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M83 aka Anthony Gonzalez has always loved the synthy sounds and vibe of the '80s, but over the course of five albums has never felt like a retread. His 2008 smash Saturdays = Youth could have easily been a Cocteau Twins tribute album, but it sounded remarkably engaging; almost alive with wonder and mood. He’s been hard at work on his sixth effort, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Graduating from the fuzzy, fumbling emotional cobwebs and draped ambiance of past records, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming careens past its audience. Brazenly stretching out along the horizon, spilling glittery, golden arms of sound across the landscape, it holds your breath hostage without you even noticing you were missing it. If it seemed that Anthony was basking in the sunshine-drenched days of his youth when he released Saturdays in 2008, then it can be said that in 2011, at the age of 30, he is tempestuously charging towards his future with Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.