Saturdays = Youth is the fifth studio album by French electronic music band M83, released on 11 April 2008 by Virgin Records. The album was produced by Ken Thomas, with co-production by Ewan Pearson and M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez.
The album yielded four singles: "Couleurs" in February 2008, "Graveyard Girl" in April, "Kim & Jessie" in July and "We Own the Sky" in December. "Kim & Jessie" was placed at number 256 on Pitchfork's list of "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" in August 2009.[2]
As of October 2011, the album had sold 76,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3] Sales outside of France between 1 October 2011 and 30 September 2012 reached 152,300 copies, according to Le Bureau Export.[4][5]
Saturdays = Youth received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on 29 reviews.[6] Andy Battaglia of The A.V. Club wrote that Saturdays=Youth "boasts a more expansive sense of space" than the band's previous albums, and opined "For all the awe kindled by the effectively perfect sound in a transcendent highlight like 'Kim & Jessie,' the real triumph is that M83 uses such a setting for more simple melody and emotion than ever before."[9] Dave Hughes of Slant Magazine stated, "Although many songs still build toward walls of synth that flirt with white noise, the trademark crescendos are both leavened and deepened by being recast as textural objects and woven into lyrical pop songs."[15] Brian Howe of Pitchfork noted that Saturdays=Youth's songs "disperse in all directions: Producers Ewan Pearson and Ken Thomas spread the melodies and beats into a sound world of uncommon vibrancy and pristine clarity, mounted on a massive yet now more proportionate scale", adding that the album "meaningfully diversifies M83's catalog while retaining Gonzalez's indelible fingerprint."[13]Drowned in Sound's Alex Denney commented that "Gonzales has taken a dive head-first into the lexicon of '80s pop culture and emerged with a clutch of winning tracks that borrow openly from any number of pin-ups of the era and glaze them in his breathy, expansive shoegaze sound his to generally winning effect."[17]AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares concluded, "As super-stylized as its sounds and emotions are, Saturdays=Youth always seems genuine, even when it feels like its songs are made from the memories of other songs. For all of its nostalgic haze, it's some of M83's most focused music."[7]
In a mixed review, Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian expressed that "[t]o call Saturdays=Youth derivative is to pay it a compliment, because every retro synth sounds calibrated to provide the maximum nostalgic rush—if not for your own adolescence, then at least for that of a poetic outcast in a John Hughes film", but noted that "[i]t's a shame the songwriting evaporates in a haze of rote shoe-gazing and ambient murmurs halfway through."[12] Dan Raper of PopMatters felt that "it is a little disappointing that the point of Saturdays=Youth kind of misses the point. The more conventional 'song'-like material does have something of M83's stately grandeur but feels somewhat hollow, probably because the slow-burn's integral to the act's power."[18] Benjamin Boles of Canadian newspaper Now believed that the album is "more derivative and familiar than Anthony Gonzalez's past work as M83, which means it's more accessible but also less innovative and original. All the dreamy, ethereal glitter drowns the songs; the album overall is mostly about texture and nostalgia."[19]Spin's Mosi Reeves was unimpressed, writing that "[o]nly a few compelling songs, particularly the lush darkwave instrumental 'Couleurs' and the breezy shoegaze rock of 'Graveyard Girl,' emerge from the bathos."[16] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH found that "M83 still show plenty of guile and in their best moments present music of hidden power and grace. But in this record they seem to become too preoccupied with their 80s tribute for that to continually shine through."[20]
Pitchfork ranked Saturdays = Youth at number eight on its list of "The 50 Best Albums of 2008" and at number 111 on its list of "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s".[21][22] The album was also named the best album of 2008 by Drowned in Sound and Urban Outfitters.[23][24]
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^ abHowe, Brian (15 April 2008). "M83: Saturdays=Youth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
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^ abHughes, Dave (14 April 2008). "Review: M83, Saturdays=Youth". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ abReeves, Mosi (April 2008). "M83: Saturdays = Youth". Spin. Vol. 24, no. 4. p. 100. ISSN 0886-3032 – via Google Books.
^Denney, Alex (23 April 2008). "M83 – Saturdays=Youth". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^Raper, Dan (15 April 2008). "M83: Saturdays=Youth". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^Boles, Benjamin (29 May 2008). "M83 – Saturday = Youth". Now. Vol. 27, no. 39. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^"M83 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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Saturdays Youth is the fifth studio album by French electronic music band M83 released on 11 April 2008 by Virgin Records The album was produced by Ken Thomas with co production by Ewan Pearson and M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez Saturdays YouthStudio album by M83Released11 April 2008 2008 04 11 Recorded2007StudioRockfield Monmouth Wales GenreElectronic synth pop dream pop 1 Length62 12LabelVirginProducerKen ThomasM83 chronologyDigital Shades Vol 1 2007 Saturdays Youth 2008 Hurry Up We re Dreaming 2011 Singles from Saturdays Youth Couleurs Released 25 February 2008 Graveyard Girl Released 28 April 2008 Kim amp Jessie Released 21 July 2008 We Own the Sky Released 1 December 2008The album yielded four singles Couleurs in February 2008 Graveyard Girl in April Kim amp Jessie in July and We Own the Sky in December Kim amp Jessie was placed at number 256 on Pitchfork s list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s in August 2009 2 As of October 2011 the album had sold 76 000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan 3 Sales outside of France between 1 October 2011 and 30 September 2012 reached 152 300 copies according to Le Bureau Export 4 5 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 M83 3 2 Additional musicians 3 3 Technical 3 4 Artwork 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 ReferencesCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic70 100 6 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 7 Alternative Press 8 The A V ClubA 9 Blender 10 The Boston Phoenix 11 The Guardian 12 Pitchfork8 5 10 13 Q 14 Slant Magazine 15 Spin 16 Saturdays Youth received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received an average score of 70 based on 29 reviews 6 Andy Battaglia of The A V Club wrote that Saturdays Youth boasts a more expansive sense of space than the band s previous albums and opined For all the awe kindled by the effectively perfect sound in a transcendent highlight like Kim amp Jessie the real triumph is that M83 uses such a setting for more simple melody and emotion than ever before 9 Dave Hughes of Slant Magazine stated Although many songs still build toward walls of synth that flirt with white noise the trademark crescendos are both leavened and deepened by being recast as textural objects and woven into lyrical pop songs 15 Brian Howe of Pitchfork noted that Saturdays Youth s songs disperse in all directions Producers Ewan Pearson and Ken Thomas spread the melodies and beats into a sound world of uncommon vibrancy and pristine clarity mounted on a massive yet now more proportionate scale adding that the album meaningfully diversifies M83 s catalog while retaining Gonzalez s indelible fingerprint 13 Drowned in Sound s Alex Denney commented that Gonzales has taken a dive head first into the lexicon of 80s pop culture and emerged with a clutch of winning tracks that borrow openly from any number of pin ups of the era and glaze them in his breathy expansive shoegaze sound his to generally winning effect 17 AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares concluded As super stylized as its sounds and emotions are Saturdays Youth always seems genuine even when it feels like its songs are made from the memories of other songs For all of its nostalgic haze it s some of M83 s most focused music 7 In a mixed review Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian expressed that t o call Saturdays Youth derivative is to pay it a compliment because every retro synth sounds calibrated to provide the maximum nostalgic rush if not for your own adolescence then at least for that of a poetic outcast in a John Hughes film but noted that i t s a shame the songwriting evaporates in a haze of rote shoe gazing and ambient murmurs halfway through 12 Dan Raper of PopMatters felt that it is a little disappointing that the point of Saturdays Youth kind of misses the point The more conventional song like material does have something of M83 s stately grandeur but feels somewhat hollow probably because the slow burn s integral to the act s power 18 Benjamin Boles of Canadian newspaper Now believed that the album is more derivative and familiar than Anthony Gonzalez s past work as M83 which means it s more accessible but also less innovative and original All the dreamy ethereal glitter drowns the songs the album overall is mostly about texture and nostalgia 19 Spin s Mosi Reeves was unimpressed writing that o nly a few compelling songs particularly the lush darkwave instrumental Couleurs and the breezy shoegaze rock of Graveyard Girl emerge from the bathos 16 Ben Hogwood of musicOMH found that M83 still show plenty of guile and in their best moments present music of hidden power and grace But in this record they seem to become too preoccupied with their 80s tribute for that to continually shine through 20 Pitchfork ranked Saturdays Youth at number eight on its list of The 50 Best Albums of 2008 and at number 111 on its list of The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s 21 22 The album was also named the best album of 2008 by Drowned in Sound and Urban Outfitters 23 24 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Length1 You Appearing Anthony Gonzalez3 402 Kim amp Jessie A GonzalezYann GonzalezMorgan Kibby5 233 Skin of the Night A GonzalezKibby6 124 Graveyard Girl A GonzalezY Gonzalez4 505 Couleurs A Gonzalez8 346 Up A GonzalezKibby4 287 We Own the Sky A GonzalezY Gonzalez5 028 Highway of Endless Dreams A GonzalezY Gonzalez4 359 Too Late A GonzalezKibby5 0010 Dark Moves of Love A GonzalezY Gonzalez3 1811 Midnight Souls Still Remain A Gonzalez11 10 iTunes Store bonus track 25 No TitleWriter s Length12 Until the Night Is Over A GonzalezNicolas Fromageau6 10 Japanese edition bonus tracks 26 No TitleWriter s Length12 Graveyard Girl Yuksek Remix A GonzalezY Gonzalez5 1313 Kim amp Jessie datA Remix A GonzalezY GonzalezKibby5 0014 We Own the Sky Maps Remix A GonzalezY Gonzalez5 09Personnel EditCredits adapted from the liner notes of Saturdays Youth 27 M83 Edit Anthony Gonzalez vocals keyboards bass guitars piano Loic Maurin drums percussion guitar bass keyboards Morgan Kibby vocals piano keyboardsAdditional musicians Edit Ewan Pearson additional keyboardsTechnical Edit Ken Thomas production mixing Ewan Pearson co production pre production Anthony Gonzalez co production pre production mixing Richard Matthews recording assistance Jolyon Thomas guitar technician Tom Bailey mixing assistanceArtwork Edit Anouck Bertin sleeve photography Anthony Gonzalez art direction Paul A Taylor art direction assistance Louise Downer artwork designCharts EditChart performance for Saturdays Youth Chart 2008 PeakpositionFrench Albums SNEP 28 173US Billboard 200 29 107US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 30 1US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 31 4Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Saturdays Youth Region Date Format Label Ref Australia 11 April 2008 CDdigital download EMI 32 France 14 April 2008 Virgin 33 United Kingdom Mute 34 United States 15 April 2008 35 Germany 9 May 2008 EMI 36 Japan 1 July 2009 EMI Music Japan 26 References Edit Terich Jeff 5 April 2012 10 Essential Dream Pop Albums Treblezine Retrieved 27 October 2015 The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s 500 201 Pitchfork 17 August 2009 Archived from the original on 2 May 2014 Retrieved 13 October 2009 Mason Kerri 22 October 2011 Double Down Billboard Vol 123 no 38 p 35 ISSN 0006 2510 via Google Books French Export Certifications 2012 PDF Le Bureau Export Archived from the original PDF on 26 September 2017 Retrieved 25 September 2017 Abous us Le Bureau Export Archived from the original on 26 September 2017 Retrieved 25 September 2017 a b Reviews for Saturdays Youth by M83 Metacritic Retrieved 11 November 2011 a b Phares Heather Saturdays Youth M83 AllMusic Retrieved 18 December 2019 M83 Saturdays Youth Alternative Press No 239 June 2008 p 137 ISSN 1065 1667 a b Battaglia Andy 14 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth The A V Club Retrieved 2 July 2009 Dombal Ryan M83 Saturdays Youth Blender Archived from the original on 20 June 2008 Retrieved 3 November 2017 Steel Sharon 15 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth The Boston Phoenix Archived from the original on 5 October 2009 Retrieved 3 November 2017 a b Lynskey Dorian 11 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth The Guardian Retrieved 22 February 2009 a b Howe Brian 15 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth Pitchfork Retrieved 15 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth Q No 263 June 2008 p 145 ISSN 0955 4955 a b Hughes Dave 14 April 2008 Review M83 Saturdays Youth Slant Magazine Retrieved 2 July 2021 a b Reeves Mosi April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth Spin Vol 24 no 4 p 100 ISSN 0886 3032 via Google Books Denney Alex 23 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth Drowned in Sound Retrieved 11 November 2011 Raper Dan 15 April 2008 M83 Saturdays Youth PopMatters Retrieved 11 November 2011 Boles Benjamin 29 May 2008 M83 Saturday Youth Now Vol 27 no 39 Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 Retrieved 11 November 2011 Hogwood Ben 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