M83 – Do It, Try It

M83
M83 (Photo by Andrew Arthur; courtesy of The Windish Agency)

(If you like: Röyksopp, Twin Shadow, Phantogram) 

French electronic artist M83 (a.k.a. Anthony Gonzalez) has been working away on his upcoming album titled Junk since releasing the soundtrack for 2014 film Divergent. His intergalactic, synth-driven style has solidified Gonzalez as a leader in the electro-dream pop genre. Set to release Junk this April, M83 have shared the lead single “Do It, Try It”.

Revolving around the Röyksopp-esque chorus, the new single dances between jangling electronic piano verses, and swelling, ambient synthesizers that have shaped the M83 sound over the years.

Enjoy the single below, along with the oddly-hypnotizing accompanying clip of a Terrier’s head floating through the galaxy. M83 will also be touring this spring and summer (dates below) in support of Junk. Find more information on the release at their website.

Tour dates:

April 6 – New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre
April 8 – Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
April 9 – Houston, TX @ TBD
April 10 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
April 12 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
April 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
April 15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
April 16 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
April 17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
April 22 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
April 23 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Club
April 25 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
April 26 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
April 27 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
April 29 – Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre
April 30 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre
May 27-30 – The Gorge, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival
May 31 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 4 – New York, NY @ The Governors Ball Music Festival
June 6 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (with Tame Impala)
July 7 – Bilbao, Spain @ BBK Live Festival
July 9 – Lisbon, Portugal @ NOS Festival
July 15 – Gräfenhainchen, Germany @ Melt Festival
Aug 10 – Oslo, Norway @ Øya Festival
Aug 11 – Gothenberg, Sweden @ Way Out West Festival
Aug 13 – Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival
Aug 15 – Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival

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