M83 Junk - Album Review (Experimenting AF)

   

So apparently 3 days ago -more or less, depending on your time zone- M83 dropped their New album, their seventh album to be specific, and it's just as messy as weird as goofy as the title, the album art, more even the video is.

Anthony Gonzales is all about experimenting, even more than before, also he's more French now!
He explained the title that the album will confuse the media, That they will choose the tracks they like, one,two if lucky, and the rest will be junk.

Do it
                                           
The opener song starts up with this weird pouncy 80's-like piano that sounds like it's trying its best to bug you and make your ears feel itchy, it gets better when the chorus hits you. But I can't help feeling like it looses rhythm at some point specially that the "do it, try it" sometimes overlap or like flip/flops. It gets better and even becomes more dancing earwarm.

Go
                                           
Possibly the best song of the whole album, it's super sonically indulgent, with it's electronic claps,  funky guitar and simple catchy lyrics. It starts aimlessly specially with Singer Mari Lan's voice, then it all makes sense when the drums pick up after her countdown. The funk dream is all fun for the ears.

Bibi the dog
                                           
I can't quite make my opinion about whether the chipmunk voice was or not uncalled for.
After reaching this song, you gotta realize that serious changes have happened with the vocalists and that the band is not like we used to know, I't obvious that some got replaced, and it's kind of more Female centered now.

For the kids

Now we're officially back to the 80's era. No one would actually have expected this type of song to be within this befuddling mess but here we are!
This saxophone ballad, this euphoria featuring some Norwegian singer and some kid ghost-whispering kicking at the end makes it the perfect dream-pop song to sleep to.

Solitude                                   
Yeah, we all said it, that's M83 from Midnight City, they're back! With this exotic epic track where
Gonzales finally gets to sing again, backed up with some swelling string that overpowers the song eventually.

Lazer Gun

This opening is the best so far, it's super sassy and her voice is really sweet.
And with the shouting chorus at the end, it just can't get better. I can't help but feel my body wanting to dance while listening to this song!

I can't help but feel like they're getting a lot to sound like Arcade Fire mixed with a bit of Daft Bunk, But as a devoted fan of the band, I know that they're all about experiencing, and I like the overall album, It's like what I always expect from them.
I'd give it 8/10  :)