M83 Unveil Double LP's Lead Single ("Midnight City")

Earlier today, Los Angeles' very own French import, Anthony Gonzalez (M83), released a handful of details about his upcoming [double] album; Hurry Up, We're Dreaming will see an Oct. 18th release by way of Mute. CD1 Track #1 - "Midnight City," which features smooth, Dream-Pop harmonies and a sax solo, was unveiled... along with the 22-song deep tracklist/titles. Surf on over to ILoveM83, enter your email address, and unlock an mp3 download of "Midnight City" by sharing a little "promo blip" via either Facebook or Twitter.

Anthony Gonzalez - "Midnight City"

Although it will [presumably] be a good while before more record tracks are heard by "the masses," album features are set to include: Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, NIN, Mars Volta) behind the boards, Zola Jesus, Brad Laner (Medicine) on guitar, and Morgan Kibby... When talking "influences" in a recent press release, Anthony Gonzalez cites Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 2LP-spanning Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness: "I saw when I was a teenager, that I could dig into [the album]. It was like a treasure! If I were a teenager nowadays, I would try to find something as creative as this album. They had so much to say in their songs." Gonzalez revealed a few further details in 2 ~~recent~~ interviews - SPIN on June 26th and Pitchfork from Nov. 2010.

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