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I’m pretty sure he was on something because he was going nuts for the entire show. He looks like a blonde Paul Dano, no joke. M83 actually held an open audition for a new bassist/guitar player/percussionist/keyboard player for this tour, and chose Jordan Lawlor of the band Future Future.
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When it was Anthony’s time to take stage, at first he stood facing away from the crowd which started to make me concerned until he turned and greeted the crowd with such blooming confidence belting out the first words of the song. After touring with The Killers, Depeche Mode, and Kings of Leon he decided that he was ready to be more charasmatic on stage, to have a stronger and louder voice on his new album…to no longer be afraid to use his voice instead of drowning it in layers of synth. In Pitchfork’s interview with Anthony before Hurry Up was released, he talked about how he had a desire to have a better live show.
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The song had me ready to jump out of my skin with anticipation for their show, which is a rare occurance for me.
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The show opened with “Intro” from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, which really was perfect. I could actually feel the excitement of the crowd as the lights went out for M83, then that creepy alien from the cover of the Midnight City single came on stage with arms outstretched as if emitting some invisible electricity onto the crowd. Maybe I’m American and assume all of Sweden is like a Stieg Larsson book, but that’s okay. What I really REALLY wanted them to do was take me home to Sweden with them, where we could all eat cucumber sandwiches, drink coffee, and play and write music. It seemed like a lot of their songs sounded slightly different live, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The only song I have ever heard on the radio by I Break Horses was “Wired” which I’m not even sure if they played at the show or not. I wanted to jump on stage and sway back and forth with her to the ethereal music. The lead singer of I Break Horses looked like she hadn’t washed her hair in about a week, but that’s what rock stars do right? She was still super cute with her Swedish accent. Their music has a way of filling up the venue with that signature ‘wall-of-music’ and washing over the crowd.