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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
More than any of M83's other albums, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming feels like a destination to explore; while it may not be quite as striking as Saturdays = Youth, it delivers a welcome mix of classic sounds and promising changes.
11y
95
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is indeed a dream, so much so that you can only sit back and allow its absurd, otherworldly beauty to unfold before you.
91
Above all else, it's the best M83 record yet.
11y
90
A glorious double-album and a towering testament to unadulterated ambition.
90
Few people could so totally ape the sounds of a bygone (not to mention much-maligned) era and come out with something that sounds so pulse-poundingly fresh as Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
90
A remarkable accomplishment.
10y
90
A surprisingly compact, easily absorbed, enjoyable album.
86
It shows an artist at the top of his songwriting game, but perhaps without the thick and palatable sense of cohesion definitive and prevalent on past releases.
11y
83
On his shimmering sixth release, M83 mastermind and gauze-pop aficionado Anthony Gonzalez wraps both hooks and hallucinations in bubbly melodies only occasionally bogged down by murky sprawl.
80
It’s a sweeping, expansive album, that covers a lot of ground and leaves the listener satisfied.
11y
80
Already a firm favourite with indie bloggers, for his sixth record French dream-pop merchant Anthony Gonzalez delivers a double album that finally fuses his innate ingenuity with an accessible, commercial edge.
80
Considering Anthony Gonzalez’s tendency toward oversized melodrama and unfiltered ambition, it’s not a shock to see his M83 release a double album.
80
Consider this, then, as a “greatest hits” of unreleased material that celebrates all that is and has been great about ten years of M83.
80
Few artists set out to make the double album; it's typically the result of studio hyperactivity. Gonzalez did, and if there are moments of shadowy decline, they only serve to emphasize just how sunblind and delirious the rest sound.
80
It's precisely M83’s desire to make a big artistic statement — somewhat of a rarity these days — that results in such an engrossing listen.
11y
80
Although Dreaming sports slower, more introspective ballads, there’s also a pantry’s worth of interstellar jams, chock full of sounds you’ve probably never heard before.
11y
71
With any dreams there are ups and downs, and the same can be said about Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
11y
70
A grandiose double-album paean to childhood dreaming that only occasionally needs the naughty step.
11y
70
It possesses some of M83's most varied material to date, yet still functions as a coherent body of work.
11y
70
Over the course of two discs, 22 songs, and 72 minutes, Gonzalez sings mostly about memories (occasionally unintelligibly), but refuses to accept that some dramatic gifts don’t necessarily have to be exhausting.
11y
67
For an album of such impressive scale and nanoscopic attention to detail, Dreams leaves a surprisingly light impression.
11y
60
While there are some lovely moments here ... over two CDs, it may be too sweet-toothed for some.
60
Choosing a name for your band that sounds like a motorway and releasing a 22-track double album aren't traditional routes to success - but the sixth outing from M83 is surprisingly enjoyable, for all that.
60
Like Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Hurry Up… is a double set, even though it could have fitted on one CD. The nod is largely gestural.
60
M83 makes a valiant reach for the sun, but ─ while the celestial soar may be exhilarating ─ the flight ultimately ends in melted wings.
60
While impressive in size and stature, it throws a lightweight punch.
60
Never shy of delivering an electro cri de coeur where a simple chord progression will do, Anthony "M83" Gonzalez fully indulges his fondness for the grand gesture on his sixth record.
50
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming sounds much more like an M83 wannabe’s poor imitation than the real deal.
50
Here the impulse is more towards the portentous, Fairlight-raddled, heart-on-sleeve vacuity of mainstream Eighties transatlantic rock-lite than the soaring-indie stylings of Saturdays
11y
40
On M83's latest album, indie dance and synth pop sounds are pumped up and glossed out until they reach almost unrealistic proportions. Not only that, but these ideas are stretched out to a double album length.
Antwon Fantwon has been wrong on many occasions before but his rating on this one is unforgivable. One of the best synthpop albums of the 2010's, no question.
Listening Party, Part 2 w/ @Cry
While my first review marked Hurry Up, We're Dreaming in an extremely positive light, I'm glad to report that the emotional bond I share with this project has only risen exponentially in nature.
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is by no means a perfect project. See, while I revisit this album every now and then, it isn't exactly relistening material. Your first listen warrants all your love for it. If you come back for more, you might be pleasantly surprised or bored ... read more
In every listen I find something new. With so many incredibly expansive and cohesive songs, M83 created one of the more successful electropop albums that retains its credibility as good music, as well as a handful of radio-ready hits.
fav tracks: Midnight City, Steve McQueen, Raconte-Moi Histoire, When Will You Come Home?, Outro
One of the best double albums of the 21st century. Sure I can do without some of the interludes but all the actual songs here are incredibly ethereal and get you in the mood to do whatever the hell you want to do
Do not let the not so terribly negative score fool you, I detested a big part of this album. I didn't even have this album on my Tidal library catching dust waiting for me to finally listen to it, I just randomly remembered listening to some of its songs back in the day and decided to give it a listen, especially seeing how there's generally a lot of praise for it.
Intro feels considerably longer than it actually is. As someone who listens to 10-20 minute long songs on a regular basis, I was ... read more
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Track List
Disc 1
| 1 | Intro 5:22 | 95 |
| 2 | Midnight City 4:01 | 97 |
| 3 | Reunion 3:55 | 92 |
| 4 | Where the Boats Go 1:46 | 88 |
| 5 | Wait 5:43 | 97 |
| 6 | Raconte-Moi Une Histoire 4:04 | 82 |
| 7 | Train To Pluton 1:15 | 81 |
| 8 | Claudia Lewis 4:31 | 87 |
| 9 | This Bright Flash 2:21 | 92 |
| 10 | When Will You Come Home? 1:23 | 83 |
| 11 | Soon, My Friend 3:09 | 88 |
Disc 2
| 1 | My Tears Are Becoming a Sea 2:31 | 97 |
| 2 | New Map 4:22 | 91 |
| 3 | Ok Pal 3:58 | 89 |
| 4 | Another Wave From You 1:53 | 86 |
| 5 | Splendor 5:07 | 92 |
| 6 | Year One, One Ufo 3:17 | 86 |
| 7 | Fountains 1:21 | 84 |
| 8 | Steve McQueen 3:48 | 93 |
| 9 | Echoes of Mine 3:39 | 90 |
| 10 | Klaus I Love You 1:44 | 85 |
| 11 | Outro 4:07 | 98 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 13 minutes
Year End Lists
| #1 | / | FILTER |
| #2 | / | Under the Radar |
| #3 | / | Pitchfork |
| #3 | / | Treble |
| #4 | / | Urban Outfitters |
| #5 | / | PopMatters |
| #7 | / | Consequence of Sound |
| #9 | / | Paste |
| #11 | / | Prefix |
| #12 | / | No Ripcord |
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3d
if i see one more person say the Hurry Up We're Dreaming reissue cover is better than the OG
2mo
there's no way this album is this good. I have been listening to separate songs since 2018 and just now I got the idea to listen to them and it's amazing
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Added on: July 19, 2011