Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

by M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

by M83

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Overview

M83's lush, expansive sound already made their albums feel twice as big as they were, so an actual double album from Anthony Gonzalez and company was inevitable. However, on Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, he doesn't use that extra space to top the widescreen nostalgia of Saturdays = Youth; instead, he fills it with songs that cover more sounds and moods than any of M83's previous work, resulting in impressionistic moments that add up to a grand statement. The album begins with two songs that reaffirm Gonzalez's flair for the unapologetically epic. He recruits Zola Jesus for "Intro," and her unusual mix of frostbitten edge and vulnerable warmth is a perfect conduit for the huge emotions Gonzalez favors. With its sleek neon tones, "Midnight City" shows just how far he's traveled from Saturdays = Youth's ornate sound. He goes even farther afield with the tender piano instrumental "Where the Boats Go"; "Raconte-Moi Un Histoire," where a child imagines a world where everyone turns into jungle frogs over bouncy synths and guitars; and "Soon, My Friend," which ends the album's first half with symphonic grandeur and Beach Boys harmonies. On its second half, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming sounds more traditionally M83, from the triumphant yet heartbroken "My Tears Are Becoming a Sea" to the thrilling rush of "New Map" and "Steve McQueen." Despite the album's sprawl, Gonzalez holds everything together with wide-eyed enthusiasm. He handles most of the vocals here, singing with a yelp that evokes Howard Jones on "Reunion" and "OK Pal" -- and while this album is as indebted to the '80s as his previous album was, it somehow feels less steeped in nostalgia. Gonzalez displays his uncanny knack for making unfashionable sounds fresh again with "Claudia Lewis'" un-ironic slap bass and "Splendor'"s children's choir; it takes guts to use these sounds, and brains to use them well, and fortunately, he has both. Unlike Saturdays = Youth's wall-to-wall epics, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming ebbs and flows, with interludes like the dreamy "Echoes of Mine" and "Klaus I Love You" tipping the album's balance toward atmosphere instead of pop songs. More than any of M83's other albums, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming feels like a destination to explore, and its retro-futuristic ambition helped set the tone for synth pop in the 2010s. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date: 10/18/2011
Label: Mute
UPC: 0724596951026
Rank: 48815

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Intro
  2. Midnight City
  3. Reunion
  4. Where the Boats Go
  5. Wait
  6. Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
  7. Train To Pluton
  8. Claudia Lewis
  9. This Bright Flash
  10. When Will You Come Home?
  11. Soon, My Friend/Interlude/Mirror

Disc 2

  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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

M83   Primary Artist
Amy White   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Tipple   Guitar (Acoustic)
Alessandro Cortini   Choir/Chorus
Matis Staggs   Choir/Chorus
Orphans String and Brass Orchestra   Orchestra,Featured Artist
Samsara Gamble   Choir/Chorus
Sasha Moret   Choir/Chorus
Sasha Staggs   Choir/Chorus
The Purple Mixed Adult Choir   Clapping,Choir/Chorus,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
The Shakespeare Bridge Children's Choir   Snaps,Clapping,Choir/Chorus,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Patrick Warren   Piano
Justin Meldal-Johnsen   Bass,Snaps,Clapping,Mandolin,Recorder,Keyboards,Percussion,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Lyle Workman   Banjo,Tiple,Mandolin,Marxophone,Guitar (Acoustic)
Loic Maurin   Drums,Snaps,Clapping,Percussion,Finger Snaps,Handclapping
Joey Waronker   Percussion,Drums (Electric),Electronic Drums,Orchestral Percussion
Juliette Commagere   Choir/Chorus
Brad Laner   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Morgan Kibby   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Robin Finck   Choir/Chorus
James King   Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Jonathan Bates   Choir/Chorus
Zola Jesus   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Featured Artist
Gabriel Johnson   Trumpet
Anthony Gonzalez   Piano,Snaps,Vocals,Clapping,Conductor,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Joseph Trapanese   Conductor
Alex Lily   Choir/Chorus
Chloe Whyte   Choir/Chorus
Clara Mesaro   Choir/Chorus
Eliot Guenoden   Choir/Chorus
Elsa Whyte   Choir/Chorus
Emily Thurston   Choir/Chorus
Justine Marecaux   Choir/Chorus
Lily Depertuis   Choir/Chorus
Toni Kasza   Choir Director
Tristian Mesaro   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Anthony Gonzales   Composer
Todd Burke   Engineer
Dave Cooley   Mastering
Tony Hoffer   Mixing
Graham Hope   Assistant Engineer
Morgan Kibby   Composer,Lyricist,Monologue
Justin Meldal-Johnsen   Records,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Roland Brown   Management
M83   Composer
Brad Laner   Composer,Lyricist
Antoine Gaillet   Mixing
Cameron Lister   Assistant Engineer
Anouck Bertin   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Anthony Gonzalez   Design,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Art Direction,Orchestral Arrangements
Joseph Trapanese   Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Mike Schuppan   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Yann Gonzalez   Composer,Lyricist
Chelsea Alden   Monologue
Lydie Benzakin   Monologue
Yan Gonzalez   Composer
Zelly Boo Meldal-Johnsen   Monologue
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