Oracular Spectacular

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Formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, NY,MGMTconsists of multi-instrumentalistsAndrew VanWyngardenandBen Goldwasser, both alumni of Wesleyan University. The pair was drawn to the music of other duos and found themselves incorporating the implications of the hallucinatory power of the Incredible String Band, the roaring subway minimalist electronica of Suicide, the silky pop-soul of Hall & Oates, the pulsing narcotic trance of Spacemen 3, the avant garde industrial romanticism of Royal Trux and much more into the constantly evolving sounds ofMGMT.
Co-produced withDavid Fridmann, their million-selling 2008 debutOracular Spectacularproved to be an enigmatic and prophetic collection of hallucinatory sounds and exploratory pop tones for the new millennium, spawning the ubiquitous hit singles “Kids,” “Time To Pretend” and “Electric Feel.” The record garnered the band three Grammy nominations, along with numerous accolades across the globe, including landing at #18 on Rolling Stone magazine’s Top 100 albums of the decade.Newly remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinylcourtesy ofLegacy Recordings.
MGMTOracular SpectacularTrack Listing:
1. Time To Pretend2. Weekend Wars3. The Youth4. Electric Feel5. Kids6. 4th Dimensional Transition7. Pieces of What8. Of Moons, Birds & Monsters9. The Handshake10. Future Reflections