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MGMT formed when Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden met as music students at Wesleyan University in 2002. They started making music together in Brooklyn,...

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MGMT's bright synth-pop with a dark undercurrent

The duo's music wraps anxiety in danceable production, from 'Time To Pretend' to 'Little Dark Age'.

If you want to understand MGMT, put on 'Time To Pretend' and 'When You Die'. One's about faking your way through life, the other's about what happens when the pretending stops.

MGMT matters because they make pop that doesn't feel safe. 'Electric Feel' has that undeniable groove, but listen closer and there's a disconnection running through it. Their songs sound like parties where everyone's pretending to have fun.

They started as Wesleyan students making psychedelic electronic music in Brooklyn. 'Oracular Spectacular' in 2007 brought them attention with 'Kids' and 'Time To Pretend', then their sound got more layered and less accessible before returning to direct synth-pop on 2018's 'Little Dark Age'.

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MGMT formed when Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden met as music students at Wesleyan University in 2002. They started making music together in Brooklyn, pulling from psychedelic rock and electronic sounds. Their first album, 'Oracular Spectacular,' came out in 2007 and included songs like 'Time To Pretend' and 'Kids' that got attention for their mix of synth-pop and rock.

Their sound shifted over their next few albums, becoming less immediately accessible and more layered. 'Little Dark Age' in 2018 brought them back to a more direct synth-pop feel, with the title track and 'When You Die' showing a darker, more focused approach. They've kept working since, releasing 'In the Afternoon' in 2022.

MGMT's music often deals with themes of anxiety and disconnection, wrapped in bright production. Songs like 'Electric Feel' and 'Flash Delirium' have a danceable surface but carry a sense of unease underneath. They've maintained a fairly low-key presence, letting the music speak for itself rather than courting mainstream attention.

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