Meet Morgan Kibby. She’s 24, makes her home in Los Angeles and fronts the chamber-pop ensemble the Romanovs. For most of 2008, Kibby has lent her ethereal voice to the French shoegaze-pop sensation M83, whose April release, “Saturdays = Youth,” is one of most critically lauded albums of the year. And over the next couple of months, as M83 performs throughout England, Europe and the U.S., Kibby will share her experiences here in “Every Day Is Saturday: On Tour With M83,” a diary hosted exclusively by Buzz Bands.
Kibby’s whirlwind year began after friend and filmmaker Eva Husson recommended her to M83 main man Anthony Gonzalez. “Anthony sent me some demos and asked me for ideas, so that was kind of my audition,” says Kibby, who speaks glowingly of the recording sessions for “Saturdays = Youth” in Wales. “It was a great experience, if for no other reason than I was finally getting the chance to do something I was not in charge of.”
Classically trained on piano as a teenager, Kibby ended up co-writing four songs on “Saturdays,” including the song that has become one of the top singles of 2008, “Kim & Jessie.” Besides her work in the Romanovs, she has released a dreamy cover of the 1982 INXS hit, “Don’t Change,” and, with boyfriend Jonathan Leahy (the Broken Remotes), composed the score for Daniel Stamm’s latest movie, “A Necessary Death,” which screens in L.A. at the AFI Fest on Nov. 8 and 9.
Watch for the first installment of Kibby’s diary next week. For now, enjoy one of the great videos M83 did earlier this year for Pitchfork.tv:
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I hope she takes pictures of the food she eats.
sounds like a great read! looking forward to reading it
I think this babe should start a pop band akin to M83, L.A. needs it.
Europe will love her voice. She has great range and stage presence.
i agree with scott! this girl is is so talented….can’t wait to see what she does next
A perfect voice to capture such an experience! Morgan’s ability to articulate the rich depths of her existence is nothing short of remarkable. It’ll be exciting to see what this multifaceted writer will convey over the next few months.
I Love this girl!!!!! :^) So much talent, a must see in LA anytime she does any of her projects including with M83.
can someone confirm if the m83 show november 11th is still gonna be on in atlanta. it isnt listed on the m83 tour.
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http://www.badearl.com/content/additional_info?event_id=524&full=true
but it says so here.
nevermind. i see it confirmed on the m83 myspace page. yay! we open the north america tour!
I went to the LA Phil/M83 concert last night and it was extraordinary! I blogged about it here:
http://mary-laure.blogspot.com/2009/03/m83-and-la-phil.html
I totally fell in LOVE with Morgan.
I checked out her MySpace page but couldn’t find any concert dates for The Romanovs… I can’t wait to hear more of her.