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33. M83, 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'

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Even if Washed Out and Neon Indian were to join forces, they'd struggle to match the soaring synth-pop grandeur of this two-disc, 22-song concept album. Meant to invoke the wonder of childhood, these glistening electronic fantasias find M83 main man Anthony Gonzalez thinking back on how he once saw the future -- and getting swept up all over again. -- K.P.