I think I had avoided listening to the new M83 songs/album because 1) I didn't really understand the album art aesthetic, and it kind of creeped me out and 2) when other people write about the SHOEGAZE genre, it always comes across pretty ghey.

I was really into "Teen Angst" and "Run Into Flowers" back in the day, so maybe I was just afraid of being let down... :-(

But yeah, these new songs are pretty ridiculous. I'm sure Sofia Coppola is rolling around in her grave right now, wishing she could use these songs in a movie trailer, or meaningful ending sequence. I'm surprised there aren't more shoegaze bands these days, instead of so many bedroom producers trying to bang out standard electro hits.

The music video for "Graveyard Girl" really makes me want to go back to the 90s, and get an alternative girl pregnant. It seems like we all could have been a lot more authentic if we were alternative back then.

[MP3]
M83 Kim & Jessie [HIGHLY RECCD]
M83 Graveyard Girl

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xx BONUS SOFIA COPPOLA HUMOR xx

Remember when Sofia Coppola used the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey" at the end of Lost in Translation?

Remember when Sofia Coppola used The Strokes and New Order in Marie Antoinette?

(Editor's Note: Sofia Coppola is still alive.)

Watch more surprisingly meaningful M83 music videos on their youtube channel
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