180 degrees from Fleet Foxes are media darlings MGMT. 2008 was the breakout year for this Brooklyn duo.
Their big label debut 'Oracular Spectacular' (Columbia) boasted a title as over inflated as the bubble of hype that has swirled around them all year long. Thing is, they deliver. OC is a brash, loud, psychedelic, funky, glam, melodic electropop cacophony. When I first heard 'Time to Pretend', I though it sounded a lot like the Flaming Lips, turns out the album was produced by the Lips producer Dave Friedmann.
The result: Vintage 80's, updated with a rich bouquet of Ultravox, flavor notes of Human League, and a nutty Prince finish. All without an aftertaste of pretense.
I'm just sayin'.
We Care-MGMT
Electric Feel-MGMT
MGMT- Time to Pretend (2008)
MGMT- Electric Feel (2008)
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