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@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709

Жыл бұрын

Uhm, they still exist. They keep making music.

@vektor815

Жыл бұрын

Ок

@JOHNATHANJANNENGA

Жыл бұрын

You should do a video about panic at the disco

funny how Little Dark Age became a massive hit 2 years after this video

@Torbinsky

2 жыл бұрын

@@PimBalpert really? bruh

@S-titik

2 жыл бұрын

Tik Tok? Are ya sure about that?

@verdun16

2 жыл бұрын

@@PimBalpert the worst app of all time

@drfye

2 жыл бұрын

@@PimBalpert I first heard it on history youtube.

@SmearedBlackInk2003

2 жыл бұрын

Define "massive".

MGMT could easily put themselves back on the map if they wanted to.

@peachabutt

5 жыл бұрын

They kinda did.

@chinahatchild3030

5 жыл бұрын

Tom Not as big if compared to their 3 big songs.

@breydenwhiteclayton

5 жыл бұрын

zig If they may a good song like Electric feel with a JUSTICE remix then they are basically back

@chinahatchild3030

5 жыл бұрын

Mariah's Bag Yoooo Justice is my shitttttt

@aryavirsangwan6837

5 жыл бұрын

Not really. The tastes of the masses kinda moved on without them

"Little Dark Age" is, in my opinion, a far more polished, artistically matured version of MGMT.

@STXRBOY999

3 жыл бұрын

Best song I’ve ever heard !

@bubbyft3779

3 жыл бұрын

@@STXRBOY999 he’s talking about the album

@angelfaustomongevera1815

3 жыл бұрын

is that an American Psicho reference?

@carternance9386

3 жыл бұрын

kinda funny how the title of this video aged huh?

@kameronlavender1478

3 жыл бұрын

Great album

'Little Dark Age' is killing it right now on History KZread.

@MrSh4des

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hear that song alot on wignat social media accounts.

@incognitox9551

3 жыл бұрын

nazi larpers love it

@dahannes6739

3 жыл бұрын

@@incognitox9551 "larpers"

@Amfortas

3 жыл бұрын

@@incognitox9551 cope

@eke4146

3 жыл бұрын

@@Amfortas seethe, even

My favorite mgmt moment is when kid cudi was trippin on acid and started dancing on stage while they were performing electric feel

@alex.quiniou

4 жыл бұрын

Whut ?!

@damndoor3570

4 жыл бұрын

Link

@ashhcatchemall

4 жыл бұрын

Omg iconic

@lovestonedgold1504

4 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂

@paulodonnell935

4 жыл бұрын

slick vick My favourite fuckoff

My personal favorite is “when you die”

@bblizzyy7040

5 жыл бұрын

IM NOT THAT NICE

@yungmoneyincorporated601

5 жыл бұрын

bblizzyy IM MEAN AND IM EVIL

@bblizzyy7040

5 жыл бұрын

@@yungmoneyincorporated601 DONT CALL ME NICE!

@falling_acorn

4 жыл бұрын

@@wahwaffles i-i've got some work to do..

@acc2876

4 жыл бұрын

It's working

I saw MGMT in 2013, I crowd surfed during Electric Feel, was probably one of the best moments of my life.

@peterg9798

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@XOLoneglry

3 жыл бұрын

Was it an electric feel?

@thomashamilton9046

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing peak moment

@EGstill85

3 жыл бұрын

@@XOLoneglry can’t speak for OP, my experience was more like a digital probe 👆🏼☝🏼👇🏼👐🏼✌🏼

@fernandocortez9179

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf how tf did you nvm 😭😭

So what you’re saying is they felt like they were fated to pretend

@jessiccaangelov5517

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@apocalypticava7

3 жыл бұрын

@BY KI I JUST FUCKING LAUGHED SO HARD

@alovelle

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, yeah, YEEEEAAAH!!!

@dylanlarson435

3 жыл бұрын

And they never moved to Paris and fucked with the stars.....

@Bugtown

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanlarson435 but did they find some models for wives

“Improvising over the Ghostbusters theme for an hour” 😂

@Zahiimchen

5 жыл бұрын

Been there, done that. Not as fun.

@maisatanel

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6KF1aZ_qLe5hZc.html

@thegrallow2390

4 жыл бұрын

@@maisatanel i fucking knew it

@Yourbrotherjosh

4 жыл бұрын

Bustin make me feel good

@valentinasanchez5757

3 жыл бұрын

@@maisatanel is that them ?

MGMT and Gorillaz are probably some of the best bands out there because of their experimental sounds and willingness to move away from their roots in recent years

@saffrith

4 жыл бұрын

wanna sprite strawberry I love them both, a good band however to listen (quite different) is Arcade Fire. They also did a vid on my fave album from them “Funeral”

@psychedelicpiper999

4 жыл бұрын

@lizzy rosario True. Ask anyone who remembers me from elementary through high school. I used to be the biggest Gorillaz fanatic, and was turning everyone onto them. “Plastic Beach” and maybe “The Fall” were their last good albums, and even then, there was a noticeable drop in quality. Then enter “Humanz” with their autotune crap, and I was like Spongebob, “Aight, I’m headin‘ out”. Their unreleased songs that didn’t even end up on “G-Sides” and “D-Sides” are still leagues better than the stuff on their last 2 albums. Music is subjective, though, and to be honest, I can’t stand MGMT’s “Little Dark Age” either. Their second and third albums are their peak masterpieces. “Little Dark Age” is too much 80’s rehashing and trying to please the fans. Nothing innovative or new about it. Done before by many neopsych artists.

@arturorivera4156

4 жыл бұрын

Porter and baltazar are the MGMT of Mexico 😁

@wuh-huw9950

4 жыл бұрын

wanna sprite strawberry Cage The Elephant too

@superr_nerd7305

4 жыл бұрын

@lizzy rosario the gorillaz are far from a joke 😕 what are you talking about

It's ironic that Little Dark Age has become so popular now then.

@TimTeboner

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Their most popular album since their debut dropped three days after this video was uploaded lol

In 2018 MGMT released this: "Little Dark Age", their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Little Dark Age". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importantly of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

@yogendhaneshwar1277

2 жыл бұрын

The song is like a riddle to me. English is not my first language. I like the song but what does it actually mean?

@atpdx

Жыл бұрын

@@yogendhaneshwar1277 Dark Ages is a period of time marked by economic, intellectual and cultural decline, so that but just on a smaller scale?

@BigVirgin

Жыл бұрын

Their early work was a little too whack for my taste. But when Little Dark Age came out in 2018, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost

@rn1382

Жыл бұрын

Patrick?

@elleesse4028

Жыл бұрын

Come on, Ilja. There are a lot more important problems than MGMT to worry about. We have to end apartheid for one. And slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless, and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights, while also promoting equal rights for women. We have to encourage a return to traditional moral values. Most importantly, we have to promote general social concern and less materialism in young people.

I saw them at a festival and when they were playing their new stuff they said, "sorry you don't like our new music" 💀

@kalika528

5 жыл бұрын

Josh Posey that’s actually really sad

@angelrai5993

5 жыл бұрын

Little dark age is pretty good tho, I rate it

@edmilsonlennon2866

4 жыл бұрын

They know Their songs is made for a certain kind of audience, not the general audience

@windomearle6644

4 жыл бұрын

I feel veey much the opposite. Their new music is a huge step forward

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

@@windomearle6644 Yeah, nothing is quite like anything they did after Oracular, but especially MGMT and LDA. I've never heard any albums I'd describe as "perfect" until I heard their self-titled and Little Dark Age, holy fucking mother of godly banana-containing chocolate bombs with sprinkles on top (how did I come up with this?), how did *humans* make those two albums? They are godly. (Update: I now feel similarly about Animal Collective. They are now my favorite)

Little Dark Age was the perfect album for MGMT. Finding that their sound is like a gothic/dark tame impala.

@boberikson1242

4 жыл бұрын

Agreeeed

@Laurent_08

4 жыл бұрын

Devin Dyquisto Their sound can change anytime, Congratulations was as great as Little Dark Age. And Oracular Spectacular was amazing too.

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

@@Laurent_08 Self-titled #1

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

I think Tame sounds totally different from MGMT honestly. MGMT is more freakish and unforgivingly psychedelic, which is why they are my favorite band ever. Self-titled album #1!

@DamnedGamers

4 жыл бұрын

Mikeureko Try Animal Collective (Song Tongs to MPP are all good albums to try) if you’re looking for a band that goes even further into psychedelia.

Lol “My Little Dark Age” is a big hit on Tik Tok right now

@ece-hr5fg

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, wild.

@samiae008

3 жыл бұрын

tik tok helped me find that amazing song

@homevalueglass3809

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my wife was on tick tock and I was like, "Hey, what song is that?". Then I looked it up and was like, "Oh it's the band that did the Kids song.

@b.l.o.o.d.m.o.s.e.s.

3 жыл бұрын

finally

@annamireault7513

3 жыл бұрын

it actually helped me find this amazing song

"they improvised over the Ghostbusters theme for hours" has me dying

their new album. I s F U C K I N G G R E A T

@jf96jf

6 жыл бұрын

is it out?

@joeymatejcak2995

6 жыл бұрын

leaked a few days ago

@chriskeck3689

6 жыл бұрын

Just downloaded it. Can't wait. Going to listen now

@rvriazr

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König you do know that me and michael isn't actually a cover and that was just the video, right?

@Slashycent

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König "When you die" is about a guy with an insecurity issue that he wants to hide under the attitude of being evil and mean, but the conclusion is that in the end nothing matters when you die. It also has nice trippy sound to it, I had to listen to it multiple times to get warm with it and now I love it, in my opinion it's not a "dumb" Song. LDA is amazing, Hand it over is calm political statement with a nice 70's Touch and "Me and Michael" is a joke song that, along with the video, is satire of MGMT's career and their former aversion of creating catchy pop songs. Btw it has always been their song, they let the asian band perform it to jokefully pretend that they stole it. There are flaws, nothing's perfect, but they are not as superficial as the ones you pointed out.

Actually I discovered them by Little Dark Age and it’s just perfect.

@Squimba

5 жыл бұрын

Same like of course I knew the other songs but I really started to enjoy the band after I found little dark age

@iturriso

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! 🙋

@VSVPxJOHAN

4 жыл бұрын

Aeong Bread exactly

@ZwienerZ

4 жыл бұрын

Were you living under a rock? Or just too cool?

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZwienerZ How rude, comments like this are cancer. Please stop being mean to people, thank you. Goodbye. Have a nice life. Thank you. You're welcome. Peace.

I actually really enjoyed "Me and Michael" when it came out a lil while back. It could've blown up if they played on mainstream radio

@MLDGM

3 жыл бұрын

Great song, my favourite from them

@khae6014

2 жыл бұрын

mine toooooo

@mari-iw6gj

2 жыл бұрын

i love me and michael

@carpanojr

2 жыл бұрын

I like to think that song is a love letter from Dwight to Michael

@michaelmeyer981

2 жыл бұрын

I like it too

My little dark age literally changed my life. Playing the music in quiet literally was my darkest age in my life to date

@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269

2 жыл бұрын

Are you doing alright?

@abiyyupanggalih854

2 жыл бұрын

okay

@H2daIzzo69

2 жыл бұрын

@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 I'm doing a lot better and actually accomplishing a lot of my own goals I have thank you for asking

@Serpent947

2 жыл бұрын

My little dark age is my depression anthem

When I saw mgmt they straight up said “we can’t wait to leave”

@carmencorp2167

4 жыл бұрын

Ashlen Smith was the crowd terrible?

@jackreacher4297

4 жыл бұрын

No mgmt is horrible

@nihilisticbarbie

4 жыл бұрын

Damn I felt that

@ashhcatchemall

4 жыл бұрын

I would have cheered them on. Their fan base is horrible lol

@voteZDLR

4 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the success of Nirvana in a weird way. Bear with me. I don't think Kurt Cobain or anybody really who ever gets just a tidal wave of nothing but success, money and critical acclaim and it happens like literally overnight ever truly expects that to happen. Eventually you become a slave to your own success. And it's also very likely that by the time they realized what they had truly signed up for with a major record deal, suddenly it doesn't matter if you feel like performing or traveling anymore. Suddenly it doesn't matter if you don't feel like playing a certain song, or acting like you enjoy it. Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, they never intended to get as famous as they did and I feel like that's the same thing with MGMT. Sometimes it just happens that way and then next thing you know you aren't in control of your lives or career anymore and I can only imagine the pressure they must feel. And this entire idea they wrote some of the best pop songs of the last decade "as a joke" is something that would be lost on 90% of their fans who can't imagine they did THAT on accident.

MGMT, Gorillaz and Tame Impala literally saved my life. I'm gonna stick with them till the end of times

@atotallyrandomperson3889

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@vendelaknoll1396

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@laylajansevanrensburg3947

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@elakeyy

3 жыл бұрын

tame impala is the sole reason why i am still on this planet.

@billm8453

3 жыл бұрын

@@elakeyy listen to the band Pond. They share their drummer with Tame Impala and I like their sound a lot more.

Honestly, in my opinion, the song “Of Moon, Birds, and Monsters” is one of their best songs. The music in that song is absolutely incredible and very underrated.

@Keddaj714

2 жыл бұрын

Been loving that song a lot recently

@LAZYS0D

Жыл бұрын

Something about “pieces of what”really moves me, grabs at the heartstrings

@ashleybailey5513

8 ай бұрын

N alien days

@MrMattaiusify

7 ай бұрын

It’s often cited as the magnum opus of oracular by the fans

I was at a festival in San marcos and it was so true what he's saying. Everyone there were only there for the big 3. As soon as 2 of those songs were played and they started with other songs from the newer albums everyone started walking to the other stage for cage the elephant. It was extremely disrespectful in my opinion. The people didn't even give there new music a chance. It was sad for them to be like ok we'll play the song kids and most started to come back. It was also sad to see that most of them were literally there for those few songs and not the band. I stayed for the whole show and still worked my way into front row of the next stage where Cage the Elephant was playing. Even though Cage the Elephant are really popular and one of my favorite bands so was MGMT. It shocked me to see all those people leave so early just because they weren't playing they're final big hit Kids. You could tell it upset the band and rightfully so imo I was irritated as well.

@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but imagine a chef making food that few people actually want, when they could be making food that people do want. I wouldn't feel bad for the chef when people don't want to eat his food.

@clerene1769

3 жыл бұрын

@@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 I think it’s just abt creativity and being true to themselves is what makes them sad that no one is enjoying their true music. A person who loves to bake isn’t going to just cook bc most people like it(unless all they want is money), what they really love is to bake so they will and maybe they’ll compromise just like the band with LDA

@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081

3 жыл бұрын

@@clerene1769 What if every artist did this? Every film director. Every musician. Every chef. Every author. If they just made stuff that people don't like when they have the talent to make things people do like. If Michaelangelo instead of painting the sistine chapel decided to just tape bananas all over the ceiling.

@lilahrodriguez2847

3 жыл бұрын

@@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 I think the point tho this that they’re making music they genuinely wanted to make and suddenly so many people bailed on them because it wasn’t the three songs. Personally I like all of their albums and I think that they showed their talent in their creativity with it, it would be pathetic to make art purely based on what everyone wants instead of what the actual artist wanted don’t you think? Michelangelo wanted to make those paintings too so-

@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081

3 жыл бұрын

@@lilahrodriguez2847 I think it is much more selfless and rewarding to the world for artists to make things that people like. MGMT showed with their first album that they have that ability at a very high level. They could have created a dozen more hits that people loved instead of just the big three, if they wanted to.

Little Dark Age was a masterpiece 🔥⚡

@valentinasanchez5757

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@unofficiallatinamericanist

5 жыл бұрын

The album AND the song! :)

@uncledarthy7573

5 жыл бұрын

Fermin true.

@gaminikokawalage7124

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@apollozero

4 жыл бұрын

Is?

Mgmt is the type of band to listen to at 2 am driving home from Disney when you’re 8 years old and the street lights occasionally light up the back seat and you pretend to be asleep so that when you get home your dad will carry you to your bed bc even at the age of 8 that is comforting and you don’t wanna leave that part of your childhood. Thanks for coming to my ted talk

@molemo7215

3 жыл бұрын

Love this

@Wormfarminc

3 жыл бұрын

Scarily accurate thank you

@jaykelley103

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that was weirdly specific lol. But yeah mgmt is mad cool

Tiktok: hold my beer, about to bring the boys back......

@chuckmoney2638

3 жыл бұрын

I hate that LDA is a tiktok song. I've been listening to this album since it's release and when I'm on aux my homie's like "You got this from tiktok right?" As if 2020 couldn't get any worse.

@cameronoviatt9403

3 жыл бұрын

@@chuckmoney2638 no its a good thing tho

@RuxLauraNae

3 жыл бұрын

@@chuckmoney2638 there is nothing wrong with people finding songs through tiktok, it is actually one of the good things it brings. internet and apps are creating a new reality, and in every decade there was something that created a new reality and so on. it is the world going round and round, we cannot just keep things as we knew them, just because we knew them... i am a metalhead, i do not particularly listen to MGMT on repeat... but i went on instagram, on reels, and this song would keep coming up (i do not use tiktok). it sounded like some 80s goth song, something like The Cure, but not quite, looked it up and i keep listening to it, i love it (i am about to discover the rest of the album).

@finestcustard5647

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuxLauraNae the rest of the album is so amazing I hope you like/liked it!

@iqons350

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuxLauraNae no it's cringe to have someone tell you that ur music taste is based off tiktok

MGMT really just re-entered mainstream success again and I love it, “Kids” is really one of those songs that almost makes me cry as it has very sentimental values. Love MGMT.

Weekend wars is a good one. A lot of people don't seem to know it in my experience

@aven.r

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. underrated song from that album

@liamvandeseijp6901

5 жыл бұрын

Highly underrated. Even if i didn’t exactly like the ending, it definitely sounds very unique, definitely out of the ordinary. Tbh, one of my favorites from Oracular, along with Pieces of What.

@rougeneon1997

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@ethandean2915

5 жыл бұрын

Oracular Spectacular was solid gold, Weekend Wars was great. Of Moons Birds and Monsters and The Handshake were pretty sick too.

@liamvandeseijp6901

5 жыл бұрын

Ethan Dean agreed. Weekend Wars and The Handshake are probably my favorite songs of the album. The endings of both could have been better, but they were still great songs nonetheless

Electric Feel is one of the greatest songs ever

@lemonke8132

5 жыл бұрын

BadBoyBrilo46 no

@menkros1

5 жыл бұрын

It isn't

@MISSJONASFOREVER2

5 жыл бұрын

please stop

@mikeplurple4942

5 жыл бұрын

Goldn Haze "please stop"? It's just an opinion leave him be.

@MooBerry2009

5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss!!!

I actually found MGMT through Little Dark Age. I know of the other songs but I never connected them to MGMT. I suppose the band might be looking for an actual following of loyal fans instead of being a fad in the music industry

I grew up with my dad listening to classics like “kids,”, “time to pretend”, “electric feel”. Now he’s passed away I listen to them and it reminds me of the past

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

3 жыл бұрын

Bro, how old are you and how old was your dad? That’s whacky. I’m only 24, but hearing someone say “I grew up with Kids” was really trippy,

@nevoobrazimiy

3 жыл бұрын

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Why so? Parents certainly may be the ones who give you basic coordinates from where you will start growing your own taste in music - most likely even unintentionally. That's how it turned up for me and it's all from very tender age :)

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

3 жыл бұрын

@@nevoobrazimiy because it makes me feel old af. I was in like middle school or early highschool when MGMT came out.

@6BURG9

3 жыл бұрын

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 maybe their dad was an older fellow who happened appreciated indie pop of the late 2000s

@gavingraham5647

3 жыл бұрын

What the fuck? How old are you?

I gotta say its kinda insulting how overlooked Congratulations is. Really a great album, its just that the style wasn't as popular. Very focused concise, trippy and fun album, I particularly love Siberian Breaks.

@themightythor1160

3 жыл бұрын

It’s phenomenal!

@mayajunor-sheppard2715

3 жыл бұрын

flash delirium is my personal fave :)

@ahhhhhlive

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations is a masterpiece. The entire album gives me chills every song. That particular song I could listen to 20 times a day and not get sick of it. It's too good.

@experiencedoptimist6548

3 жыл бұрын

MGMT is a band that is ahead of their time and people are going rejoice in their creativity when the next hipster movement comes along and spread it through the masses.

@phunkboxx

3 жыл бұрын

I really like hot love drama and boogie down

Siberian Breaks is one of the greatest Psychedelic Rock songs of all time.

@brandonbreitkreuz1549

4 жыл бұрын

PlasmaTurtle the truth

@AirParrott

4 жыл бұрын

YESSS

@Tufarock

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent song

@umiismyname4142

4 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@user-hy6rd1tv9f

3 жыл бұрын

That song has me feeling some type of way! Literally one of my favs of all time too

As someone who was always an mgmt fan long after oracular spectacular's release, I'm glad that they are getting more recognition after the song Little Dark Age was popularized recently. I hope the songs Me and Micheal & When you Die reach the same level of fame since they're my personal favorites from the album.

@b4ssfunk3d

3 ай бұрын

Hand it Over and Little Dark Age are my favorites. The flanger and filtering added at the end of the song really sets it apart.

This is why I’m happy little dark age is doing so well

They don't owe the world pop songs.

@mimimaria3

5 жыл бұрын

yeah but pop music is great

@1ManNamedDan

5 жыл бұрын

Fucking amen. Pop music is just artless crap to fill the silence left by uncreative people living boring same same lives while they shop around in sterile air conditioned environments for soulless plastic crap everybody else already owns. It does not teach, inspire, move nor does it stand the test of time.

@chewableification

5 жыл бұрын

Yes they do

@aaroozz

5 жыл бұрын

but they need money

@Helaw0lf

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah they do not. The fans owe it to themselves to push the envelope and break out of molds already formed.

In other words; They didn't sell their soul to the devil.

@lezenfilms

6 жыл бұрын

Supremo the handshake's stuck on the tip of my tongue... Tastes like death but it looks like fun

@oyahthefirst

6 жыл бұрын

Ionno. The new album seems to infer that direction.

@stevenhaas9622

6 жыл бұрын

Well they did sign with columbia. they did agree to re-release those prior songs. They sold their soul. Now their just rich enough to not have to give a fuck.

@shandrokk5566

6 жыл бұрын

"I hope I die before I get sold"

@Imabeatyouman

5 жыл бұрын

Supremo you never sell your soul do the devil, that’s the ignorant Christian view of things.

Congratulations one of my favorite albums of all time. A high school kid just diving into psychadelic music, the album was a huge curve ball. Does pay to listen to it all front-to-back

i got into their music literally a few days ago from my friend recommending little dark age, i loved the song and now love all of their songs that i've listened to so far, i hope they keep making music because i'll definetely keep supporting them!

Having creative freedom is everything for an artist.

MGMT is what happens when you meme too hard

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

And the memers happen to also be skilled musicians and awesome (in the literal, original sense of the word) artists.

@callmeishmael5742

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeexits Magnificent Musicians And Awesome Artists

@jorgepeterbarton

3 жыл бұрын

Whilst listening to Flaming Lips

@guideness6601

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Quiet Soul by The Impures Is a good song :))))

@pectoralis1565

3 жыл бұрын

So they are Dogecoin

Flash Delirium SLAPS! Also they're just overall one of my favorite bands. I've listened to When You Die a lot more than I want to admit. I can't wait to see what they do next.

supporting in any direction they take us.

@PaulaMurta

6 жыл бұрын

sneak90 Yes!!!

@satchmo1991

6 жыл бұрын

Right? I absolutely loved their first three albums! It sounded like a couple of friends making music they wanted to make, and I love every second of it. I can't wait to hear LDA.

@xWordsToLiveByx

5 жыл бұрын

Nice picture ;)

@mattbelinski7760

5 жыл бұрын

It's not on it

I used be so obsessed with all of their music. It's Still great.

@randomdude189

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Ray they have 2 good songs

@konway17

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König their new album is great what are you even talking about. Their first album is still their most overrated album ever, congratulations was way better than oracular spectacular

@spcfl1461

6 жыл бұрын

King Aesthetic Thank you sir. You know what’s up with this band.

@randomdude189

6 жыл бұрын

Antonio Holley yeah they have 2 good songs and a bunch of poser Urban outfitter trust fund baby trash fans who try to justify the rest of their music...

@s.peanutbuterson6733

6 жыл бұрын

Random Dude your opinion is trash

As a guy born in 1997 this type of music reminds me of my hipster days back in 2008- 2014 I would just vibe and dance with my friends. Good times wish I could go back.

I am almost 60 and I am glad that the flower power tradition is not dying among the young as it still apparently has something living and important to say to the world.

As a lifelong fan, this was super informative and interesting. No clickbait terminology in the title, filler content, any of that crap that keeps me off youtube. So, thanks dude!

Their music is so different than pop. Im a metal fan, But their music was really beyond words. I love it

@heroesofruin27

5 жыл бұрын

Same I listen to deathcore but still love mgmt!!

@chenanigans

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. That's why I don't get how it was supposed to be like a parody of Pop. I was a fan because they sounded so different than anything Pop at the time!

@ThyEJ

5 жыл бұрын

@@heroesofruin27 fellow metal head

Dude, this is one of the best videos you ever made, I come back every once in a while to watch it again. Pure genius here. You should do a follow up. Love your channel :)

Congratulations was one of those rare events where the follow up album was amazing and far exceeding the first release when the first release was a huge hit.

“Siberian Breaks” is on my list of top tier songs.

@amavasya5884

6 жыл бұрын

Enrique Berrios you're a good man, Enrique

@aurelie2215

6 жыл бұрын

Un classique.

@AdorableBunyips

6 жыл бұрын

Yuuus Siberian Breaks is amazing

@aliya472

6 жыл бұрын

Hell yes

@thekingdude6865

6 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

you can tell that mgmt "returned to their roots" with the sound of the new album not necessarily being more radio friendly but sounding a lot like the 80s (im talking talking heads vibes)

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

I think LDA is more of a mashup of all 3. It has the catchiness of Oracular mixed with the wonky/haunted vibes of Congrats mixed with the unforgivably intense psychedelia and jaw-droppingly astounding sound design and experimentation of their self-titled. Personally I prefer self-titled juuust a little bit, but LDA is also a masterpiece. No other album tops those 2 to me.

oh my god where have you been all my life middle 8, you’re literally so cool, subbed to you literally after watching 2 of your videos that are 8 minutes! love you

Hey middle 8, this video made me (don't know how to better say it) understand music more, i loved the 3 hits but didn't know the story. And that is what i love even more than music. Again thanks

So basically they just stopped being ironic?

@milanklaui5158

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like mgmt will never stop being ironic

I can remember eating a m&m cookie while listening to one of these songs

@ottozagala991

5 жыл бұрын

Mood

@mel646

5 жыл бұрын

I literally had the same experience what-

@aestheticvirgocoochie20yea45

4 жыл бұрын

Imight Realperson was it supposed to be cool? tf

I think it shows how successful their latest album was because I literally only know them by that album and whilst I've heard time to pretend I have never actually listened to kids properly and I've literally never even heard of that other one.

If I were your professor I’d give you 100% on this analysis! Lol great work, I really enjoyed it.

I loved "Little Dark Age". Even more than "Kids" or "Electric Feel".

@jessgads

6 жыл бұрын

Same. I listened to it on repeat for idk how long when I first heard it

@aedanohara6080

6 жыл бұрын

You’re insane but it was pretty good

@adrians380

5 жыл бұрын

Hate to say this, but I agree 100% 🙀

@i_dont_know_who_i_am69

5 жыл бұрын

L H this is an unpopular opinion, but I totally agree. Though for me maybe it's just because I've listened to Kids and Electric Feels hundreds of times, lol.

@tony6666

5 жыл бұрын

L H Nothing to me can beat Electric Feel, but it beats Kids by a lot. I don't think Kids is an interesting or great song

"When you die" is by far my favorite of their songs

Dude your vid mixed with the song gave me goosebumps great job

Loved all the songs on 1st album!... going to get all albums now, just to go on their journey!

"Are you excited for MGMT's new album?" Well, I am now! Fantastic video dude.

@Middle8

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@john1120

6 жыл бұрын

Game Score Fanfare if you weren't previously excited before this video..I'm Doubting your a fan at all.

@muck_bagels

6 жыл бұрын

downloaded the album after this video and its fucking great

@john1120

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König their first album was ok although they had no freedom..more freedom came on the second album congratulations and the third self titled album..those are my favorites this new album little dark age is put into that bracket of awesomeness.

@muck_bagels

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König yea I went back and listened to all of their albums after this one and I honestly like the sound on LDA the best. When we die is a fucking jam

MGMT has no idea how they have influenced my life and it’s in very silly ways. Love them so much

Writer: How many songs there are in your new album? MGMT: Ten. Writer: And how many of them are good? MGMT: About three or four. = I always liked the sincerity in that answer.

@professormacdeezy

4 жыл бұрын

i tend to agree. usually about 3 to 4 classics and a couple interesting nothing wrong aith that

If anyone has seen MGMT live, you'd know why they want to alienate themselves from their audience. The people who go to their shows fucking SUCK. People like me, who are genuine fans who just want to go and enjoy their music, get shoved and pushed around by frat bros acting like they own the place, who scream "PLAY KIDS" over and over again, even over the music as they beautifully play their better songs. I remember having a bucket list item checked off as I was finally witnessing the glory of Siberian Breaks live, only to have that moment ruined by a douchebag next to me threatening to punch me in the face because I happened to physically exist in the space next to him (btw I was there first, we got there an hour beforehand and this dude just tried to muscle his way to the front 5 minutes before the show). I genuinely think MGMT will continue to get more and more obscure until they've finally shaken themselves free from the army of douchebags that insist they play Kids at every show.

@JJuhu

3 жыл бұрын

^this

@ritz3497

3 жыл бұрын

dude i hope so, i want to see them so bad but im so worried that the ratio of people who are actually interested to those who want to hear like one or two songs is still so unbalanced, especially since TikTok make Electric Feel and LDA popular popular again yk. BUT they're making new music so if / when they go on tour again its to a crowd of fans, not of pushy assholes (and im sorry you got threatened i would literally be so fucking upset, i hope the rest of the show went well at least)

@Diesel0807

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah well they totally suck live,,, good players they aren't

@thunderpooch

2 жыл бұрын

Frat boys the world over need to die of very painful cancer. Mosquitos and frat boys are missed by no one when they breathe their last breath.

@frederickdavidson270

Жыл бұрын

Are you Wojak brought to life?

i wish i could just accidentally and ironically make three of the most iconic songs of the 2000s

wow, it's strange to hear that people dislike congratulations and the self-titled album because i love all of them.

@psychedelicpiper999

4 жыл бұрын

Those 2 are their best for me. Psychedelic masterpieces.

@niftythegoblin

3 жыл бұрын

Same?? Like they were so good and so true, it's hard to believe they tanked

I am a recovering addict, in 2018 I went back to heroin. One day I listened to time to pretend and was loving it. Then I started listening the whole album. This album SAVED me and my soul, future reflections is the song that I heard and kept playing it over and over that day I quit my job to go to rehab. MGMT

@thoroughbred2741

2 жыл бұрын

Also, one of many myself a recovering addict ..and drummer...battling dope, 6 months right now. The urban black and Spanish drug dealers are killing t he millennial and Gen z with targeted fentynal spiked opiates and pressed xanax.It is a white genocide targeting and affecting whites. Along with anti white media and normalization of silencing the true working class. MGMT is one of my favorite bands, but they are part of a manufactured class of poser bolshevists that are directly pushing cia backed psyops like BLM. BLM, ANTIFA, TRUMP, ETC.. ARE ALL DISTRACTIONS. The foreign occupied U.S. government must be dissolved. WORKD ECONOMIC FORUS OPERATIVES HUNG WITH PIANO WIRE. Otherwise, our grand daughters will be heroin addicted prostitutes.

I remember not liking flash delirium on first listen, but after a few listens it turned into my favourite song. Great video.

F*ckin love Little Dark Age

They reminded me of empire of the sun

@Atlas65

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahah. This is a joke, right?

@E2EK1EL

5 жыл бұрын

no

@Atlas65

5 жыл бұрын

@@E2EK1EL Ok. I was asking because it is the other way around. Empire of the Sun were pretty much copying MGMT style, the look their sound etc. At least draw very much influence from them. So Empire of the Sun Remind of MGMT. .. Therefore i thought you were genuinely joking. I was not taking a piss.

@E2EK1EL

5 жыл бұрын

ok then ,idc who's copying who now.i love them both

@ifwecouldvote

5 жыл бұрын

empire came out after mgmt and were clearly riding the wave of their popularity or at least the popularity of the synthpop resurrection

Little dark age is so viral on TikTok right now it's revitalized the band in a huge way

I just saw this informative video. Thanks buddy. I have been listening to them since I don't remember when. The song that would give me goosebumps is Time to pretend. It's like a flashback of memories and emotions sometimes you try to remember but you can't because life and destiny happens. I just subscribed buddy and thanks again for making this mini documentary. ❤😊

I'm one of those people guilty of only listening to their hits and never really delving deeper into their discography, but this video really leans on the idea that bands have to make hits (and do it consistently) if they want to have and keep fans. The last few minutes of the video I was really just thinking "But are they enjoying it?" If they aren't enjoying the music they're making, they're making it for everybody else, it takes it away from them. I don't think it's fair to expect someone to craft hits specifically for fans that only want that kind of music if it means rejecting the things they are creatively drawn to and enjoy making. They're not alienating anyone by making the music they want to make, they're hoping to cater to the fans that understand their true style.

@Washanuga

5 жыл бұрын

Did you actually watch the video? Everything you said was mentioned in the video.

@coleket8173

5 жыл бұрын

Salutations 0_o Their songs will attract fans that become loyal to them. Niche artists aren’t uncommon nowadays, being praised for their exclusivity and local feel. This results in bands being a lot more organic, less willing to cater and pander to the masses but rather want to please themselves and their fans as a whole by doing what they love. A lot of these (I hate the word “indie”) alternative, less popular artists are starting to rise up and gain a more mainstream following.

Citing Gotye in the video is actually an interesting choice. I believe he wrote Somebody That I Used To Know as his out-right attempt at a radio-friendly song, similar to MGMT and their early hits. And they were both obviously very good at it.

@Middle8

6 жыл бұрын

I had no idea. I listened to that Gotye album back when it came out and enjoyed most of it. He did a great job then of creating a radio-hit. It was playing on stations of every format from rock to top 40

@GameScoreFanfare

6 жыл бұрын

Middle 8 Making Mirrors is great. His previous album Like Drawing Blood is even better. It's basically plunderphonics, constructed mostly from hundreds of samples from old vinyl records. Don't quote me on this (because I can't find the source right now) but I think at one point his computer crashed and he lost everything, including all the samples he'd found, and had to start the whole thing over again. Gotye is totally overshadowed by his one hit and is actually very interesting and talented. Why it was such a cool comparison to draw.

@happy_moth

6 жыл бұрын

It's crazy that musicians like this just decide one day to make a popular song and it works.

@1m2a3t4t5

6 жыл бұрын

Wrong, these songs which you consider simply "radio hits" are honestly their best works in these cases. Tried listening to that Gotye album and couldnt believe how generic and poor it was.

@GameScoreFanfare

6 жыл бұрын

1m2a3t4t5 which one, Making Mirrors or Like Drawing Blood?

Weekend Wars was the first MGMT song I heard and to date is still my favorite.

@stevenfilmaker1900

3 жыл бұрын

That's probably my favorite song

@ketchuppacket2837

3 жыл бұрын

Same tho I haven't listened to a lot of their songs yet

Loved this can't wait to see more x

when you can see sounds as colors and flavors then mgmt is the best.

@brandonwilson7371

4 жыл бұрын

Lessley Lechuga i feel you

@tylerthompson1842

4 жыл бұрын

All the colors of the rainbow make brown 💩

@mrhellothere4143

3 жыл бұрын

YUP same with Gorillaz, Tame Impala, Radiohead, they all have really colorful music for some reason

@AdamBorseti

3 жыл бұрын

You got that "synethesia"?

@mrhellothere4143

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamBorseti my cat just walked up to me and spit right in my eye

The new singles and music videos have got my full interest back into this band i never fully got into the band before but now I’m in even thinking of going to see them live this summer

@MrMattaiusify

6 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Tinajero Saw them last night. They’re fantastic!

@HotStrange

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König lol since were touting our opinions as fact I’m gonna say you’re wrong. Congratulations and MGMT are both better than their debut. And Little Dark Age is fantastic.

@SM-gt9vg

6 жыл бұрын

Katzen König I don't think that song is actually a cover, that was just a story they made up, making fun of pop music how a lot of songs on the radio are just covers or borrowed lyrics and beats from other songs. MGMT is always making fun of fame and pop culture. Even one of their "hit" songs Time to Pretend, look at the lyrics, they are making a mockery of being famous. That being said, I like almost every MGMT song, minus some on the self-titled album, some are just too awkward sounding. Tame Impala and Glass Animals make somewhat similar music, maybe it's just not your taste, but it's mine!

@kieakewii

6 жыл бұрын

S M i like Glass Animals! I found them last year and they do sound similar.

Congratulations is one of my favorite songs of all time. It’s gorgeous. especially the last lines “and lay down the quilt upon lawn, spread my arms and soak up congratulations”

Really well crafted video man. Love that's its about the band and not yourself as so many struggle not to do. Got to respect them for having a genuine stance. I really like love always remains. Not sure what album it's off.

@dotcomgamingd5564

7 ай бұрын

it's from the We (Don't) Care EP kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJ6Or9OjfbfRlpM.html

You forgot weekend wars, the youth, and moons birds and monsters, those were the iconic 6 songs

@dariansleigh9492

5 жыл бұрын

@Your Mums HITACHI you are wrong

@fatabbot6

5 жыл бұрын

Weekend wars will always be my favorite MGMT song.

@ceetee110

5 жыл бұрын

I think you just don't quite understand what "iconic" means in this sense. Are the songs you mentioned the 3 best on the album (alongside handshake)? Definitely. Is MGMT known for any of those? Nooooope

@thehighersociety7338

5 жыл бұрын

BaBa BlueFly I don’t get what your trying to get at with your bad vibes you understand you look up there names and those songs come up right because there the most popular the most “iconic”

@thehighersociety7338

5 жыл бұрын

Why do people comment just to hate, all these people FILLED WITH THE HATE !

I’d have to disagree with a part of this. You can still have catchy songs and completely delve into new sounds and go into new song structures and be completely experimental. Example: Tame Impala

@Middle8

6 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree, I just don’t think MGMT gets that

@psychedelicpiper999

6 жыл бұрын

Tame Impala never really was experimental, though. And "Currents" isn't experimental at all. I found it a torture to listen to the album twice the whole way through, because of how generic the song structures were. I agree with your comment, though, but the second and third MGMT albums are still technically pop. "Plenty of Girls in the Sea", anyone?

@benjaminperez6756

6 жыл бұрын

lmaoing at tame impala being experimental

@spenserroxsox

5 жыл бұрын

You spelled 'Zeppelin' wrong

@ProximaCentauri88

5 жыл бұрын

JustSomebody It's unfair to call them hispters just because they seem to refuse to FOLLOW the direction of today's mainstream music (that post - Lady Gaga sound) which almost every pop artist now does including Coldplay. Don't forget REAL MUSICIANS are ARTISTS, not "products".

all of their music is so creative & different. i love it. love them sooo much

It's so cool that they started with of Montreal! That's my mom's favorite band and it gives me lots of nostalgia

I got into them with "Oracular Spectacular" i bought the cd and played it over and over again i still have it, after that i lost track on what they were doing until a friend showed me "Siberian Breaks" and thats when i new they were doing what they liked and not pumping out singles for the sake of being radio friendly or popular, i have a lot of respect for those guys and their true fans love them because they aprecciate the music that they make, its always interesting and different, even their 3 big hits where weird for todays standards..

I got into Mgmt BECAUSE of Congratulations! It was the first album I got into when it came out. After that, I went back and checked out Oracular Spectacular and fell in love all over again.

All of their music is good. I'm jamming to classics of theirs, and llenty of tracks from "little dark age" that album means more to me bevause it was how I was introduced, and I just love everything about it. No matter what they make they bring something amazing to the table and never fail to amaze me. Hope they plan on releasing something soon

i truly love them and their music. one of my favourite groups ever forever.

That song “Kids” plays at my job every single day.

@Ellie-jh5vn

3 жыл бұрын

What is your job

Me and michael is their BEST song. you can’t change my mind

@lorenzodang

4 жыл бұрын

noura that’s fucking right,why no one mentioned this song

@tomasu5156

4 жыл бұрын

W H E N Y O U D I E

@edmilsonlennon2866

4 жыл бұрын

Almost thought that song was about a gay relationship lol

@millerross90

4 жыл бұрын

It's not gay if its about Michael Burnham?

@mikeexits

4 жыл бұрын

I Love You Too, Death is their best song, you can't change my mind. Yes, we self-titled lovers exist. Self-titled #1!

Congratulations is one of the greatest albums I've ever heard. I don't understand how people were confused about it.

@23lFrench

Жыл бұрын

Glad I’m not the only one, it’s easily in my top 5 albums of all time. It’s a masterpiece and not many people seem to realise it.

@Itsyrm8

Жыл бұрын

Understand the sad reality, u have 6 likes so far, where the I WAS TRIPPING DUUUDE WITH ELECTRIC FEEL BROOO MY EGO DIED DUDE type of comment gets 1,6k As if likes are of any point, but u get the picture

This was awesome!!

ME AND MICHAEL

@Middle8

6 жыл бұрын

Solid as they come

@juanperegrina6236

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting out amazing content !! Excited for more videos. Some of my suggestions would be, The Garden, Ty Segall, Current Joys, Gorillaz, SWMRS, Metronomy, The Drums !

@poppypopper7123

5 жыл бұрын

This song is "Plenty of girls in the sea" generic. Hideous

@janeswurld

5 жыл бұрын

This song reminds me of the 80s :) cracks at the club x)

@rachi7629

5 жыл бұрын

@@poppypopper7123 this song is awesome but you really need to hear it with the videoclip

Congratulations is a sick album. It only took me one full listen at the right time in the right mood that made it one of my favourites.

@WinkyMcWinkerson

3 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing album. It's better than their debut.

@benjames7932

2 жыл бұрын

@@WinkyMcWinkerson it’s one of the few albums i’ve listened to where i’ve enjoyed all the songs. all easy to listen to

@iamsomething4316

2 жыл бұрын

@@WinkyMcWinkerson YES

I loved and still do that entire album. It was my go to when i didn't have any way of getting music other then to buy a cd. There's nothing wrong with pop, it just appeals to more people. Not everyone can listen to an entire album three times in order to appreciate it.

Still Lovd these guys...ELECTRIC FEEL was an Anthem for my Friends & I back in the day. I've always welcomed their experimentation. Makes it Fun!