Before The Dawn Heals Us
Saying "au revoir" to longtime friend and collaborator Nicolas Fromageau, Anthony Gonzalez goes it alone for M83's third LP, a mammoth collusion of synth gasps and distorted swirls that's darker and more urban than its meadow-bound predecessor, Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts.
The French electro-shoegaze outfit reissue their first three albums, including songs that did not appear on hit shows such as Made in Chelsea, and The London 2012 Olympics.
Before The Dawn is far-out trip music for those who don’t mind letting the music recede into the background of their reverie.
Simultaneously lauded and criticized for its pragmatic nature, the simplistic dramatics found on M83's second album, Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost...