History Music / M83

* EpicRocking:"Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun", "Beauties Can Die", and "Midnight Souls Still Remain" all extend past 10 minutes.
** Although, in the case of "Midnight Souls Still Remain," it could be disputed whether repeating two chords with no variation whatsoever could be considered "epic" or "rocking."

** The soundtrack of ''Knife+Heart'' draws inspiration from the soundtracks of ''Main/{{Giallo}}'' films and pornographic films of the 1970s.

* {{Homage}}: ''Saturdays = Youth'', from the artwork to the musical style to the music videos, is inspired by 80s BratPack era Creator/JohnHughes movies.

Indie kids ''love'' this band. It's very easy to spot why: M83 loves to use experimental sound effects to add to the artistic quality of their albums. Lots of people who aren't indie kids also love this band for the same reasons. Much like [[Music/DaftPunk another popular French electronic group]] was chosen to score Film/TronLegacy, they were chosen by director Joseph Kosinski to score Film/{{Oblivion 2013}}.

** The ''Midnight City'' video seems to be a shoutout to both ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned1960'' and ''Anime/{{Akira}}'', focusing on psychic children with glowing eyes.

** ''Junk'' has "Bibi the Dog", most of which is spoken in French, and the latter half of "For the Kids", which is spoken in English by a young girl.

** The ''Midnight City'' video seems to be a shoutout to both VillageoftheDamned and ''Anime/{{Akira}}'', focusing on psychic children with glowing eyes.

M83 are a French electronic/{{Shoegazing}} band quite notable for their artistic quality. The main band member is Anthony Gonzalez (composer), and joining him live are Morgan Kibby (who has written and performed on the past two albums), Loïc Maurin (drums), and Jordan Lawlor.

Indie kids ''love'' this band. It's very easy to spot why: M83 loves to use experimental sound effects to add to the artistic quality of their albums. Lots of people who aren't indie kids also love this band for the same reasons. Much like [[Music/DaftPunk another popular French electronic group]] was chosen to score Film/TronLegacy, they were chosen by director Joseph Kosinski to score Film/{{Oblivion}}.

** The ''Midnight City'' video seems to be a shoutout to both VillageoftheDamned and ''Akira'', focusing on psychic children with glowing eyes.

* MindOverMatter: "Midnight City", "Reunion"

* IAmBecomingSong: "Steve McQueen", wherein the narrator sings about growing stronger than ever.

Indie kids ''love'' this band. It's very easy to spot why: M83 loves to use experimental sound effects to add to the artistic quality of their albums. Pretentious people eat it up very quickly. But don't let that deter you - their music is still quite good.

Their career started in 2001 with a Self-TitledAlbum that received [[SoOkayItsAverage little attention or praise.]] They released their second album ''Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts'' in 2003: critically praised but commercially ignored for its first year. Then the indie scene picked it up and they gained some popularity. By 2005's ''Before The Dawn Heals Us'', they had gained a fanbase and critics were drooling in anticipation over the album's release. Though not as critically praised as ''Dead Cities'', it got very positive attention. Then ''Saturdays=Youth'' was released in 2008, once again getting them good sales and positive critical attention. The band's next album, ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'', was issued in 2011 to massive acclaim and its first single, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDyonn3mQj8 Midnight City]]" was named the best song of the year by Pitchfork Media (and in 2012, the song became rather popular on alternative rock radio).

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M83 are a French electronic/{{Shoegazing}} band quite notable for their artistic quality. Current members are Anthony Gonzalez (composer), Morgan Kibby, Loïc Maurin, and Pierre-Marie Maulini.

Their career started in 2001 with a SelfTitledAlbum that received [[SoOkayItsAverage little attention or praise.]] They released their second album ''Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts'' in 2003: critically praised but commercially ignored for its first year. Then the indie scene picked it up and they gained some popularity. By 2005's ''Before The Dawn Heals Us'', they had gained a fanbase and critics were drooling in anticipation over the album's release. Though not as critically praised as ''Dead Cities'', it got very positive attention. Then ''Saturdays=Youth'' was released in 2008, once again getting them good sales and positive critical attention. The band's next album, ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'', was issued in 2011 to massive acclaim and its first single, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDyonn3mQj8 Midnight City]]" was named the best song of the year by Pitchfork Media (and in 2012, the song became rather popular on alternative rock radio).

Their career started in 2001 with a SelfTitledAlbum that received [[SoOkayItsAverage little attention or praise.]] They released their second album ''Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts'' in 2003: critically praised but commercially ignored for its first year. Then the indie scene picked it up and they gained some popularity. By 2005's ''Before The Dawn Heals Us'', they had gained a fanbase and critics were drooling in anticipation over the album's release. Though not as critically praised as ''Dead Cities'', it got very positive attention. Then ''Saturdays=Youth'' was released in 2008, once again getting them good sales and positive critical attention. The band's next album, ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'', will be released on October 18th (the first single, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDyonn3mQj8 Midnight City]]", has already been released to rave reviews.)

* MagnumOpus: ''Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts''
** YourMileageMayVary: ''Saturdays = Youth'' and ''Before the Dawn Heals Us'' are equally regarded by some critics.
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: "Car, Chase, Terror!" It's an entire track about a car chase between a creepy man and a mother with her daughter. It has somewhat of a DownerEnding.
* TearJerker: "Farewell/ Goodbye". It's so simplistic yet incredibly saddening at the same time. Guaranteed to make you blubber like a baby if you're not prepared.

* ToadLicking: Pretty much all there is to "Raconte-Moi Une Histoire" from ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming''.