year, but the M83 mastermind probably still thinks the Oscars got it all wrong this past Sunday. A few weeks before the release of his ninth album, Fantasy , he reveals The Fabelmans as his favorite movie of 2022 and quickly realizes it’s the most painfully on-brand thing he could say. “It’s all about nostalgia!” he says with a laugh, and “nostalgic” is right up there with “epic” and “cinematic” as the most commonly used adjectives to describe M83’s music. Yet he also sees something aspirational in Steven Spielberg’s recent work—for the master’s ability to find nuance and resonance in his origin story decades into his career, and for his habit of splitting the difference between “one for the studio and one for me,” retreating from the zeitgeist for populism with an art-house heart.

After finishing the vocals for his first proper pop album in seven years, Gonzalez tells me, “I felt like I gave so much energy and heart that I ended up crying a lot.” While this man has written a song called “My Tears Are Becoming a Sea,” M83 fans never think about Anthony Gonzalez himself crying an entire body of water. Similarly, for a project so often connected with outsized, hyperbolic emotions, the most surprising sound I’ve ever heard on an M83 song is a commonplace vocal affectation, popping up about 45 minutes into Fantasy .

On the albums he’s made over the past 22 years as M83, you might hear distorted synthesizers that sound like guitars or distorted guitars that sound like synthesizers. Beck could show up , but so might a toddler telling a story about magic frogs . There may be slap bass, sax riffs, and Ron Burgundy jazz flutes that imply a deep love for ’80s shlock, with an uncredited Steve Vai guitar solo to confirm it. But toward the end of new song “Kool Nuit”—a prog rock–Italo disco odyssey that can sound normal only within the context of M83—a man lets out an anguished scream, something we hadn’t even heard on songs titled “Car Chase Terror” or “Teen Angst.” A straightforward expression of pent-up anger is so out of character for M83 that Gonzalez, himself, isn’t even actually sure he did it. “Screaming was almost as sufficient as crying, to let it all out,” he says. “It feels like I’m alive.”

I love this little moment of trad rage for him, in part because it proves that M83 is still capable of surprise on an album that has largely—and accurately—been played up as a course correction after a solid decade of struggling with the pressure and obligations that come with achieving just about everything he’s ever set out to do. And knowing this eruption came directly from Gonzalez, it opens up a conversation about whether I can believe the PR boilerplate that Fantasy is “his most personal album yet.” “I feel like I say that on every album. I’m not sure that means anything really,” he jokes. And indeed, having to explain a PR boilerplate stands as one of the many reasons he prefers to recuse The Life of Anthony Gonzalez from M83’s music. 2016’s Junk was also quite personal, a result of his own fame-induced freak-out and the desire to freak out the squares who stumbled into the tent. “It was strange to enter a new world that I didn’t have access to before, and I don’t think I liked it that much,” he says.

To the degree that the lyrics of Fantasy invite deeper analysis—“Beyond adventure!” “I believe in the darkness!”—none are intended to provide a window into Gonzalez’s politics or his feelings about fame or whether he wants to have kids. (On that note, he flatly does not—when I ask about a Game Boy Advance marooned in his bathroom, he claims that “all the toys here are mine.”) But he’s correct in that every M83 project is personal. Not “personal” as we’ve come to expect from indie musicians at M83’s level in 2023, the result of a massive shift toward singer-songwriters and “feeling stuff” music where artists inspire frightening parasocial relationships based on personal disclosure, on and off the record. Rather, Gonzalez is “personal” like a movie director, expressing his artistic and philosophical sensibilities through an immediately identifiable house style: neons and pastels, soft-focus reverb, blinding synths, gated drums. Gonzalez admits that he spent most of the pandemic watching older movies and reiterates that Fantasy connects him to his teenage years, which creates an odd tension; when I talk to him, he’s 42 years old, meaning that his teenage years do not all coincide with the majority of his sonic palette. As we speak, he is wearing a T-shirt from the Matthew Broderick–Michelle Pfeiffer film Ladyhawke , which came out when he was 5.

This is the fifth time I’ve had the privilege to interview Gonzalez since 2011; I don’t say “privilege” because Gonzalez is an open book or a legendary raconteur. Quite the opposite: “I just want the world to forget about me,” he told NME earlier this year , a prime example of how his pull quotes are typically about how much he’d rather avoid press altogether. Our original plans to catch up were dashed when a historic snowfall hit Southern California; rather than conduct an interview over Zoom, he insisted we still meet in person. “To be on TV, to be filmed, even showing my face on a webcam talking to my family on Sundays is something I can’t do,” he admits.

When we first met a few weeks before the release of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming , Gonzalez had taken a number of massive, irreparable steps toward establishing M83 as a player in the mainstream. He had made the permanent move from his native France to Los Angeles and, in the wake of 2008’s Saturdays = Youth , opened for Kings of Leon and the Killers—despite owning none of their records. “I was in a little bubble with my friends and family. It was almost too easy after a while,” he said at the time . “Midnight City” had been out for a few months by that point and was already M83’s biggest hit. By the end of the year, it had made the late-night rounds and was named Pitchfork ’s no. 1 song of 2011. But it wasn’t “Midnight City” yet, a song that will be used in future period pieces to signify “early 2010s” the way “Fortunate Son” does for the Vietnam era. The Victoria’s Secret and Gucci commercials were yet to come, as was its usage in France’s UEFA Euro 2012 broadcasts, and its appearance in French erotic dramas, a Katy Perry docudrama, and 22 Jump Street. It’s very likely to reach a billion streams on Spotify by the end of this year.

“When I moved here 12 years ago, I made [ Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming ] and I didn’t expect anything from it,” Gonzalez says, though his ambitions feel like revisionist history, given how he once likened the album to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness . “All of a sudden, I was not an indie artist anymore.” Most of the co-headliners on this spring’s Just Like Heaven festival can relate: acts like MGMT, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Empire of the Sun, and Future Islands that happened upon a few massive hits during the late aughts and early 2010s, before the total conflation of “indie” and “pop” and the dominance of streaming.

Gonzalez’s first project after Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming was the least indie thing imaginable, scoring the soundtrack for Tom Cruise’s 2013 sci-fi brainteaser Oblivion. This was an overt attempt by director Joseph Kosinski to replicate a previously synergistic French connection, as he also helmed the 2010 Tron reboot that featured the first original music from Daft Punk in five years . Hollywood Reporter described Oblivion as “dramatically caught between its aspirations for poetic romanticism and the demands of heavy sci-fi action,” which is about as astute of an M83 assessment as I’ve ever read.

But when I caught up with Gonzalez right before its wide release, he could barely conceal his disillusion. “I started to work on this project with a lot of hope, saying, ‘Oh, I’m going to do something super special and original,’” he groused in 2013 . “But you can’t really, because there are so many people involved and so much money in the game that it’s hard to change things. Hollywood kind of sucks the life out of you very quickly.” Despite about $300 million in box office earnings, Oblivion was considered a flop. At a time when similarly revered electronic artists like Dan Deacon and Oneohtrix Point Never are frequently called upon to score major motion pictures, Gonzalez is content to work exclusively with his filmmaker brother Yann. “I have a film agent that didn’t call me in 12 years,” he flatly states.

Gonzalez has copped to being “scared” of “Midnight City” due to both its popularity and how it would be used as a comparative point for anything he could do next. “I’m already stressed about the reviews of my next album, and it’s not even done yet”— this was two years prior to Junk . Every M83 album to that point was a moon launch; what happens when you finally get there? It’s a question that just about every artist who makes a game-changing double album has to face. Sign O’ the Times begat Lovesexy , a small and strange record that somehow failed to break the top 10. Roger Waters plumbed the depths of his psychosexual neuroses with The Wall and followed it with The Final Cut , an impenetrable concept record about post-war Europe. Right this moment, Billy Corgan is likely still grumbling about how the reception of Adore effectively ended his imperial phase.

“After the success of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming , I could’ve stopped everything—how am I gonna beat that, it’s impossible,” Gonzalez says, and it took about five years for him to offer an answer. I don’t see M83 as a one-hit wonder and I don’t think he does either, despite making a joke or two about his reception as a festival headliner: “People are expecting the hits ... one, in my case.” It’s just that his subsequent hits took a far more circuitous path. “Wait” was the fifth and final single from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming , arriving nearly a year and half after “Midnight City.” It didn’t really catch on until two years later, when director Josh Boone demanded its inclusion in the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars . A year after that, “Wait” was used to great effect in a 2015 Bose commercial that starred a teenager about to experience her first kiss ... until her father interrupts and turns on “Skidamarink” instead. “Outro,” the third M83 track to clock streaming numbers in the hundred millions, inspired so many sync licenses that a Huffington Post article demanded, “Dear Hollywood: Please Never Use This Song Again.” That was nearly nine years ago.

This is the sort of fame that Gonzalez could live with—to be both ubiquitous and totally anonymous at the same time. The success of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming didn’t jeopardize Gonzalez’s privacy. It’s likely that most M83 fans still don’t know what he looks like, as he never appears in his own videos. Living in Los Angeles, Gonzalez says, “If you’re not a model or musician, you don’t exist.” But the opposite is somehow also true—it’s a lot easier for these people to blend in while in Los Angeles, a sort of “industry town” where most residents know not to bother you.

But “Midnight City” was a hit , a meme, the first thing Gonzalez made that escaped his quality control. As an electronic band that played danceable music, M83 was destined to be lumped into the thriving EDM festival economy. And in 2012 they were booked as a top-line act at Ultra Music Festival in Miami—“the world’s premier electronic music festival”—alongside Skrillex, David Guetta, Tiësto, Justice, and Fatboy Slim. After about a half hour of technical difficulties—remember, they’re largely a band amongst DJs—M83 played “Midnight City” and an abridged version of “Couleurs,” that was it. The Miami New Times ran two separate articles on this disaster (“M83 at Ultra Music Festival 2012: Technical Issues Ruin Live Performance,” “M83 on Ruined Ultra Performance: ‘Our Deepest Apologies’”) and a third when the band returned several months later. Worse yet, “Midnight City” soon became a staple of EDM DJ sets, its indelible opening riff just another drop in a Serato bank. “It makes me cringe. I hope these people are not gonna come and see my show,” Gonzalez sniffs. “It’s that way with society, there’s a lot of people I see online following me that I absolutely don’t want to have anything to do with.”

Now, there isn’t a trace of punk rock in M83’s music. Still, Gonzalez describes 2016’s Junk as the outcry of a “cocky little rebel” within. The cover art was not compared to McDonald’s Fry Guys, nor a Michael Mann or John Hughes still. Whereas past albums were likened to Tangerine Dream meets Mineral or Smashing Pumpkins via Brian Eno, Junk touted Punky Brewster and Who’s the Boss? as primary influences. The importance of M83’s presumptive sincerity is best exemplified by 2008’s “Graveyard Girl.” Here’s a sample lyric—“She worships Satan like a father / But dreams of a sister like Molly Ringwald.” During the bridge, said Graveyard Girl takes the mic and whispers, “I’m 15 years old, and I feel it’s already too late to live. Don’t you?” To be clear, this song rules and would obviously be fucking ridiculous if Gonzalez hadn’t spent the past seven years committing to the bit. But whereas M83 was always serious —even at their sweetest— Junk dared to be silly, which caused the entire foundation to collapse in the eyes of critics. It’s a little difficult to tell whether Gonzalez is disappointed with the reception of Junk or his own performance, but it also ensured that M83 wasn’t going to get any bigger than it already was, which was sort of the whole point.

Though Junk could have been seen as a preemptive strike against his own backlash, the title was also Gonzalez’s first attempt at social critique—alluding to the disposability of art and, when he reflects upon it today, artists themselves. Gonzalez was relieved at the positive reception of “Oceans Niagara” in January, especially as he spent the night before its release in terrible gastric distress after stress-eating a giant hamburger. “What shocked me was all these comments like, ‘Oh, M83 is finally back!’” he says. “If you don’t release an album every year or play a festival every summer, you don’t exist anymore.”

M83 didn’t stop making new music after Junk , at least if you count the ambient collection Digital Shades Vol. 2 or Knife + Heart , a low-stakes soundtrack for Yann’s ’70s Paris period piece. Yet if Gonzalez himself longed to be forgotten, the influence of M83 still loomed large in his absence. For the rest of the 2010s, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming set the course for synth-pop, and therefore, pop music at large—it’s easy to hear the influence of “Midnight City” in the 1975’s more arena-ready moments, or Taylor Swift’s 1989 , or even the last War on Drugs album; but his earlier, more abrasive work is likewise notable in the cutting-edge electronic pop of Porter Robinson and Jane Remover. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming also created a cottage industry for its coproducer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who was tapped to steward synthy sonic pivots for Paramore, Tegan and Sara, Jimmy Eat World, and even blackgaze titans Deafheaven .

Gonzalez demurs when I ask whether he’s noticed the long-tail influence of M83 on 2020s pop culture—“I’m extremely shy and don’t hang out with other musicians, so I don’t get this sense of my music influencing others.” But if there’s a component of “borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered ’80s” to M83’s music, his most popular work imagines a universe similar to the one in which we now live. Junk predates the entire Stranger Things franchise, and also Wednesday , which is essentially a longform version of “Graveyard Girl.”

Understandably, in a time of unabashed ’80s boosterism and reboots, content creators have gone directly to the source. Gonzalez says he received a few Netflix offers that were “absolutely insulting,” and spent the last year working on a video game that will never see the light of day. Perhaps in the past, these experiences would’ve pushed Gonzalez even further away from his signature sound. “But there’s always something [in these projects] that tells you, ‘Why did you get into this?’” he explains. “You should be writing a new album or being on the road with your own project, because I know that I’m in control of things and I feel maybe more sane working on a new M83 album.”

In a roundabout way, Fantasy truly does speak on where Gonzalez sees himself as a 40-something artist; he speaks of a “new chapter” and even a “new career” beginning with Fantasy , intertwined with a quite literal desire to return to his roots. Though he’s very deep into the process of rehearsing for M83’s upcoming tour, he spent the previous eight months back in France swimming, hanging with old friends, and playing guitar without any pressure to create new music. He hasn’t put a timetable on anything, but Gonzalez suggests his sights are set on living back in Antibes, having exhausted everything Los Angeles had to offer his more achievement-oriented former self. “In France, it’s a way more simple way of living—less about looks, more about your spirit,” he explains. “And my parents are getting older and I want to spend more time with them. Musically, L.A. doesn’t bring me anything I need anymore.”

Yet, for all the times Gonzalez has described M83’s music as a tribute to his adolescence, one in which he played in both blues and Sonic Youth–inspired indie rock bands, he’s never been asked ... would teenaged Anthony Gonzalez actually like Fantasy ? “If I was 16 or 17, I’d probably like to listen in my car and run fast,” which immediately brings to mind the second-most surprising thing I’ve heard on an M83 album. Toward the end of “Earth to Sea,” an immediate laser-lit highlight, I hear not the voice of Kim or Jessie or Graveyard Girl or any of the stand-ins for Anthony Gonzalez’s teen dreams. As with “Kool Nuit,” I hear the reckless, joyous youth he speaks of so fondly and to which he’s dedicated this entire project—“the deeper end ... I FUCKING LOVE IT!” “I still want to grab that feeling and not let it go because truly I don’t—” he responds, “I don’t feel like I’m 42.”

Ian Cohen is a writer and registered dietitian living in San Diego. His work has appeared in Pitchfork , Spin , Stereogum , and Grantland .

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M83 Takes You on a Fantastical Musical Journey with Fantasy 2023 Tour

M83 fans, get ready to embark on a new musical adventure with the French band’s upcoming Fantasy 2023 Tour! The tour will kick off with an add-on show on April 9 , followed by another on the 10th at the same venue – The Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona – opened by composer and producer Rachika Nayar . The tour will include stops in major cities across North America. 

This tour is in support of M83’s ninth studio album, also named Fantasy , which was released on March 17, 2023. With this new album, the band promises to take listeners on a fantastical journey of sound and emotion that will leave them wanting more. From the soaring crescendos and dreamy synths to the heartfelt lyrics and storytelling, Fantasy is M83 at their best. 

For those who have never been to an M83 concert, you’re in for a treat. The band’s live performances are known for their energy, creativity, and immersive experience. With their signature visuals, lights, and stage design, M83 creates a world where you can lose yourself in the music and forget about everything else. It’s been a long wait for M83 fans, but the band’s new album and tour are worth it. 

The world of music is dynamic and constantly evolving, with new talent surfacing every day. Up and coming artist Rachika Nayar is no exception, and she is poised to take the music industry by storm. 

The composer and producer is set to open for the legendary M83, thrilling fans with her unique sound. Nayar’s rise to prominence may seem sudden, but the truth is that she has been honing her craft for years. Nayar’s innovative and experimental approach to music is refreshing, and has already won her a legion of fans. Opening for M83 is no small feat, but Nayar is more than equal to the challenge. Her live performances are a sensory experience, with the artist using loop pedals and multiple instruments to create a one-of-a-kind sound. As the world waits in anticipation for the big night, there is no doubt that Rachika Nayar is set to light up the stage.

Don’t miss your chance to see them live on the Fantasy 2023 Tour. Get your tickets now and let M83 take you on a musical journey you won’t soon forget.

M83 Tour Dates:

• 04-09 | Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren
• 04-10 | Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren
• 04-11 | Albuquerque, NM | El Rey Theater
• 04-13 | San Antonio, TX | The Aztec Theatre
• 04-14 | Austin, TX | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
• 04-15 | Houston, TX | The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
• 04-16 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues
• 04-18 | Nashville, TN | Marathon Music Works
• 04-19 | Atlanta, GA | The Eastern
• 04-21 | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Music Hall
• 04-22 | Washington, D.C. | The Anthem
• 04-23 | Boston, MA | Roadrunner
• 04-25 | New York, NY | Terminal 5
• 04-28 | Montreal, Quebec | M Telus
• 04-29 | Toronto, Ontario | History
• 04-30 | Royal Oak, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre
• 05-02 | Chicago, IL | Riviera Theatre
• 05-03 | Saint Paul, MN | Palace Theatre
• 05-05 | Denver, CO | Mission Ballroom
• 05-06 | Salt Lake City, UT | Ogden Amphitheater
• 05-08 | Portland, OR | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
• 05-09 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Commodore
• 05-10 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo
• 05-14 | Pasa Robles, CA | Paso Robles Amphitheatre
• 05-16 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theater

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