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After a pair of impossibly huge, overpowering records, M83's Anthony Gonzalez changes up his sound, ditching maximalism for beauty and drama. His new album is dense with 1980s new wave tropes and teenage memories, reflecting the soft-focused mythology of eternal summers and young love.
11y
"Saturdays = Youth" is a slight stepdown from M83s previous material. Reasoning for that is because of some really bizarre choices in creativity that leads to a lot of the songs on here feeling like copy pastes of a bunch of other songs from the 80s. This does lead to some incredible songs tho, like "Kim & Jessie", "Graveyard Girl" & "We Own the Sky", all three of which are damn masterpieces. However, the rest of the songs on here are just ... read more
The dreamiest nostalgia
Yeah, this album really does feel like a nice nostalgic dream sequence, and that’s all I could ask for. I love the feeling of this album. The production is unreal. Kim & Jessie is SO GOOD like it just carries THAT feeling. Something about it genuinely feels like reliving your Pat and holding on to that memory. Beautiful. Too Late has an amazing piano melody. You Appearing has a godly build into the second track. We Own The Sky is just really good overall. Love ... read more
M83's dreamy Saturdays = Youth generates an avalanche of wondrous, gentle, and simply brilliant sounds. All ears will be pleased.
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Track List
| 1 | You Appearing 3:39 | 86 |
| 2 | Kim & Jessie 5:22 | 92 |
| 3 | Skin of the Night 6:12 | 91 |
| 4 | Graveyard Girl 4:53 | 84 |
| 5 | Couleurs 8:36 | 88 |
| 6 | Up ! 4:27 | 83 |
| 7 | We Own the Sky 5:04 | 95 |
| 8 | Highway of Endless Dreams 4:35 | 77 |
| 9 | Too Late 4:59 | 84 |
| 10 | Dark Moves of Love 3:18 | 87 |
| 11 | Midnight Souls Still Remain 11:07 | 68 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
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| #1 | / | Drowned in Sound |
| #2 | / | Treble |
| #4 | / | No Ripcord |
| #7 | / | Slant |
| #8 | / | Pitchfork |
| #20 | / | FACT Magazine |
| #27 | / | MOJO |
| #37 | / | PopMatters |
| #45 | / | Paste |
| #47 | / | Cokemachineglow |
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1y
Funny enough, Midnight Souls Still Remain is my favorite track on here, despite it being lowest rated on RYM
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