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Before the Dawn Heals Us
Electronic · 2005 · 15 tracks

Before the Dawn Heals Us

M83

A cinematic collision of shoegaze noise and synth-pop euphoria. It sounds like a high-speed chase through a neon city that ends in a slow-motion sunrise.

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It's like being inside a neon-drenched sci-fi movie where every emotion is turned up to eleven.

A high-stakes collision of nocturnal anxiety and transcendent, widescreen euphoria.

Before the Dawn Heals Us · vs · M83
Haunting+3.8σ

Haunting saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Moon Child
4:38
02
Don’t Save Us From the Flames
4:15
03
In the Cold I’m Standing
4:09
04
Farewell / Goodbye
5:32
05
Fields, Shorelines and Hunters
2:30
06
*
2:45
07
I Guess I’m Floating
1:57
08
Teen Angst
5:03
09
Can’t Stop
2:21
10
Safe
4:53
11
Let Men Burn Stars
1:56
12
Car Chase Terror
3:51
13
Slight Night Shiver
2:05
14
A Guitar and a Heart
4:46
15
Lower Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun
10:39
Moments Worth Waiting For
The terrifying spoken-word narrative in Car Chase Terror that dissolves into a wall of white noise.
The massive, distorted drum entry halfway through Teen Angst that feels like a physical weight.
The slow, ten-minute orchestral ascent of the final track that feels like a sunrise after a long night.
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