Hurry Up, We're Dreaming contain's M83's biggest hit, "Midnight City." Everything on Hurry Up, is calculated to give listeners, including M83's sole member Anthony Gonzalez, the maximum amount of nostalgia. After a song-length, mood-setting intro, "Midnight City" builds on a riff for three minutes before climaxing in a saxophone solo, unheard in most music since the '80s. Track three, "Reunion," builds on layers of guitars and harmonies by one singer. This guitar-based M83 is a bit rare in their catalogue, as most of M83 is programing in synthesizers with touches of guitar here and there. But a guitar-based track is no-less nostalgic. It's that '80s chord progression heard in New Wave rockers and glam hair metal that sounded so cool to a young Gonzalez, listening to music in his bedroom growing up that bleeds into this song. The lyrics beg for a reunion with a loved one who has gone away.
A NEVER-ENDING DANCE. Today I chose a bunch of ancillary songs to soundtrack the experience as I recover from jet lag and catch up with friends and family members. These songs are meaningful to me. While most of them are old a few are new because they remind me of times with my people. What songs would make your list?
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