Spotify Release Info
Track: Electric Feel
Artist: MGMT
Album: Oracular Spectacular
Artist Bio
Name: MGMT
Spotify Genres: indie
Followers: 3,474,719
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Biography
MGMT is an American psychedelic rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records and Red Ink in 2006. On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day." On November 14, 2007, Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top ten "Artist to Watch" in 2008. The band was named ninth in the BBC's Sound of 2008 Top Ten Poll. They were also named as Last.fm's most played new artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 lists. MGMT's first album, Oracular Spectacular, debuted at No. 12 on the UK album chart, No. 13 after 34 weeks in the New Zealand RIANZ charts, number six on the Australian ARIA Charts, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It has also been named the 18th best album of the decade by Rolling Stone magazine. It was named the best album of 2008 by NME. MGMT also appeared prominently in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 2008, coming in 2nd with "Electric Feel", 5th with "Kids" and 18th with "Time to Pretend". MGMT was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and their track "Kids" was nominated for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals. These are the first Grammy nominations for the band. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the Justice remix of "Electric Feel" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. Their second album, Congratulations, was released on April 13, 2010. In January 2011 they began work on their third album, which was released in 2013.
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1.KidsOracular Spectacular
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2.Electric FeelOracular Spectacular
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3.Time to PretendOracular Spectacular
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4.Little Dark AgeLittle Dark Age
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5.When You DieLittle Dark Age
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6.CongratulationsCongratulations
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7.Me and MichaelLittle Dark Age
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8.Indie RokkersTime to Pretend
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9.Weekend WarsOracular Spectacular
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10.The YouthOracular Spectacular
Discogs Release Info
Release: MGMT - Electric Feel
Year: 2008
Genres: Electronic, Pop
Styles: Indie Pop