Music

Fantasy 2023

synth-pop 66 min 13 tracks Mute

Fantasy is the ninth studio album by French band M83, released on 17 March 2023 through Virgin Records France and Mute Records. It was announced on 10 January 2023 alongside the release of the lead single "Oceans Niagara". The band toured North America and Europe in support of the album from April to August 2023.

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Character

Grave, character-led, classical in form and spare.

gravecomic
character-ledplot-driven
classical in formformally daring

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What critics gave it

Metacritic 74/100

AllMusic3.5/5 ★
DIY3/5 ★
Exclaim!7/10
The Line of Best Fit6/10
NME3/5 ★
Pitchfork6.6/10
PopMatters4.5/5 ★
Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
Sputnikmusic3.5/5
Under the Radar8/10 ★

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Tracks

1Water Deep3:11
2Oceans Niagara4:32
3Amnesia4:03
4Us and the Rest5:32
5Earth to Sea6:40
6Radar, Far, Gone4:05
7Deceiver6:30
8Fantasy4:34
9Laura4:08
10Sunny Boy6:04
11Kool Nuit7:56
12Sunny Boy Part 21:60
13Dismemberment Bureau7:05

13 tracks, 66 minutes.

About the album

Artist: M83
Label: Mute
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: CA

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