M83's Snowstorm Soundtrack Features Endless Saxophone Solos, Cold Silence
KEY POINTS
- â˘New York City experienced a heavy snowstorm last week, prompting reflective nighttime walks.
- â˘During these quiet moments, listeners turned to M83âs 2003 album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts for a soundtrack.
- â˘The album features a blend of repetitive instrumental bombast, inspired by Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and includes Anthony Gonzalezâs saxophone solos.
Last week, New York City got iced by a serious snowstorm, which apparently begged only for M83's sophomore masterpiece, Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, to accompany lonely, dark city strolls. Before Nicolas Fromageau gracefully exited this French duo, Anthony Gonzalez blended traditional pop with saxophone solos and teen angstâbecause winter demands multi-sensory existential crisis. The barely-memorable debut album gets overshadowed by this 2003 record inspired by bands like Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, turning snow-induced isolation into a soundtrack loooong enough to feel like a cold eternity. Truly, the soundtrack of doom wrapped in loops and breathy sax is exactly what a snowstorm ordered.
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Nothing says 'I love winter' like a snowstorm soundtrack that's 90% saxophone and 100% cold French existentialism. Stay warm, New York.
M83 proved that when New York shivers, only grinding repeated melodies and emo sax solos can warm your soulâor confuse it endlessly.
Snowstorm playlists that go on longer than your patience: M83âs epic 2003 record is the auditory equivalent of shoveling hopelessness.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/1/2026 | Author: Terrence OâBrien
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