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Concert Photos | M83 at The Pageant in Saint Louis, MO

All photos by Chris Lay Last year, we ranked M83’s album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming as our 40th favorite album of 2011. So, needless to say, we’re big fans. The shoegazing outfit, fronted by Anthony Gonzalez (and complete with the creepy dude on the cover of “Midnight City”), hit up The Pageant last week and … Read more

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Jam of the Day | M83 – Midnight City

M83 is the dream-pop moniker for France’s Anthony Gonzalez (that is not him in the picture), who, since 2001, has been recording lush, electronic-based tunes that blur the lines of ambient compositions, pop rock, shoegaze, and synth. On October 18th, M83 will release the project’s sixth studio album, a double disc entitled Hurry Up, We’re … Read more

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The Best Songs of 2011 | 25 – 1

Well, friends, the end is no longer near. It’s here. The end of our Best Songs of 2011 countdown, that is. The real end comes next December, as we all know. Perhaps it’s no surprise that Bon Iver landed the number one spot with the track, “Holocene.” But, amazingly, the song and the record itself … Read more