67 - MGMT

I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw, I'm in the prime of my life

At number 67 is MGMT. They have gained a great following off of the two singles, "Time to Pretend" and "Kids".

Wiki - MGMT (pronounced M-G-M-T /ɛm dʒiː ɛm ˈtiː/) is a Grammy nominated American band based in Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora records, they signed with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006.

On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day". On November 14, 2007, Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top 10 "Artist to Watch" in 2008. The band was named 9th in the BBC's Sound of 2008 top 10 poll. They were also named as Last.fm's most played new artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 lists.

Their first album as MGMT, Oracular Spectacular, debuted at number 12 on the UK album chart and number six on the Australian ARIA Charts, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It has also been named the 18th best album of the decade by Rolling Stone magazine. It was named the best album of 2008 by NME. MGMT also appeared prominently in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 2008, coming in 2nd with "Electric Feel", 5th with "Kids" and 18th with "Time to Pretend".

MGMT was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and their track "Kids" was nominated for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals. These are the first Grammy nominations for the band. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the Justice remix of "Electric Feel" won the Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.

Their next album, Congratulations, is due to be released on April 13, 2010. The album was leaked onto the web on March 19. Because of this, the band put all of the songs available as streams from the official MGMT website.

Discography -

Oracular Spactacular (2008)
Congratulations (expected release April 13, 2010)

Best Songs -

Time to Pretend
Weekend Wars
The Youth
Electric Feel
Kids
Pieces of What
Is It Working?
Flash Delerium
Brian Eno
Congratulations

MGMT had everyone on their junk over the dance-popness of their songs "Kids" and "Electric Feel". For their second album, they wanted to stray away from that kind of style. While I feel like there are better songs on O.S., I admire their desire to stay in the underground with Congratulations and there are songs on there that prove they aren't just a one hit pop band. "Flash Delerium" is the prime example of that, and that's why i'm playing that instead of one of the three singles from O.S. that you've heard 1000 times.

And now, MGMT!!!!


next up: a band that Andrew Mount did not know existed.