Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with other artists as guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found international success in 2011 with the single "Midnight City". Their most recent album Fantasy was released on 17 March 2023.
Anthony Gerard Gonzalez (born March 13, 1980) grew up in Antibes, France together with his brother Yann. His family had a great interest in football and Gonzalez had trials with AS Cannes, while his maternal grandfather is the French international Laurent Robuschi. At the age of 14 he got injured and turned to music instead after his parents bought him a guitar. Gonzalez developed his interest in music and American culture while at secondary school. Together with Fromageau he formed a post-rock outfit called My Violent Wish.
At the age of 17, Gonzalez bought a synth to record a demo, which he sent to a number of French labels. When the Paris-based Gooom Records appeared interested, he recruited Fromageau to "help me because I didn't feel like I had the shoulders to carry the project on my own". The band is named after the galaxy of the same name.
The band's musical aesthetic is characterized by extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instruments. Gonzalez has been inspired by aspects of the American Dream and his songs have been outlined as themed around "adult-scripted teen dreams". Inspiration for the 1980s style found in much of Gonzalezās music includes bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd, and Tangerine Dream. Between various electronic music properties and album artwork, M83ās style includes a mix of both contemporary pop and 1980s dream pop.
Highway
M83 Lyrics
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I'm gonna drive until it burns my bones
Crossing a dream with my old lost care
Its smell brings the dead memories back
Crossing a dream with my old lost care
Crossing a dream
Its smell brings the dead memories back
Crossing a dream
The song "Highway" by M83 is a melancholic masterpiece that details the experience of driving down a dusty road towards an uncertain future. The opening line "7 a.m. dusty road" sets the tone for the entire song, capturing the early morning drive and the isolated, desolate surroundings. The lyrics "I'm gonna drive until it burns my bones" suggest a strong determination and a sense of urgency, as if the singer is running away from something.
The second verse is particularly haunting as it describes the singer crossing a dream with an old lost car, the smell of which brings back dead memories. This line is open to interpretation, but it could be interpreted as the singer yearning for a past relationship or time in their life that has long passed. The repetition of "Crossing a dream" reinforces the idea of the singer being caught in between reality and fantasy.
Overall, the lyrics of "Highway" are beautiful and haunting, evoking a sense of nostalgia and longing. The song captures the feeling of being lost and searching for something, and the experience of driving down an open road with no particular destination in mind.
Line by Line Meaning
7 a.m. dusty road
It's the early morning and I'm cruising on a remote, unpaved path.
I'm gonna drive until it burns my bones
I'm going to continue driving until my body aches from exhaustion.
Crossing a dream with my old lost care
Merging a surreal vision with the memory of a cherished vehicle that's no longer mine.
Its smell brings the dead memories back
The odor of the car's interior rekindles recollections of a time long gone.
Crossing a dream with my old lost care
Returning to the notion of blending an impossible realm with the sentimental regard for an absent possession.
Crossing a dream
Alluding to the act of entering into an inconceivable world.
Crossing a dream
Repeating the desire to escape reality and venture into an imaginary realm.
Its smell brings the dead memories back
Once more referring to the overpowering fragrance of the vehicle reviving emotions that now exist only as remnants of the past.
Lyrics Ā© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTHONY GONZALEZ, YANN GONZALEZ
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@Nash_Nismo
The perfect solo road trip tune, if there ever was one!
@AdrianoGazza
Such a beautiful, beautiful piece of music. Makes me glad to be alive!
@lovelyfluffyducky1380
I just love this track so many different layers of sound building up all the way through....brilliant!!!
@danvannuys6096
I agree, similar to Mogwai and Explosions In The Sky with the building peaks and hushed valley's,
but with vocals.
@mtr801
I always get goosebumps when i listen to this...
@hafiqzariq342
Same, yet this song can make me in tear whenever I get down.. calm me so much, thanks m83 for making this masterpiece.
@leahhooper6790
Beautiful album!
@zoeida6535
A trip through our dreams
@Maki_MSX
that progression adding instruments, ... is just perfect... my skin is full of goosebumps while listening this song
@christiankuitert6922
I know this instrumental piece of artwork .....LOVELY and great artwork i must say!!!