A new band from my favourite place in the world, New York. And not just New York, but Brooklyn, home of the fat useless tramp of a wrestler that used to smoke a cigar, The Brooklyn Brawler, as well as high flying pilot and scientologist, John Travolta.
As far as I'm aware, MGMT aren't wrestlers, tramps, pilots or scientologists, but they are capable of making very entertaining music. They've recently been snapped up by Colombia, so it won't be too long till they're making massive in roads.
The song begins off with the type of madcap palaver that you might find in a Captain Beefheart record, or at least something else very of that era. But then the drums, and almost Gary Numan-esque bass and synths kick in, and MGMT take you away with a fantastic slab of music. Think Animal Collective, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Sunset Rubdown, maybe even a little bit of Flaming Lips.
MGMT means "management" for the uninitiated and lyrics like, "I'll go to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars", mean that I have a great big smile on my face. Go and have a listen at their MySpace, and have a listen to the other gems they've got up there.
Great new band, great tunes and great lyrics. They're currently touring the States with Of Montreal, so hopefully we'll get to see them on our fair isle very soon. Actually, just as I'm finishing this short piece off, before running to the toilet, I've realised that the Time To Pretend EP is available on iTunes. I'd make the word iTunes one of them links that takes you straight to iTunes, but I can't be fucked on. Go and get it though, if you're that way inclined.
Tuesday 2 October 2007
MGMT - Time To Pretend
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Just saw these guys last week Minneapolis. Can't stop listening to the CD. Brilliant, brilliant stuff. They look young to be this good.
Hopefully I'll get to catch them in the UK soon. Glad you like them as well.
Hey, just to let you know, MGMT is coming to London later this month. Check out their Myspace for details.
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