Band Of The Week: MGMT

Band of the Week:

MGMT

Yay! Brooklyn´s saviours are here!
The five-piece band MGMT pronounced "Management" started out with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser who met at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Connecticut, where they both studied music. They started out doing covers of the Ghostbusters theme song then moved on doing more serious writing together.

The fellas got a major deal (signed to Colombia Records) and their debut album, Oracular Spectacular, (out january) is produced by Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann.

So what does MGMT sound like? Well "basically" it´s synth/space/rock/pop/country/surf-ish. The 70´s inspired psychadelic flowerpower video Electric Feel brings your thoughts to Jackson 5 with a touch of Klaxons...

Their influences: Early Rolling Stones and New Order on acid.

Songs You Gotta Hear:
x Time To Pretend
x Weekend Wars
x Electric Feel

www.myspace.com/mgmt

simply have a listen.....

Becka


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