Today, M83 shared the first portion of the project's ninth studio album, Fantasy, which is out in its entirety on March 17 via Mute. "Chapter 1" includes six songs, including the previously shared single "Ocean's Niagara." "I wanted this record to be very impactful live," Gonzalez said in a press statement. "The idea was to come back with something closer to the energy of Before the Dawn Heals Us. The combination of guitars and synths is always in my music, but it’s maybe more present on this new record than on the previous ones.
"I wanted to be more present lyrically and vocally even if that was daunting at first," he added. "I thought if I could achieve that, this album will be more personal than those that came before."
Along with the reveal of these tracks, Anthony Gonzalez also announced a set of tour dates across Europe. Find those dates—along with those for his upcoming US tour—here, and listen to the tracks below.
