They experimented with noise rock and electronica before settling on what Paco Alvarez of Spin calls "their current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop." In 2002, the duo attended the inaugural Bonnaroo together as fans. "We were just hanging out and showing each other music that we liked." VanWyngarden named Talking Heads and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) as artists who are "definitely in blood". "We weren't trying to start a band," remarked Goldwasser. History Formation (2002–2005) īen Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden formed the band while attending Wesleyan University during their freshman year. The group was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and " Kids" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
At the 51st Grammy Awards, the Justice remix of "Electric Feel" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
They were also named as Last.fm's most played new artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 list. The band placed ninth in the BBC's Sound of 2008 Top Ten Poll. In November Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top ten "Artist to Watch" in 2008 and went on to name Oracular Spectacular number 494 in their top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. On October 5, 2007, Spin named MGMT "Artist of the Day". In late 2019, the two released a new song called "In the Afternoon" as their first fully self-produced single. Beginning in 2019, the duo began producing music independent of a label for the first time since 2006. The group's fourth studio album, titled Little Dark Age, was released in February 2018 and marked the end of their contract with Columbia. It was released on September 17, 2013, and was released as an early exclusive on Rdio on September 9, 2013.
In January 2011 they began work on their eponymous third studio album. After the release of Oracular Spectacular Richardson, Berman and Matthew Asti joined the core band in the studio for Congratulations, which was released on April 13, 2010. Originally signed to Cantora Records by the nascent label's co-founder, NYU undergrad Will Griggs, MGMT later signed with Columbia and RED Ink in 2006 and released their debut album Oracular Spectacular the next year. Alongside VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, MGMT's live lineup currently consists of drummer Will Berman, bassist Simon O'Connor, and guitarist and keyboard James Richardson. It was founded by singers and multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. MGMT ( / ɛ m- dʒ i- ɛ m- t iː/ ) is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut.
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