M83 is a French electronic band that manages to turn your heart and expand your listening. Their 2005 album "Before the Dawn Heals Us" was an incredible collaboration of music and lyrics. Don't be confused that electronic music is just the same beat being looped while it sounds like they are semi-hypnotists. M83 are storytellers with their music.
Their new album "Saturdays=Youth" is another solid effort from the group. The first single "Graveyard Girl" speaks to everyone who at one time was young. The time in your life where you didn't feel you fit. "Invisible even to the night," stands out in the lyrics as they paint how lonely the girl is.
After listening to the music, I was curious to how they would perform live. The drummer has a plastic shield around his set, keeping the sound from overpowering the rest of the group. There were what seemed like a mountain of keyboards/synthesizers and two guitarists- one being the star of the group Anthony Gonzalez.
It was incredible to me how much guitar is used for the electronic music they produce. M83 played an hour set that flowed seamlessly and captured the attention of the audience. The set was decorated with lights all around and if you gazed long enough into the lights or just let your eyes rest, you would feel like you're flying. The highlight might have been when they played their 2005 hit "Don't Save Us From the Flames" which raised the energy in the room to bring us back down and up again with "Couleurs."
I ran into Anthony outside and grabbed a quick picture with him. I was standing underneath a fan inside and not yet adjusted to the change in lighting outside, but he managed to pose Zoolander style on cue.
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