M83 announces ‘Junk’ release date and tour, alongside new song ‘Do It, Try It’

by: Alex Hitchcock Mar 2, 2016

Towards the end of 2015, M83 fans were elated to hear Anthony Gonzalez shed light on the band’s forthcoming, seventh studio album. While details were given, a release date was not provided until now. The album, Junk, will be released on April 8 via Mute and supported by an extensive multi-national tour throughout the spring and well into the latter half of summer.

As part of the album date announcement, Gonzalez has given a taste of what’s to come by debuting the first song off Junk, “Do It, Try It.” A simplistic yet futuristic melody that picks up during its last minute, “Do It, Try It” falls right in stride with the eclectic, ’70s and ’80s television-inspired theme, planned for the album.

In an albeit interesting, but not unheard of, move by Gonzalez, M83 is also actively recruiting a new, female singer-keyboardist to fill the role of former member, Morgan Kibby, on this upcoming tour. See the complete list of tour dates below.

04-06 New Orleans, LA – The Civic Theatre
04-08 Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
04-09 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
04-10 Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
04-12 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
04-13 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
04-15 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-16 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
04-17 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
04-19 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
04-22 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-23 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
04-25-26 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
04-27 Missoula, MT – Wilma Theatre
04-29 Edmonton, Alberta – Francis Winspear Centre for Music
04-30 Calgary, Alberta – Grey Eagle Resort and Casino Event Centre
05-04 Hong Kong, China – Kitec Star Hall
05-07 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – KL Live
05-19 Sentosa, Singapore – Hard Rock Coliseum
05-21 Jakarta, Indonesia – Lapangan D – Senayan
05-24 Seoul, South Korea – Blue Square, Samsung Card Hall
05-26 Tokyo, Japan – Studio Coast
05-28 Quincy, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
05-30 Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair
05-31 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06-01 Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
06-03 Columbus, OH – Express Live!
06-04 New York City, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
06-06 Pittsburg, PA – Stage AE
06-07 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
06-08 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
06-09 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06-11 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
06-12 Richmond, VA – The National
06-14 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
06-15 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
06-16 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
06-18 Dover, DE – Firefly Festival
06-24-26 Paris, France – Solidays Festival
06-28 Istanbul, Turkey – Zorlu Center for the Performing Arts
06-30-07-03 Marmande, France – Garorock Festival
06-30 Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Fectival
07-01-03 Belfort, France – Eurockeenes Festival
07-07 Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live
07-09 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
07-14-17 Ostrava, Czech Republic – Colours of Ostrava Festival
07-15 Gräfenhainchen, Germany – Melt Festival
07-22-24 Oro-Medonte, Ontario – WayHome Music & Arts
07-24 Sterling Heights, MI – Mo Pop Festival
07-29 Montréal, Québec – Osheaga Festival
08-10 Oslo, Norway – Øya Festival
08-11 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-13 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-15 Budapest, Hungary – Sziget Festival
08-19-21 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
08-24-27 Glattsbrugg, Switzerland – Zürich Openair
08-25-28 Charleville-Mézières, France – Le Cabaret Vert