Before the Dawn Heals Us is the third studio album by M83, the first since departure of founding member Nicolas Fromageau. The album was originally released on Mute in 2005 and saw the band's profile continue to rise. Pitchfork named Before The Dawn Heals Us as Best New Music and gave the album a score of 8.6/10. The album was also named as Amazon's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.