For M83's new album Saturday = Youth, Anthony Gonzales drew inspiration from the New Romantic period of the eighties, citing bands like Tears For Fears and Cocteau Twins, as well as classic John Hughes movies like Pretty In Pink and Sixteen Candles as major influences. The new single "Graveyard Girl" has been compared to Psychedelic Furs and Simple Minds, but to me the guitars sound just like Cyndi Lauper's "Money Changes Everything". But as much influence as there is at work here, Ewan Pearson and Ken Thomas bring their modern production sounds to the plate, lifting the new record out of the depths of retro regurgitation and turn this into a somewhat beautiful, new 'New Romantic' sound. I love it.
Saturday = Youth is out April 15th via Mute Records.
M83 - Graveyard Girl (music video)
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
M83 will release the new album Saturdays + Youth April 15th on Mute Records. The disc was produced by Ken Thomas, Ewan Pearson and Anthony Gonzalez (aka M83). The first single "Couleurs" has been circulating around the web for a few months now. If you haven't already heard the 8 minute plus electro-opus, check it out now at Myspace. The track is also now available at iTunes.
M83 will also be touring North America this spring. All dates below:
Tue 5/20 - Los Angeles - Echoplex
Wed 5/21 - San Francisco - Great American Music Hall
Fri 5/23 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Sat 5/24 - Vancouver - Richards on Richards
Sun 5/25 - Seattle - Neumos
Wed 5/28 - Minneapolis - Triple Rock Club
Thu 5/29 - Chicago - Empty Bottle
Fri 5/30 - Toronto - The Mod Club
Sat 5/31 - Montreal - Cabaret Music Hall
Mon 6/2 - Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
Tue 6/3 - Brooklyn - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Wed 6/4 - NYC - Bowery Ballroom
Fri 6/6 - Philadelphia - First Unitarian Church
Sat 6/7 - Washington, DC Black Cat
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