Track of the Moment-Midnight City by M83

Its strange. It has been a while since I last listened to Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, the masterpiece by electronic outfit M83 led by Anthony Gonzalez, an album that I very much enjoyed from last year. Perhaps it is the length, sure its only a little over an hour, but having to listen to music mostly on bus rides and the hour and five minutes between when I wake up and when I have to be at work makes things a little difficult. Nevertheless, after hear Midnight City again, the unbelievable single from that album it still sparkles like the day the album was released. What made that track so good in the first place was its timelessness, much like a few other contemporary artists, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Holy Ghost!, Midnight City gathers so heavily from the sound of the 80’s, or rather what a person might think music would sound like in a dream about the 80’s. The synth riff right at the beginning of the track is so starkly different than anything that would be heard during electronic 80’s music, but every other piece, the drums, the sax solo at the end, and the vocals are pure vintage. The album, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming was pick of the year last year, he can read my take on it here