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M83 Saturdays = Youth [Mute/Apr 14] |
| M83’s fourth proper album moves even further into the lush, 80s-synthpop-cum-post-rock territory that recent releases have suggested, resulting in a typically inconsistent record filled with mediocrity that occasionally stumbles onto something great. The problem with M83 has always been inconsistency — with stunning, synth-soaked MBV-styled freakouts such as “*” and “Unrecorded” paired with boring post-rock that ambles along but never really goes anywhere (I won’t even get into the awful “Cyborg”). Anthony Gonzalez seems to be moving in a more mellow direction, which is unfortunate, as the aforementioned wall-of-sound is the reason we all fell in love with M83 in the first place. And though there are a few gems to be heard here (“Couleurs”, “Dark Moves of Love”), Saturdays = Youth is the least impressive M83 album to date — featuring boring vocals and bland soundscapes that do not live up to the promise laid out by earlier releases.
RIYL: Ova Looven, Cut Copy, Sigur Ros, Hooverphonic |
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Music, 2008 albums
m83 - saturdays = youth (2008)
By drunkie mcdramaqueen, March 25th, 2008 | |
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m83 - saturdays = youth (2008)
By drunkie mcdramaqueen, March 25th, 2008 | |
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