MGMT: 'Kids' are back with 'Little Dark Age'

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    For over a decade, the American band MGMT has been making music for the best of us: the freaks and geeks. FRANCE 24's Mariam Saab met the band's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser in Paris to chat about the release of their fourth album, "Little Dark Age".
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 382

  • @thecitizenjoan
    @thecitizenjoan 5 років тому +342

    Andrew is 36 but hasn't aged physically or mentally in the past 10 years lol I love him

    • @dubudubudan
      @dubudubudan 3 роки тому +27

      nah he has definitely aged mentally, you should see how hyper he was in some of their college-era videos

    • @sophia74215
      @sophia74215 3 роки тому +4

      Omg i agree. Me too, Andrew is so cute and perfect, for me.

    • @chevycruze2061
      @chevycruze2061 3 роки тому +5

      That’s because he doesn’t actually work and hasn’t done anything difficult in his life.
      He’s still a manchild.

    • @aaylasecura2003
      @aaylasecura2003 3 роки тому +2

      @@chevycruze2061 eww dude how you know in the first place and why so you’re hateful

    • @fridaychinatown6172
      @fridaychinatown6172 3 роки тому

      @@aaylasecura2003 ignore him he's literally a troll lmao

  • @kittycatLOVExoxo
    @kittycatLOVExoxo 6 років тому +536

    it's hard to believe andrew is 35.. he seems like a 19-25 year old

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 5 років тому +52

      I've met him and he really does look like he's in his 20's in person. Also he has the vibe of a sage/ascended master. :)

    • @diomiherrington
      @diomiherrington 5 років тому +17

      That’s because psychologically he IS. Arrested development.

    • @nadussias
      @nadussias 5 років тому +5

      kinda sad

    • @arispacetimeanduniverse8174
      @arispacetimeanduniverse8174 5 років тому +5

      ​@@diomiherrington wow why do you think so?

    • @lunavenus682
      @lunavenus682 5 років тому +2

      Ty

  • @victimizedidiot1612
    @victimizedidiot1612 6 років тому +465

    I lost it when Andrew said "tbh".

    • @8BitPerception
      @8BitPerception 6 років тому +77

      Victimized Idiot He looked directly at the camera when he said it. Knew exactly what he was doing.

    • @arispacetimeanduniverse8174
      @arispacetimeanduniverse8174 6 років тому +5

      on what minute?

    • @thecitizenjoan
      @thecitizenjoan 6 років тому +1

      Same

    • @miscellaneousmedia3753
      @miscellaneousmedia3753 6 років тому +17

      The new album is all about making fun of the phone obsessed generation

    • @coupa10
      @coupa10 6 років тому +1

      What does "tbh" means ? pls i'm stupid idiot

  • @alessian.6082
    @alessian.6082 6 років тому +165

    The reporter was trying to look casual about Andrew sentences xD

  • @Spokahno
    @Spokahno 6 років тому +461

    I just want a 3 hour joke session with MGMT

  • @jakej654
    @jakej654 6 років тому +444

    andrew's a meme man, nice

  • @MISSJONASFOREVER2
    @MISSJONASFOREVER2 6 років тому +92

    I love how Andrew is so mellow when he says jokes lol

    • @tseawell90
      @tseawell90 6 років тому +1

      Goldn Haze Im glad you feel that way

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 5 років тому +4

      tseawell90 Ok

  • @EvWuzhere
    @EvWuzhere 6 років тому +154

    A dance dance revolution

  • @pixiesyay
    @pixiesyay 6 років тому +83

    It is so comforting and relatable to see just how boring they are, conversationally. Makes me feel like I could have a small chat with them without as much pressure.

    • @br33zy771
      @br33zy771 6 років тому +4

      they are exactly as boring as their music

    • @jcgiraldo5337
      @jcgiraldo5337 6 років тому +15

      jbn675478 listen to congratulations then say that

    • @br33zy771
      @br33zy771 6 років тому

      If I need to fall asleep i'll be sure to look it up

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 5 років тому +8

      jbn675478 Meaning not at all :)

  • @brettawood
    @brettawood 6 років тому +305

    i want their 80s hardcore punk album next.

  • @difjaoisdjfoaisjdfoaiogeis
    @difjaoisdjfoaisjdfoaiogeis 6 років тому +49

    Andrew and Ben make such a funny contrast.

  • @onetwothreefour5041
    @onetwothreefour5041 5 років тому +22

    The way he said tbh and looked at the camera at 7:46 had the exact same energy as jim from the office looking into the camera

  • @angelvoices5370
    @angelvoices5370 5 років тому +65

    Frisbees caught: 0
    Worms found: 1

  • @angelvoices5370
    @angelvoices5370 5 років тому +40

    Great to see MGMT still as adorable and awkward as ever. Also this interviewer is very charming & nice video format with the vignettes. Merçi à France 24!

  • @nicoleta2628
    @nicoleta2628 6 років тому +87

    This is the most bizzare interview I've ever seen, I have no idea what's going on

  • @ayden_james
    @ayden_james 6 років тому +30

    love these guys and their authenticity and transparency.

  • @bugeyedsamurai
    @bugeyedsamurai 6 років тому +137

    I feel the decade struggle from them.
    MGMT is in a constant loop of where they either make music they enjoy and the vast majority dislike
    or they make music the vast majority like but they dislike. That really sucks.

    • @1299lakito
      @1299lakito 6 років тому

      bugeyedsamurai exactly

    • @natanaru
      @natanaru 6 років тому +23

      Ive loved pretty much all the stuff they put out , so I would be fine.

    • @miscellaneousmedia3753
      @miscellaneousmedia3753 6 років тому +9

      natanaru but we're not in the vast majority, that's the point, that's why MGMT will remain alternative forever, which is fine

    • @TerribleBamseTiger
      @TerribleBamseTiger 6 років тому +2

      I'm pretty sure they wouldn't make music they dont like themselves

    • @colin8007
      @colin8007 6 років тому +22

      Little Dark Age is their most accessible in ten years and they seem happy with it. Their music will never be blasting out of frat halls and beach resort bars again, so they’ve successfully freed themselves from the pressures of catering to those fans. After Congratulations and MGMT none of them are still hanging around. Now the band can make the dance pop music they want to make.

  • @minamadeit
    @minamadeit 6 років тому +130

    I need Ben’s shirt.

    • @herlokki
      @herlokki 6 років тому +1

      Does anyone know what brand it is?

    • @user-en2hu6wp7p
      @user-en2hu6wp7p 3 роки тому

      @@herlokki its been two years have you figured out i want it

  • @big5eze
    @big5eze 6 років тому +34

    They were lowkey fightin for a sec

  • @sambuck8710
    @sambuck8710 6 років тому +39

    They think that pop is a joke, that the record owns them. that's why they're called the management.

  • @lazycatzandcrafts
    @lazycatzandcrafts 6 років тому +133

    Meeting Matt Damon on Mars xD

  • @carl_anderson9315
    @carl_anderson9315 4 роки тому +16

    What I find completely intriguing is the fact that in interviews their answers are mostly all over the place (not in a bad way). They talk about the little experiments they do here and there like 2 high school kids explaining how they designed a science project. But their final product is always an amazing album, vibrant, full of color and concepts, very mature and professional.
    In contrast we often hear some big pop stars talking about their albums as if they were The Dark Side of The Moon, and yet delivering (again) a dumb bubble-gum plastic empty record.

  • @johnsnyder5281
    @johnsnyder5281 6 років тому +184

    You put Kids in the title. You opened with Kids playing. The only early song you actually mentioned was Kids. Then you jump right from that to LDA. Why does no one appreciate the creativity that came from their freedom between these two times?

    • @seiaseia10
      @seiaseia10 4 роки тому +9

      i don't understand either

    • @Revilkappa
      @Revilkappa 3 роки тому +3

      Surely lda is free as well?

    • @profile2047
      @profile2047 3 роки тому +3

      This comment makes me feel less lonely.

    • @johnviera3884
      @johnviera3884 2 роки тому

      Cuz it sucks

  • @micahjodhan5420
    @micahjodhan5420 6 років тому +147

    she knew she was being trolled. she knew it.

    • @maximeteppe7627
      @maximeteppe7627 6 років тому +62

      Yeah, I think she was in on the joke. I wouldn't even call it being trolled. It sounds like the early jokes created a casual mood that allowed them to speak very freely. That's valuable.

    • @ImDraSss
      @ImDraSss 6 років тому

      Maxime Teppe banter

    • @maximeteppe7627
      @maximeteppe7627 6 років тому

      exactly.

    • @kittycatLOVExoxo
      @kittycatLOVExoxo 6 років тому +11

      how was she trolled

    • @NoorjanYaftali
      @NoorjanYaftali 6 років тому +4

      Agree with Maxime, it's called being a professional and being able to set the right mood.

  • @OriginalChelseaMarie
    @OriginalChelseaMarie 6 років тому +40

    I can wholeheartedly say MGMT is 100% about the making and production of their sound. They are NOT about the fame, fortune, or recognition that comes with it and they’re very vocal about that and always have been. They actively mock society as a whole and poke at the incongruencies they see day to day through their inherent “fame.” They joked their way to the top and never expected to get where they were and have talked about that before, too. Do they appreciate their music and are they proud of it? Heck yeah! But they’re not going to fake something or give an interview that’s going to please the audience at the expense of what they think is right...whether we as fans agree or not. Now, that leaves us dissatisfied to a certain degree but you’re either on their train or not. They don’t bend for anybody and don’t make apologies for it. That’s MGMT in a nutshell.

    • @stud105
      @stud105 9 місяців тому +1

      I would lump Arctic monkeys & Arcade Fire into that mix. Old school lovers of the art of music and it's production.

  • @AdorableBunyips
    @AdorableBunyips 6 років тому +65

    Wow they honestly said so many insightful things! Love this interview, so excited to listen to the album with my friends!!

  • @bleach700
    @bleach700 6 років тому +71

    "teebeeheich"

  • @pmjithink
    @pmjithink 6 років тому +70

    Hey Andrew likes memes. You heard it here folks

  • @kotryna5682
    @kotryna5682 6 років тому +95

    I wonder if they've been watching Black Mirror

  • @Spencer-op5fr
    @Spencer-op5fr 6 років тому +64

    Aside from a large chunk of their self-titled album, everything MGMT has made has been pure gold (in my opinion). Easily one of my favorite bands of all time

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 6 років тому +18

      A Bottomless Pit I seem to be in the minority but I genuinely love that whole album.

    • @UbiquitousCthulhu
      @UbiquitousCthulhu 6 років тому +5

      Haut Strange much love, to me its their most cohesive. It invites the listener to get more investigative and ibe developed a relarionship with each song unlike any other album

    • @adriaunaa5745
      @adriaunaa5745 5 років тому

      we eating our breffiss dis mourning unfortunately
      Facts and same

    • @monsterautomobile
      @monsterautomobile 4 роки тому +2

      That album seems a result after a breakup, very depressing. its for sitting alone with nothing to think about and feeling empty

  • @NixKuiper
    @NixKuiper 6 років тому +72

    1st interview I actually watched of MGMT. I usually just interview them via music

  • @nomadyesmadxx7650
    @nomadyesmadxx7650 3 роки тому +5

    Look at these kids in the footages where they are goofing around and playing frisbee. I'm laughing hard to “it's a worm” 😂 Really age is just a number. We will always be kids at heart

  • @WARHEADFRED
    @WARHEADFRED 6 років тому +12

    One of my all-time favorite bands.

  • @ashleigh_louise_smith
    @ashleigh_louise_smith 6 років тому +16

    One of the best interviews with MGMT. So happy to have them back.

    • @France24_en
      @France24_en  6 років тому +2

      Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed it. The show was editedby the presenter, Mariam Saab.

  • @catherinecolwell8939
    @catherinecolwell8939 3 роки тому +7

    Andrew may not have aged but his wardrobe has for sure

  • @OK-lm1hj
    @OK-lm1hj 5 років тому +15

    Andrew looks better with long hair tbh

  • @katriddley446
    @katriddley446 5 років тому +12

    Hard to believe Andrew is only three years younger than me. He still looks 26, 27.

  • @ThruTheEarth
    @ThruTheEarth 6 років тому +326

    did you have to put "Kids" in the title?

    • @ThruTheEarth
      @ThruTheEarth 6 років тому +81

      the answer is no

    • @spencerrw2988
      @spencerrw2988 6 років тому +4

      cool cape, my point exactly

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 6 років тому +12

      cool cape I mean it’s their biggest song and they were trying to give a past-present kinda thing. So it makes a lot of sense.

    • @chrislung9707
      @chrislung9707 6 років тому +3

      Clickbait of course

    • @SevenFootPelican
      @SevenFootPelican 5 років тому

      yes

  • @simplemortal5068
    @simplemortal5068 6 років тому +52

    I love them but they so difficult to interview

    • @NoorjanYaftali
      @NoorjanYaftali 6 років тому +17

      Seems like it. She did pretty well considering that

    • @OriginalChelseaMarie
      @OriginalChelseaMarie 6 років тому +33

      lekerke Well it’s because they’re so resistant to it. You have to remember, MGMT isn’t about the fame and recognition. They honestly mock it and I think that comes through in how they interview..Andrew, especially. Ben is a little more open and grounded in his responses but they’re 100% about the music. Anything else is just extra and not a priority to them.

    • @dungareesareforfools
      @dungareesareforfools 5 років тому +6

      They're the real deal, they're artists. They're not seasoned public speakers, that's not what they do.

    • @lise4529
      @lise4529 5 років тому

      I think it's more because they dont say what she maybe wants or needs them to say... for it to 'sell' and idea of great idol-ness

  • @Link-ji7kx
    @Link-ji7kx 6 років тому +14

    Wasn’t that Electric Feel in the beginning even tho the title said Kids?

  • @chrisjr1247
    @chrisjr1247 6 років тому +26

    MGMT FOREVER ;

  • @UnicornLavenderMax
    @UnicornLavenderMax 6 років тому +120

    Why did this interview use Kids/time to pretend as an opener when there were three singles with videos that they could’ve used?

    • @jouquinfox9453
      @jouquinfox9453 6 років тому +26

      UnicornLavenderMax most of the world still only knows MGMT for those 2 songs as well as electric feel, not their new stuff. theres people who know congratulations too, but self titled and little dark age are both pretty foreign. so she used the 2 most popular tracks to remind people who they are

    • @TheStarfox187
      @TheStarfox187 6 років тому +3

      Jouquin Fox that's lame but I understand

    • @chumbawampa
      @chumbawampa 6 років тому +6

      Because like it or not those are their most popular songs that alot of people think of when they think MGMT. Fans like you or me, who im sure know all the tracks from Congratulations and MGMT albums, they didnt make the TV program for us. Its probably more to showcase new music to a broad viewing public, so they choose their most catchy songs to draw people in who might not know the band.

  • @monsterautomobile
    @monsterautomobile 4 роки тому +6

    i love andrew 🥺

  • @theolawrence1352
    @theolawrence1352 4 роки тому +7

    MGMT are still high to this day

  • @spencerrw2988
    @spencerrw2988 6 років тому +93

    Why do they have to include kids in the title and have their old music in the background when their talking about little dark age

    • @Moneyman-33
      @Moneyman-33 6 років тому +12

      Cause like 50% Of people who know the band hate their newer stuff. Even though they're objectively wrong

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 5 років тому +9

      Christian Rogers Feels unfortunate to me because I feel their new music just keeps getting better and better, topping each previous album somehow every time.

  • @kixfruitypebbles
    @kixfruitypebbles 6 років тому +28

    Man these guys struggle hard at frisbee.

  • @silversoul97
    @silversoul97 6 років тому +74

    "its a worm"

    • @buyeth2047
      @buyeth2047 6 років тому +11

      goldenage He misses digging up worms.

  • @nadussias
    @nadussias 5 років тому +19

    I g rI e Ve i N sT e Ri o

  • @adriaunaa5745
    @adriaunaa5745 5 років тому +7

    I love how chill they are

  • @1299lakito
    @1299lakito 6 років тому +51

    Is Andrew constantly tripping on shrooms lol

  • @kellyking7137
    @kellyking7137 6 років тому +5

    Love MGMT! Great interview and amazing editing.

    • @France24_en
      @France24_en  6 років тому +4

      Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed it. The show was editedby the presenter, Mariam Saab.

  • @charismabros5352
    @charismabros5352 6 років тому +25

    They should market Glooby Loops along with the album

    • @carcam37
      @carcam37 6 років тому

      Charisma Bros, Yes I agree. It could taste like shrooms or psychedelic drugs but not really be.

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 5 років тому

      They have a Glooby Loops t-shirt!

  • @TheDupeMaster
    @TheDupeMaster 6 років тому +12

    why did i watch this? i was genuinely curious how they made their music but all i got was memes.

  • @xstlox796
    @xstlox796 6 років тому +3

    im so happy MGMT has blessed us once again , love u

  • @clarkcuevas9972
    @clarkcuevas9972 5 років тому +15

    I like how the interviewer was like Wtf at 7:49

  • @Kiriafycso
    @Kiriafycso 5 років тому +10

    we just letting him say that 7:39

    • @bye2107
      @bye2107 5 років тому +9

      Yes😔🤰

  • @HOESDONTMATTER
    @HOESDONTMATTER 6 років тому +3

    The best artists and music in decades!:)

  • @d3a1990
    @d3a1990 6 років тому +1

    Love these guys. Great album.

  • @valentinomin1612
    @valentinomin1612 6 років тому +7

    Ben looks like my lecturer

  • @theconsciousobserver6829
    @theconsciousobserver6829 5 років тому +1

    Love this album

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 5 років тому +4

    "When You Die" stands with the "Big 3" as some of their best work....love this band, new album is very strong, definitely their best since the first album.

  • @evedawson6867
    @evedawson6867 4 роки тому +11

    I'm an actual idiot I've been listening to these guys for years and I've always thought they were British I-

  • @PalomaGRT
    @PalomaGRT 3 роки тому +6

    7:52 their eyebrowns lol

  • @kjetilsenNOWAY
    @kjetilsenNOWAY 2 роки тому

    found the album just now. I think it is their best ever and more relevant than ever.

  • @stephvnieable
    @stephvnieable 6 років тому +5

    MGMT, te amo

  • @Bluebair
    @Bluebair 6 років тому +6

    This title suggests the albums congratulations and mgmt never existed or were terrible. I can assure you they exist and are amazing

    • @psychedelicpiper999
      @psychedelicpiper999 6 років тому +1

      Congratulations and MGMT are their two best albums, and years from now, they'll be considered the band's two groundbreaking masterpieces. Really not a fan of the new one.

  • @peach-ls5uk
    @peach-ls5uk 6 років тому +21

    i cant w the title of this video

  • @guuguu7559
    @guuguu7559 3 роки тому +4

    *ITS A WORM*

  • @newhoodie18
    @newhoodie18 6 років тому +1

    Great album, hooked on a few songs...

  • @sidneysmith3426
    @sidneysmith3426 6 років тому +4

    I love these guys :)

  • @kizbo
    @kizbo 6 років тому +3

    I

  • @chaujosefina
    @chaujosefina 2 роки тому +1

    does someone knows where the behind the scenes/recording/studio footage is from?

  • @adriaunaa5745
    @adriaunaa5745 5 років тому +16

    I literally love Andrew I want to marry him
    xD I have a problem

  • @boysenberryrose
    @boysenberryrose 6 років тому

    love ben's answers

  • @codyallan2690
    @codyallan2690 4 роки тому +1

    Anyone know where we could find whatever they filmed when they were messing around with the frisbee? Like was it a documentary of the making of the album?

  • @NibanoTugano
    @NibanoTugano 2 роки тому +2

    i saw a video about the trend that there was at the time with that song, the video was "little dark age portugal epic version" and i tell you the song plus the edit moved me

  • @ariagrazer9923
    @ariagrazer9923 4 роки тому

    Que bello es Andrew💗

  • @normalplayer7377
    @normalplayer7377 Рік тому +1

    Your song inspired millions with many, many edits

  • @minawave3606
    @minawave3606 2 роки тому +2

    1:02 somebody in the background sneezed and I have seen every interview of mgmt so many times that I know this. only god can save me.

  • @ihavemasochism
    @ihavemasochism 6 років тому +43

    They are certainly very interesting guys, too bad the interviewers of them always seem to be so terrible and superficial. Anybody know where to find some actually enlightening discussion with them?

    • @robyoung9968
      @robyoung9968 6 років тому +14

      I saw a much worse very recent interview, This one got more into who they are, I’m just excited they’re back, their music hooked me in along with the weird videos... Success to the guys. Andrew channeling Robert Smiths hair in Little dark age video..

    • @inmortalizart2061
      @inmortalizart2061 5 років тому +4

      I read an interview that was very interesting about little dark age but it was just andrew

  • @drawkcabesrever461
    @drawkcabesrever461 6 років тому +6

    Dance dance revolution

  • @mikeexits
    @mikeexits 5 років тому +1

    Where did all the b-roll footage come from of them recording sounds, playing frisbee, and being in the studio?

    • @cassidys-g332
      @cassidys-g332 5 років тому

      I wonder the same thing!

    • @bye2107
      @bye2107 5 років тому

      @@cassidys-g332 album trailer

  • @StoryoftheEye
    @StoryoftheEye 6 років тому

    YES!

  • @theawesomemang123
    @theawesomemang123 3 роки тому +1

    Absolute geniuses

  • @ushd9135
    @ushd9135 3 роки тому +3

    stan MGMT

  • @Mmxxaamm
    @Mmxxaamm 6 років тому +1

    From where are the images of them on the studio taken from?

  • @guyvanburen
    @guyvanburen 2 роки тому +1

    LDA is an absolute work

  • @michaelrader6041
    @michaelrader6041 6 років тому +9

    They wanted to make "music to dance to".....but they booked the Orpheum in Boston.......you can't even stand up in there

  • @Kiriafycso
    @Kiriafycso 5 років тому

    10:42 no words.... i can’t

  • @thecitizenjoan
    @thecitizenjoan 6 років тому +6

    Does Andrew Still Surf?

  • @jebby16
    @jebby16 2 роки тому +2

    Social media has made many of us so awkward.

  • @Kramerica962
    @Kramerica962 Рік тому +4

    I wonder how MGMT feels about people on the right using their music for edits lol

  • @VinceLovesToast
    @VinceLovesToast 6 років тому

    Anyone know where to get Ben's shirt?

  • @michellecerioni4903
    @michellecerioni4903 6 років тому +3

    Still haunted by that single

  • @Koshirozation
    @Koshirozation 6 років тому

    bravo!

  • @NaikoArt
    @NaikoArt 6 років тому +2

    they look like acting they acting the whole interview lol

  • @stephenmarkelov1829
    @stephenmarkelov1829 6 років тому +3

    I cannot believe he is 35.

  • @toddbross2302
    @toddbross2302 6 років тому +15

    Tbh

  • @nickvolon6860
    @nickvolon6860 6 років тому

    I enjoyed this.

  • @bengolious
    @bengolious 6 років тому

    Yeah