Before the Dawn Heals Us is the third studio album by the French electronic group M83, released in January 2005 to positive reviews. The album was released on the Gooom label in Europe and on the Mute label in the United States. It was the first album from M83 following the departure of founding member Nicolas Fromageau. Before the Dawn Heals Us was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. The track "Moon Child" was featured in the television show Top Gear in episode 6 of series 6 in 2005. The track "Teen Angst" was featured in trailers to the 2006 film A Scanner Darkly. The track "Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun" was featured in the 2008 documentary Britney: For the Record, and was also featured in the Fully Flared introduction (the 2007 street skateboarding video by Lakai Footwear Limited). The track "I Guess I'm Floating" was featured in the movie Broken English. It was also featured in and on the soundtrack of the movie Like Crazy. The track "Asterisk" was used in a 2011 Red Bull advertisement featuring snowboarder Travis Rice. It was also used in Gabe Morford and Mike Martin's 2006 urban track bike riding manifesto MASH SF. The city skyline featured on the album cover is Bangkok, Thailand. Before the Dawn Heals Us is the third studio album by the French electronic group M83, released in January 2005 to positive reviews. The album was released on the Gooom label in Europe and on the Mute label in the United States. It was the first album from M83 following the departure of founding member Nicolas Fromageau. Before the Dawn Heals Us was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. The track "Moon Child" was featured in the television show Top Gear in episode 6 of series 6 in 2005. The track "Teen Angst" was featured in trailers to the 2006 film A Scanner Darkly. The track "Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun" was featured in the 2008 documentary Britney: For the Record, and was also featured in the Fully Flared introduction (the 2007 street skateboarding video by Lakai Footwear Limited). The track "I Guess I'm Floating" was featured in the movie Broken English. It was also featured in and on the soundtrack of the movie Like Crazy. The track "Asterisk" was used in a 2011 Red Bull advertisement featuring snowboarder Travis Rice. It was also used in Gabe Morford and Mike Martin's 2006 urban track bike riding manifesto MASH SF. The city skyline featured on the album cover is Bangkok, Thailand. false 2022-10-27 13:37:05 Before the Dawn Heals Us 8 2005 2005-01-25 2005-01-25 61 Alternative Rock Ambient Downtempo Electronic Emo Leftfield Noise Rock Shoegaze Dream Pop 114021 2128423 fad5e4b4-13ac-3f6c-9915-1f0267780df7 6d7b7cd4-254b-4c25-83f6-dd20f98ceacd ddaa2d4d-314e-3e7c-b1d0-f6d207f5aa2f M83 AlbumArtist M83 Artist M83 M83 1 Moon Child 04:38 2 Don't Save Us from the Flames 04:15 3 In the Cold I'm Standing 04:08 4 Farewell / Goodbye 05:32 5 Fields, Shorelines and Hunters 02:30 6 * 02:44 7 I Guess I'm Floating 01:57 8 Teen Angst 05:03 9 Can't Stop 02:20 10 Safe 04:53 11 Let Men Burn Stars 01:56 12 Car Chase Terror 03:51 13 Slight Night Shiver 02:04 14 A Guitar and a Heart 04:46 15 Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun 10:37 M83 (French pronunciation: [ɛm katʁ vɛ̃ tʁwa]) are a French electronic music group formed in Antibes in 1999. Initially the duo of multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Fromageau and Anthony Gonzalez, Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring for their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez remains the sole constant member of the project, as the primary songwriter and lead vocalist. The band has released nine studio albums, including the Grammy Award-nominated Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, in addition to two soundtracks. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with numerous guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found breakout success in 2011 with "Midnight City", Hurry Up, We're Dreaming's lead single. Their sound has been described as dream pop, new wave, shoegaze, as well as ambient.