After reading the last story about how MGMT pissed everyone off by not playing their hit single Kids recently at the Coachella festival, I believe its time i threw in my two cents about these guys, so here we go...
MGMT are rad and heres why:
I didn't really pay their first album much attention, I didnt mind a Soulwax remix but I think that's as far as it went (to much cheese). So obviously I wasn't to concerned when they toured Australia. I did hear many reports from fans in despair however, talking of MGMT's "dismal", "lackluster" performance at Splendour in the Grass, to which I gave the appropriate consoling responses. I thought quietly to myself "ah well they're shit live performers as well, whatdyaknow". However is it possible there is more to this group then meets the eye?
Recently they released the most anticipated/controversial album of the year "Congratulations". Many things have been written about this album, but in general it goes like this... all their fans are pissed off there's no cool, catchy, hook riddled singles like Kids etc to listen to while they ride their roller blades or wateva. Everyone else just seems confused and are chilling, waiting to see if the "radical departure" pays off. However, After the shit performances, the "weird" album with no singles, and now refusing to play their most popular songs... I'm starting to think that maybe MGMT just like to piss people off? and that makes them ok in my book. In fact when you start to think about it that makes them pretty punk rock really?
Think about it: (a)They seem to have no regard for their fans, their label, or commercial pressures (b)They don't dress like punk rockers which i think makes them pretty punk, (c) They seem to just liek stirring shit and (d) they believe in anarchy (probably?). So next time Flash Delirium comes on the radio and you start whinging about how shit MGMTs latest album is consider this: MGMT dont give a shit hey. And besides, give it a chance caus it is actually a really good album.
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