M83's Before the Dawn Heals Us is, in a nutshell, brilliant. I haven't heard Dead Cities and I already love the band. I'm really looking forward to hearing more. But for now, Before the Dawn Heals Us is filling my M83-hearing need just fine. One of the greatest albums I've ever heard.

great album with great sound. im impressed. the added vocals to anthony's already dreamy sound makes it enjoyable. get it, you wont regret

I personally can't seem to give the credit to them. They are so heavily influenced by My Bloody Valentine that it would be quite unfair to praise them for just taking other's ideas to electronics and releasing it. Sorry, it's either hook or crook and I must say this is the latter of the two.

Explosion of emotions under a sky of sparkling sounds. Gonzalez has here found a great maturity in the production and there is no doubt that this album is a major classic. The references to the early shoegazer pioneers ,even still there, are no longer priorities. Even this early in the year , this album should succeed to stay in the top 10 for the year or else I can't wait to hear what else 2005 has to offer. I think that it is worth mentionning that long-term friend and collaborator of Gonzalez , Feist, has released a majestic record worth the attention. 9 is the rating but only because we want to leave room for improving.… Expand

An awesome mix of shoegaze and space rock. Best electronic music ever since Air's 10.000 Hz Legend.

Brilliant album very close to perfect.

Absolutely gorgeous music. The first time I listened to it, it kind of reminded me of MBV's "Loveless" mixed with a bit of Sigur Ros and post-OK Computer Radiohead. I never heard of this group before checking out this LP, but now I am definitely interested in more of their stuff. "Can't Stop" is the catchiest song I've heard not on "Twin Cinema" and the arrangements and production of the album is beautiful to listen to. The use of live instruments intermingling with the electronic beats is really solid, as are the lyrics, which are spacey and abstract, but still somewhat accessible.… Expand

Terrific cd.. a spirtual experience.

Good CD.. sometime over-pretentious and too grandiose but else very complex, deep and evocating soundscapes.. Anyway check it out, It's worth at least one listen. sorry for the bad english but it's not my mother tongue.. Finally, I wanted to say that the last reviewer "Shabar O" is mixing Gonzalez, the artist/performer who made the Piano Solo album last year with Anthony Gonzalez, the keyboardist and now-single member of M83. Anthony G. has nothing to do with the sweet Feist. Too bad for him ;-)… Expand

The inclusion of vocals and live instruments on this release takes M83 to the next level. M83 have grown leaps and bounds in comparison to their first release, M83, in 2002. If "Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts" was their "Soft Bulletin", then "Before the Dawn Heals Us" is their "Yoshimi". Simply wonderous and amazing.

A little Pink Floyd with some Air and some Dead cities in between and you have a nice follow up.

Their mixture of rock and eletronica and so many other sounds make this an amazing CD.