M83’s latest, Saturdays = Youth, is by far one of the finest records this year has had to offer. I absolutely love the fact that the thing manages to blend New Order-esque pop (like in the above video for “Graveyard Girl”), techno, and ambient shoegaze seamlessly, never quite sticking to one genre long enough, but never quite sounding like it’s trying to purposefully switch things up.

Plus, there are a few tracks on there that remind me of the criminally overlooked record Dreams Top Rock by Pluramon, which, I can assure you, is a glowing endorsement.

M83 play the Doug Fir tonight with The Berg Sans Nipple and The Fast Computers.