MGMT

I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open due to yesterday's Laneway Festival and subsequent midnight picnic in Hyde Park so the creative juices are lacking somewhat. But, I've taken the first opportunity I've had to post up a couple of tracks from Brooklyn's MGMT (pronounced Management).

Now and again a band/artist will pop up out of nowhere and turn my attention from the swarms of others being flaunted on the radio or on blogs. This is one of these examples and their eclecticly brilliant mish mash of an album is making my brain buzz.

I'm still making my way through their debut album Oracular Spectacular so finding the right adjectives and references to explain their sound is proving difficult.

Standout track for me so for is "Electric Feel" which is textured pop with a slow disco balearic groove, pan flutes and a catchy melody. It's reminding me in ways to to recent releases by The Tough Alliance or Studio.......but skipping to the next track I'm getting strains of Arcade Fire, Of Montreal and even Connor Oburst.

There's cute acoustic tracks, buzzing synths as backing noise under an incredible array of hooky organ riffs, camp pop, weird jungle sounds, country yarns and druggy psychedelia.

Anyway, I haven't been excited as this about finding a band for a while. I'm actually gushing.

MGMT - Electric Feel
MGMT - Time to Pretend
MGMT - Kids

MGMT Myspace

Watch "Electric Feel" Video

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