After returning last month with the new song "Oceans Niagara," Anthony Gonzalez (aka M83) has surprise-released the first six songs of his new album Fantasy, which is officially out in full on March 17 via Mute.
As of Thursday morning, the aforementioned "Oceans Niagara" is available alongside new tracks "Water Deep," "Amnesia," "Us And The Rest," "Earth To Sea" and "Radar, Far, Gone." Presumably, the remaining seven tracks will arrive on March 17.
In addition to the new music, Gonzalez has also added new North American live dates as well as a European tour, including festival appearances and three headline shows in Paris, London and Milan.
"I wanted this record to be very impactful live," says Gonzalez of the new record and tour. "The idea was to come back with something closer to the energy of [2014 album] 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."
As we previously mentioned, Gonzalez said of the new album: "I wanted to be more present lyrically and vocally even if that was daunting at first. I thought if I could achieve that, this album will be more personal than those that came before."
Hear the new songs below.
M83's live schedule:
4/9 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
4/10 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
4/11 — Albuquerque, NM — El Rey Theater
4/13 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec Theatre
4/14 — Austin, TX — Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
4/15 — Houston, TX — The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
4/16 — Dallas, TX — House Of Blues
4/18 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
4/19 — Atlanta, GA — The Eastern
4/21 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
4/22 — Washington, DC — The Anthem
4/23 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner
4/25 — New York, NY — Terminal 5
4/26 — New York, NY — Terminal 5
4/28 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS
4/29 — Toronto, ON — HISTORY
4/30 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre
5/2 — Chicago, IL — Riviera Theatre
5/3 — St. Paul, MN — Palace Theatre
5/5 — Denver, CO — Mission Ballroom
5/6 — Salt Lake City, UT — Ogden Amphitheater
5/8 — Portland, OR — Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5/9 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom
5/10 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
5/11 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
5/13 — Pasadena, CA — Just Like Heaven Fest
5/14 — Paso Robles, CA — Vina Robles Amphitheatre
5/16 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater
5/17 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater
5/20 — Guadalajara, MX — Corona Capital Guadalajara
6/7 — Sigulda, LV — Sigulda Castle
6/8 — Vilnius, LT — Lukiškės Prison
6/10 — Helsinki, FI — Sideways Festival
6/17 — Neuchatel,CH — Festi’Neuch
6/19 — Milan, IT — Magnolia Summer
6/24 — Prague, CZ — Metronome Festival
6/27 — Paris, FR — L’Olympia
6/29 — London, UK — Roundhouse
7/6 — Bilbao, ES — BBK
7/7 — Hérouville Saint Clar, FR — Festival Beauregard
8/12 — Pezinok, SK — Grape Festival
8/13 — Budapest, HU — Sziget Festival
8/19 — Biddinghuizen, NL — Lowlands Festival
