M83, “Fantasy.” Following diversions into ’80s camp on 2016’s Junk and into fantasy films and video games with 2019’s Digital Shades Vol. II, French multi-instrumentalist Anthony Gonzalez takes his shoegazy project M83 even further down the rabbit hole on the appropriately titled Fantasy, an album that seems to cherrypick certain…

M83, “Digital Shades Vol. II.” Few frustrations can compare to that of an artist who suspects his audience didn’t fully resonate with his work. French ‘80s revivalist Anthony Gonzalez wrestled with that feeling with Junk in 2016. As M83, his combination of shoegaze and synth-pop earned praise from multiple camps. Even…

M83 performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on April 22, 2012. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Breaking the traditional rules of setlist arrangement, M83’s Anthony Gonzalez didn’t save his big hit for the end of the show at the Fillmore Sunday night. “Midnight City,” the crossover success on alternative and mainstream…