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M83 – Live @ PItchfork

Date August 23, 2009

While I’m a fan of Saturdays=Youth, I’m not as familiar with the M83‘s earlier albums so I was taken a bit by surprise when their live show was more of a dance rave than the 80′s-inspired guitar-heavy shoegaze of which I was accustomed. Although this made the brilliance of songs like “Graveyard Girl” and “Kim & Jessie” lose something in translation, their prior work which consisted of more club-friendly dance tracks, sounded fantastic and it was obvious that the crowd was enamored the party-feel of the set. If anything, the performance made me want to pick up some early M83 albums. Any suggestions where to start?

MP3 We Own The Sky

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7 Responses to “M83 – Live @ PItchfork”


  1. michaela said:

    August 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    we own the sky is a fantastic song. truly love graveyard girl too.
    i like her blue eyes. a friend of mine, a m83-fanatic always says that m83 is the perfect movie music. i have to agree with her. great!

  2. Robin said:

    August 24th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    I love how they look! :)

  3. Christian said:

    August 24th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Go back to the previous album and then the one before that. The earlier albums are much different. So this way, you’ll ease yourself into the earlier sound. Think Animal Collective and how their early stuff was much different.

  4. Ian said:

    August 25th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Personally, I think Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts is their best album.

  5. Christian said:

    August 26th, 2009 at 6:54 am

    Taylor, don’t forget that Sleeping At Last has released the download of their new album!

  6. zissou said:

    August 26th, 2009 at 10:19 am

    Dude, I don’t know how you recall all this info about performances so long after they’ve been performed. I can barely remember a setlist after the show was completed, let alone things the band might have said to the crowd during their set. Kudos to you for probably the most complete and longest-lasting coverage of the fest.

  7. Josh! said:

    August 26th, 2009 at 10:30 am

    One more time you’ve turned me onto a band that is astounding. Saturdays=Youth is an amazing album that just blows my mind on so many levels. I think Kim & Jessie and Graveyard Girl are standouts for me. I’ve now gotten M83′s entire discography and my iPod is a happy little MP3 player…

    Josh!