MGMT, or The Management is a band that several of my friends came across when they went to see Of Montreal about a year or so ago. They began to tell me about this band claiming the show was, "incredible". Now that they have released a full length album, I can say that after listening, this praise was certainly not unwarranted. The sound is fairly similar to the electronic/rock type composition we've seen becoming common in recent years. Essentially, their style fits in quite well with Of Montreal's. It keeps a steady sound without becoming droning or boring. Overall a pretty good piece of work.
The opening track, "Time to Pretend" is a great listen, and the album doesn't really drop off in quality as it progresses. Though I can say that the song I find myself listening to the most is "The Youth." It reminds of the Arcade Fire almost in that it just sort pulls me in and I find that I have been singing along with it. The only real complaint I could make is that they should have put that track a little deeper in the album so you have to take as decent amount of it in before you reach what I consider plainly the best track on the whole thing. Tracks like, "Electric Feel" are truly reminiscent of disco, and rock the heavy bass line in a really memorable way. Overall though, the album has an incredibly well written and composed array of songs. I can't afford to not recommend picking this one up, as it's likely getting into my Top 10 for this year barring something amazing coming out this year.
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