Apr 05, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 71, which features Weyes Blood and Black Belt Eagle Scout on the two covers. Issue 71 also features interviews with Angel Olsen, M83, The New Pornographers, John Cale, Indigo De Souza, Lael Neale, Phoenix, Dry Cleaning, Miss Grit, Sleaford Mods, The WAEVE, Shame, Bartees Strange, Caroline Rose, Stella Donnelly, Florist, Hot Chip, black midi, Jockstrap, Horsegirl, Blondshell, Sleaford Mods, Beth Orton, and others. More

Feb 10, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2023. There were lots of great tracks to choose from this week. I mean, M83 and Django Django each put out five new songs this week! We narrowed it all down to a Top 11. More

Feb 09, 2023 By Mark Redfern

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) is releasing a new album, Fantasy, on March 17 via Mute, but now he’s shared the album’s first six songs, five of them previously unreleased. It’s being described as the first chapter of Fantasy and includes the new songs “Water Deep,” “Amnesia,” “Us and the Rest,” “Earth to Sea,” and “Radar, Far, Gone,” as well as the recent single “Oceans Niagara.” He’s also announced some new European tour dates. More

Jan 13, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2023. After a quiet period last week, this week was roaring with album announcements and new songs. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More

Jan 10, 2023 By Mark Redfern

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has announced a new album, Fantasy, and shared its first single, “Oceans Niagara,” via a music video. He’s also announced some new U.S. tour dates. More

Dec 16, 2021 By Joey Arnone

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has shared a video for the song “My Tears Are Becoming a Sea” from his acclaimed 2011 album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. The video is a prequel to the album’s original video trilogy of “Midnight City,” “Reunion,” and “Wait,” and it was directed by Sacha Barbin and Ryan Doubiago. Gonzalez has also announced a 10th anniversary orange vinyl edition of Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, which will be out on April 15 via Mute. More

Sep 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has released a new album, DSVII, today via Mute. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More

Sep 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) is releasing a new album, DSVII, tomorrow via Mute. Now he has shared its third single, “Feelings,” via a bizarre (and slightly NSFW) video for the track that is also the third and final part of Extazus, which is a three-part short film inspired by the music of DSVII. More

Sep 12, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) is releasing a new album, DSVII, on September 20 via Mute. Now he has shared its second single, “Lune De Fiel,” via a video for the track that is also the second part of Extazus, which is a three-part short film inspired by the music of DSVII. More

Sep 06, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It should’ve been a quiet week due to Monday’s Labor Day holiday here in America. And it was quiet at first, but then in the latter half of the week there was a rally of worthy new tracks. We settled on 11 tracks this week (we did only nine last week). More

Sep 05, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) is releasing a new album, DSVII, on September 20 via Mute. Now he has shared its first single, “Temple of Sorrow,” via a video for the track that is also the first part of Extazus, which is a three-part short film inspired by the music of DSVII. More

Jul 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has announced a new album, DSVII, which is the sequel to 2007’s ambient music album Digital Shades Vol. 1. DSVII is inspired by early video game soundtracks, the music from ‘80s sci-fi/fantasy films, and the work of Brian Eno, Suzanne Ciani, Mort Garson, and John Carpenter. More

Mar 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) announced a new soundtrack for the film Knife + Heart and shared its first song, the instrumental track “Karl.” There wasn’t much advance notice and the soundtrack came out digitally today via Mute. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing below. More

Mar 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has announced a new soundtrack for the film Knife + Heart and shared its first song, the instrumental track “Karl.” The soundtrack is due out digitally tomorrow via Mute. More

Aug 14, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) released his new album, Junk, in April 2016 via Mute. It was our fourth favorite albums of 2016. Now, over a year since its release, M83 has shared a video for “Do It, Try It.” More

Dec 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) released his new album, Junk, in April via Mute. Now it’s been announced that Gonzalez/M83 is the composer and artistic director of Cirque du Soleil’s New Touring Show, VOLTA. More

Sep 15, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) released their new album, Junk, in April via Mute. Now they have shared a remix of the fantastic single “Go!” by Deakin of Animal Collective. As you might expect, Deakin strips back the pop elements and ups the weirdness. Listen below, followed by M83’s upcoming tour dates. More

Jun 21, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) released their new album, Junk, in April via Mute. Now they have announced some new U.S. tour dates to go down this fall. More

Jun 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) released their new album, Junk, in April via Mute. Now they have shared a remix of single “Do It, Try It” by TEPR (aka Tanguy Destable). You can listen below. More

May 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) released their new album, Junk, last month via Mute. Now they have shared a remix of single “Do It, Try It” by the French duo The Blaze. You can listen below. The remix is included on the “Do It, Try It” digital single out June 10 via Mute (the tracklist is below). Also below are the band’s tour dates.

May 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tame Impala have topped up their touring schedule, firming up their summer dates that include some previously announced shows and a few new ones. More

May 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our May/June 2016 issue (out May, June, and into July), which has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug. The issue features M83 on the cover. More

Apr 22, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) released their new album, Junk, a couple of weeks back via Mute. Last night they stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform Junk singles “Do It, Try It” and “Go.” More

Mar 22, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

M83 has added new tour dates around the world. More

Mar 18, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Today M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) has shared another song from their new album JUNK called “Solitude.” The song builds cinematically through it’s 6 minutes, providing plenty of time to get entranced in the singing and melody. More

Mar 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) recently held an open call audition for a new female keyboardist/singer to fill the spot vacated by Morgan Kibby, who left the lineup to more fully focus on her White Sea solo project. More

Mar 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez and collaborators) have announced their new album and shared its first single. JUNK is due out April 8 via Mute. Below you can stream “Do It, Try It.” Beck and Susanne Sundfør, among others, guest on the album. Above is the fast food-referencing album cover and below is the cover art for the “Do It, Try It” single. More

Feb 16, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) announced back in December that he’d finished his new album and that it’s due out sometime in 2016. Some M83 tour dates were also announced last month and now 10 new dates have been added to their itinerary. All the dates are below, with the newly announced shows in bold. More

Feb 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) announced back in December that he’d finished his new album and that it’s due out sometime in 2016. Now he’s put out an open call for a new female keyboardist/singer to fill the spot vacated by Morgan Kibby, who left the lineup to more fully focus on her White Sea solo project. More

Jan 20, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bonnaroo have announced their 2016 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 9-12 and this year, their 15th year, the lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, M83, Tame Impala, CHVRCHES, Father John Misty, HAIM, Death Cab For Cutie, Kurt Vile, Natalie Prass, Purity Ring, Pearl Jam, and many others. More

Jan 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) announced back in December that he’d finished his new album and that it’s due out sometime in 2016. Now he’s announced a bunch of tour dates, which include some previously announced festival stops (such as Coachella and Sasquatch!). The dates are below. More

Jan 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2016 festival, their 15th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. It’s a stacked lineup, including The Cure, M83, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Florence and the Machine, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, Jamie xx, Caribou, Yeasayer, Savages, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, and others.

Jan 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Coachella has announced the line-up for their 2016 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday and Saturday are headlined by two newly reformed bands, LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses (featuring the reunion of Axl Rose and Slash). Calvin Harris headlines Sunday night. More

Dec 17, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has finished his new album and it’s due out in 2016. M83 collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen tweeted today: “A new M83 album is now finished. I’m very happy with it.” More

Oct 16, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has announced some reissues. Firstly, today his label Mute has digitally released Saturdays = Youth Remixes and B-Sides. It includes six remixes and one B-side from 2008’s Saturdays = Youth album, all long unavailable tracks. More

Aug 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

1970s French electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre has long been teasing his new album, previously announcing that it featured such collaborators as Massive Attack, Gesaffelstein, and Tangerine Dream, and releasing the video for “Glory,” his song with fellow Frenchman M83. More

Jun 23, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

“Glory” is a collaboration between two French electronic music legends, past and present: Jean-Michel Jarre (who emerged in the 1970s) and M83 (who’s been an Under the Radar favorite for the last decade). More

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

“Glory” is a collaboration between two French electronic music legends, past and present: Jean-Michel Jarre (who emerged in the 1970s) and M83 (who’s been an Under the Radar favorite for the last decade). More

Mar 02, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

M83 has teamed up with the sisters of HAIM for a brand new track called “Holes in the Sky.” More

Sep 12, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by The Radio Dept., SBTRKT, Caribou, M83, How to Dress Well, James Yorkston, Electric Youth, Wampire, Phil Selway, Ex Cops, Mr. Twin Sister, Mono, Gardens & Villa, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Aug 21, 2014 By Laura Studarus

On August 25, Mute Records will reissue M83’s first three albums, M83, Dead Cities Dead Seas and Lost Ghosts, and Before the Dawn Heals Us. More

Jul 22, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Musical artist Anthony Gonzalez, otherwise known as M83, has announced that he will be reissuing his first three albums, M83 (2001), Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts (2004), and Before the Dawn Heals Us (2005). More

Feb 26, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Another best-selling young adult series, another movie adaptation in need of an eclectic soundtrack. More

Feb 06, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last year, Anthony Gonzalez (he of M83) had the honor of scoring his brother Yann Gonzalez’s film “You and the Night.” More

Nov 12, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Following his work composing the score for the sci-fi film Oblivion M83‘s Anthony Gonzalez will provide the entire soundtrack for an upcoming French film titled You and the Night by director Yann Gonzalez. More

Sep 27, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Nov. 11 The Killers will release a greatest hits compilation titled, Direct Hits. More

Sep 23, 2013 By Julia Underwood

Last night M83 headlined at the Hollywood Bowl. Phantogram opened. We have photos from the event. More

Aug 06, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Almost two whole years since releasing his amazing Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, M83 has premiered a new music video for the included track “Claudia Lewis.” More

Apr 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night M83‘s Anthony Gonzalez appeared as the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he and Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør performed “Oblivion,” taken off his score for the upcoming sci-fi flick of the same name. More

Apr 05, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

As previously reported M83‘s Anthony Gonzalez is providing the music for Tom Cruise’s upcoming sci-fi flick Oblivion. More

Mar 26, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

As previously reported M83 is providing the score for the upcoming Tom Cruise-starring sci-fi flick Oblivion. More

Mar 06, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Next month Tom Cruise returns to the sci-fi genre with Oblivion, a film set on a post-apocalyptic Earth after an alien invasion. Providing the otherworldly score to the proceedings is M83. More

Dec 05, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Beginning with “Midnight City” and continuing with “Reunion,” M83’s music video collaboration with directors Fleur & Manu has come to a enigmatic and beautiful conclusion with “Wait,” the last single of Anthony Gonzalez’s excellent double LP Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

Oct 25, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Check out the video for “Steve McQueen,” a cut from M83’s double-CD ode to childhood, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

Oct 13, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

On Friday October 12, the Austin City Limits Music Festival kicked off in Austin, TX. We sent photographer Robert Redfield down to capture the action. Check out his photos of Tegan and Sara, M83, Florence and the Machine, The War on Drugs, First Aid Kit, Patrick Watson, Alabama Shakes and Esperanza Spalding here. More

Oct 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

On Nov. 27 M83 will release “Steve McQueen” as the third single taken from last year’s critically-acclaimed album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

Jun 28, 2012 By Laura Studarus

As though endless touring behind last year’s excellent album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming wasn’t enough, today M83 announced another new project—scoring sci-fi film Oblivion. More

May 30, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Jumping right where he left off with the visualized “Midnight City,” M83 has premiered a music video for “Reunion,” the latest single off his excellent album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

May 02, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Currently on the tour that wouldn’t end behind last year’s stand-out album, Hurry Up We’re Dreaming, M83 announced today they’re adding several additional stops to their current North American jaunt. More

May 01, 2012 By Marie Noble

While at Coachella, Under the Radar caught up with M83 keyboardist (and sometimes contributing blogger) Morgan Kibby to discuss her solo project, White Sea.

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Apr 30, 2012 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Mar 21, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

M83 has announced that Hurry Up We’re Dreaming‘s second single “Reunion” will be packaged as a special remix EP set for release on May 8 via Mute. More

Mar 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Mar 10, 2012 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Just a reminder that the not-to-be-missed digital version of Under the Radar’s “Best of 2011” issue (available for Mac, PC, iPad, and Android via Zinio here) includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 100 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print edition. Included are extra photos of Beirut, Bon Iver, The Horrors, M83, Slow Club, Summer Camp, and tUnE-yArDs. The digital version features exclusive bonus interviews with Big Black Delta, Future Islands, Hooray for Earth, Lanterns on the Lake, Metronomy, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Real Estate, The War on Drugs, Wild Flag, and Zola Jesus. More

Feb 28, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

M83 has announced the release of a remix of his track “Midnight City” by Swedish producer Eric Prydz. More

Feb 22, 2012 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar‘s Best of 2011 Issue is still on newsstands now. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Feb 15, 2012 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Jan 29, 2012 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Jan 17, 2012 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Dec 15, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Last night, Last Call With Carson Daly featured M83, performing “Midnight City”—a cut from excellent new album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. We have the clip. More

Dec 07, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

M83 has announced an extensive tour starting in 2012 in support of his latest album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

Dec 03, 2011 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Nov 22, 2011 By Laura Studarus

While on tour with M83, keyboardist Morgan Kibby (who also performs solo as White Sea) is keeping a tour diary for Under the Radar. More

Nov 22, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

After topping the Billboard’s dance and electronic chart with its double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, M83 stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday to play “Midnight City.” More

Nov 10, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Last night, M83 stopped by Los Angeles’ Henry Fonda Theater in support of stand-out double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. On hand was LA-based songstress Zola Jesus, who joined him for album (and show) opener, “Intro.” More

Nov 10, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

On Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 M83 and Active Child graced The Music Box stage with two amazing performances. Photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern was there to capture the action. Check out a full gallery here. More

Nov 07, 2011 By Laura Studarus

On November 4 M83 and Active Child played Warehouse Live in Houston, TX. We sent photographer Iman Mannie Saqr down to cover the action. More

Oct 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

“Midnight City,” the first video from new M83 album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, features “gifted” children, empty forests, and stunning visuals from Fleur & Manu. More

Oct 10, 2011 By Laura Studarus

M83’s two-disc opus streets on October. But today you can hear Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming in its entirety, thanks to Urban Outfitters. More

Sep 16, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Have you ever longed to live the life of a rock star? Now you can—as M83 is looking for a touring musician to join his band. We have the details. More

Sep 07, 2011 By Laura Studarus

M83 double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming streets October 18 (see the current issue for our six-page in the studio interview). In the meanwhile, the French musician announced today he’ll be releasing a remix EP based on Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming track, “Midnight City.” We have the details. More

Aug 31, 2011 By Kyle Lemmon

The opening track on M83‘s excellent double LP, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, features the skyscraping vocals of goth-pop chanteuse Zola Jesus. Check out the aptly titled cut, “Intro.” More

Aug 09, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Pacing himself with the steady release of teasers, tracklistings, and an official single, M83‘s Anthony Gonzalez has unveiled the cover art to his upcoming double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

Aug 02, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Today Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Festival announced the lineup for this year’s event, taking place November 4 - 6. More

Jul 28, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar’s Summer 2011 Issue has just hit stands. It features St. Vincent on the cover and includes articles on M83, Bon Iver vs. Fugazi, The Horrors, Washed Out, Stephen Malkmus vs. Gus Van Sant, WU LYF, Dum Dum Girls, Friendly Fires, Memory Tapes, John Maus, Niki & The Dove, Purity Ring, Youth Lagoon, and many others; as well as over 115 reviews. The digital version of the magazine also includes 50 extra pages of bonus content, including articles on My Morning Jacket, The Rapture, Eleanor Friedberger, Handsome Furs, Moonface, Stephin Merritt, Laurel Halo, and more. More

Jul 19, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today, M83 (Anthony Gonzalez) announced the details of his long-teased new album. Titled Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, the double album streets October 18 via Mute. More

Jul 06, 2011 By Laura Studarus

After last week’s mysterious album promo video we all knew it was coming. Today M83 announced his intentions to hit the road. We have the dates. More

Jun 28, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

With his as-of-yet untitled double album scheduled for release sometime later this fall, M83 maestro Anthony Gonzalez has unveiled a properly epic trailer hinting at what is to come. More

Jun 06, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

In a recent interview with SPIN.com, Anthony Gonzalez of M83 divulged several tidbits about his upcoming, currently untitled LP, including its concept and guest artists. More

Nov 22, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Today Pitchfork chatted with French electronic maestro, Anthony Gonzalez, who plays under the name M83. The musician is hard at work on the follow-up to 2008’s 1980s inspired, Saturdays=Youth. We have the details. More

Jun 30, 2010 By Hong Le

M83’s Anthony Gonzalez contributed new music to the soundtrack of French film L’Autre Monde (Black Heaven), which was recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack features two new M83 songs, “Black Hole” and “Marion’s Theme.”

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Jul 20, 2009 By Mark Redfern

The Pitchfork Music Festival concluded yesterday in Chicago and we sent photographer Andrew Reed Weller down to capture the day three action. Check out his photos of The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, M83, The Thermals, Japandroids, DJ Rupture, and Pharoahe Monch. More

Apr 02, 2008 By J. Pace

Saturday’s a horrible day to spend in detention. Unless you’re there with representatives of five distinct social cliques, each letting their guard down just enough to realize they’re really not that different. Then it’s—how’s it go? They only met once, but it changed their lives forever. John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club so expertly captured the myopic, all-consuming angst that defines teenagerdom that anyone who viewed it in the last two decades can quote at least a few lines. That includes Anthony Gonzalez, the Frenchman behind M83, who cites Hughes films as one of the various ’80s influences running rampant on his new album, Saturdays=Youth. More

Jan 01, 2006 By Under the Radar staff

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Apr 08, 2016 By Charles Steinberg

It’s courageous to eschew an artistic style that brought professional notoriety and the stamp of being a trendsetter. This was the deliberate choice of Anthony Gonzalez on Junk, M83‘s first studio album since the widely acclaimed, electro-pop monument Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. More

Apr 08, 2016 By Ed McMenamin

In the run-up to Junk, Anthony Gonzalez said that “on the last album, there was too much of me,” referring to his centerpiece vocals on Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. The 2011 record broke through to the mainstream with Gonzalez fronting the majority of his M83 compositions for the first time, a role he apparently found limiting. More

Sep 25, 2013 By Laura Studarus

On Sunday night, M83 made their Hollywood Bowl debut to a sold-out house. More

Apr 16, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Regardless of the setbacks, it was—as usual—a day of exceptional music. The day’s highlights) and lowlights included Neon Indian, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Mazzy Star, The Rapture, M83, and The Horrors.

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Apr 12, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Over the last year I’ve spilt more (digital) ink over Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming than any other album. It’s a fantastic trick that M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez plays, heavily referencing childhood in his work. Deny M83, and you’re denying your childlike wonder of the world around you…at least, if your childhood was as 1980s-synth driven as mine was. More

Nov 11, 2011 By Laura Studarus

My first experience with M83 was some six years ago in a coffee shop at USC. He was busy pushing buttons, and refusing to stand on ceremony by actually acknowledging his audience. I was a student with a budding musical curiosity and a complete lack of earplugs. More

Oct 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

For some, the needle of inspiration seems to be dropped in a particular era of their lives. Like filmmaker John Hughes, or author Maurice Sendak before him, 30-year-old Anthony Gonzalez seems perpetually obsessed with his childhood. More