French electro shoegazer M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) has been hyping up his follow-up to 2008's Saturdays = Youth for months, but we still haven't heard many details on the project. Now, finally, the album title and tracklisting have been made available.
The record is called Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, and as promised, it's a 22-track double album featuring guest appearances from Zola Jesus, Medicine's Brad Laner and Beck/Nine Inch Nails collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnson.
In a press release, Gonzalez admits that the Smashing Pumpkins' Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was a major influence on the scope of Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, saying, "I saw when I was a teenager that I could dig into [the album]. It was like a treasure. If I were a teenager nowadays, I would try to find something as creative as this album. They had so much to say in their songs."
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming will be available on October 18 via Mute. The song "Midnight City" can be downloaded here or streamed below.
As previously reported, M83 will also be embarking on an enormous North American tour, the dates of which can be viewed here.
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming:
Disc one:
1. "Intro" (ft. Zola Jesus)
2. "Midnight City"
3. "Reunion"
4. "Where the Boats Go"
5. "Wait"
6. "Raconte-Moi Histoire"
7. "Train to Pluton"
8. "Claudia Lewis"
9. "This Bright Flash"
10. "When Will You Come Home?"
11. "Soon, My Friend"
Disc two:
1. "My Tears Are Becoming a Sea"
2. "New Map"
3. "OK Pal"
4. "Another Wave From You"
5. "Splendor"
6. "Year One, One UFO"
7. "Fountains"
8. "Steve McQueen"
9. "Echoes of Mine"
10. "Klaus I Love You"
11. "Outro"
The record is called Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, and as promised, it's a 22-track double album featuring guest appearances from Zola Jesus, Medicine's Brad Laner and Beck/Nine Inch Nails collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnson.
In a press release, Gonzalez admits that the Smashing Pumpkins' Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was a major influence on the scope of Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, saying, "I saw when I was a teenager that I could dig into [the album]. It was like a treasure. If I were a teenager nowadays, I would try to find something as creative as this album. They had so much to say in their songs."
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming will be available on October 18 via Mute. The song "Midnight City" can be downloaded here or streamed below.
As previously reported, M83 will also be embarking on an enormous North American tour, the dates of which can be viewed here.
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming:
Disc one:
1. "Intro" (ft. Zola Jesus)
2. "Midnight City"
3. "Reunion"
4. "Where the Boats Go"
5. "Wait"
6. "Raconte-Moi Histoire"
7. "Train to Pluton"
8. "Claudia Lewis"
9. "This Bright Flash"
10. "When Will You Come Home?"
11. "Soon, My Friend"
Disc two:
1. "My Tears Are Becoming a Sea"
2. "New Map"
3. "OK Pal"
4. "Another Wave From You"
5. "Splendor"
6. "Year One, One UFO"
7. "Fountains"
8. "Steve McQueen"
9. "Echoes of Mine"
10. "Klaus I Love You"
11. "Outro"