For pure musical fantasy and escapism, you don’t need to look any further than M83’s ambitious double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.

As you can gather from the title, the album’s concept focuses on the dreams we have, as children, teenagers and adults. And, the music helps transport us to our various dreamscapes.

M83’s helmsman, Anthony Gonzalez, also draws heavily from the 80s music that inspired him. This album sounds like all the best parts of New Order, Depeche Mode and Joshua Tree-era U2.

And in between the bombastic sounds of “Midnight City” and “Steve McQueen” lie lovely ballads and interludes. “Wait” stirs something in my core with it’s simplicity and yearning. While “Raconte-Moi Une Histoire”, where a child narrates a story about turning into frogs, really just sums up the wonder of this album.

In fact, this isn’t so much an album, as it is a soundtrack for your daydreams.