May 20-June 7: M83 on North American Tour
Feb 21, 2008 10:28 PM
April 2008 Remix cover artist, M83, is back for a North American tour. The French artist, Anthony Gonzalez, hits the U.S. and Canada this spring in support of his new album Saturdays = Youth, which will be released April 15 on Mute. The first single from the album, "Couleurs," will be released digitally February 26 and includes an exclusive remix by Jori Hulkkonen.
The live setup for this tour includes Gonzalez on vocals, guitars and keyboards, Loic Maurin on Drums, Pierre-Marie Maulini on bass and guitar and featured album vocalist Morgan Kibby (of LA-based band The Romanovs) on vocals and keyboards.
"I’m really thrilled about going back to North America!" Gonzalez says. "I have so many good memories of my previous tours there–craziness everywhere. This time, we’ve got a new vocalist, Morgan Kibby, and new musicians, and I expect the Saturdays = Youth tour will be even more fun than my previous US tours!"
Saturdays = Youth is M83's most explicit celebration yet of how it feels to be dazed, confused and 15 years old. Main influences for the album are English bands such as Tears For Fears and Cocteau Twins, as well as classic John Hughes teen movies. To realize his vision for the album, Gonzalez enlisted the help of producers Ken Thomas and Ewan Pearson. Thomas, known for his work with Sigur Ros, Sugarcubes, Cocteau Twins, Suede and Clinic cut his teeth on outré acts such as Psychic TV and Alien Sex Fiend more than 20 years ago. Berlin-based British dance producer Ewan Pearson, who has worked with Tracey Thorn, The Rapture and Ladytron, came on board to give this album it's smooth, modern edge. M83's last US tour—in support of the 2005 release Before The Dawn Heals Us—included appearances at the 2005 Coachella, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits festivals. For more information, go to www.ilovem83.com and www.myspace.com/m83.
Tue 5/20 Los Angeles Echoplex
Wed 5/21 San Francisco Great American Music Hall
Fri 5/23 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sat 5/24 Vancouver Richards on Richards
Sun 5/25 Seattle Neumos
Wed 5/28 Minneapolis Triple Rock Club
Thu 5/29 Chicago Empty Bottle
Fri 5/30 Toronto The Mod Club
Sat 5/31 Montreal Cabaret Music Hall
Mon 6/2 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
Tue 6/3 Brooklyn Music Hall of Williamsburg
Wed 6/4 NYC Bowery Ballroom
Fri 6/6 Philadelphia First Unitarian Church
Sat 6/7 Washington, DC Black Cat
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