Anthony Gonzalez talks about new M83 album "Fantasy" with bandmate Joe Berry
M83. (Photo credit: Jeremy Searle)
On the heels of releasing the first single from their upcoming ninth studio album Fantasy, M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez spoke with NME about his creative process with longtime bandmate and Maggie Dave saxophonist Joe Berry.
NME: "Gonzalez spent the entirety of 2021 in the studio with longtime bandmate Joe Berry and producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, Wolf Alice), taking the time to ensure that the new material landed in the right spirit. 'I wanted to come back with an album that had a band feel,' Gonzalez explained. 'The idea was to make music in a room with musicians and jam around and see what happened.' He continued: 'We gathered in a room every day, and we just created music. At the end, we had enough material to turn all these jams into an album. I really wanted to create an album that plays well live and translates well on stage. It was about going back to my roots, which is more shoegaze-y, guitar-like, 80s sound."
Joe Berry's production features in the music video for "Oceans Niagara," the lead single to the forthcoming full-length, Fantasy. A world tour is set to begin for M83 in April, with their first stop in Phoenix, AZ.