MGMT Is Back, And They’re Trolling Themselves Harder Than Ever (HBO)
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In 2008, MGMT was on top of the world. Their music was basically the official soundtrack to every house party, and you couldn’t enter an Urban Outfitters without hearing their platinum single, “Kids”.
Their rising star seemed to take a sharp left turn, though, when their second album found them turning toward a sound that was much more psychedelic and much less accessible. MGMT soon got a reputation as a band that had turned their back on fame.
But their most recent single, “Me and Michael,” is a lot more radio-friendly, and it looks like MGMT might be edging, slowly, back toward the mainstream. VICE News visited the band on the set of their music video shoot to find out how, or if, the band plans to reinvent themselves.
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"We kind of formed the band around this concept of destroying it as it was happening." MGMT tells VICE News.
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Eh.. the synthpop would have been fresh in 2005-10 maybe. It's cool they're still doing their thing though.
Bad interview
This channel should have been banned ages ago quite frankly. Vice is not just a disgrace...
Dude, this was absolutely terrible. MGMT is awesome. Your idea that they are trolling is you being trolled. All their stuff is great, not all of it is cheesy pop.
Why is everyone so obsessed with this narrative about them getting fame and losing it (intentionally or unintentionally) and trying to get it back? What does it matter? Their old music is good. Their new music is good. I personally feel like they don't really care about the fame much one way or another, so why overanalyze? Let's just enjoy what they put out.
yeah the whole narrative is actually painfully self-conscious. just get over it make some music.
Seriously. Just appreciate Artist's for what they are and what they create. If you like it, great! If not, that's cool too - go find things you do like. But when it comes to the Artist's personal choices, personal life, and whether they become or stay Hollywood bigwigs doesn't f'n matter. Just enjoy and support the Artist's that you like and care about. That's all. Connect and move on.
Rowan Elessar Except that they initially put out an album of straight bangers that, songwriting wise, blew everyone away. That is an extremely rare occurrence from an unknown indie band that wasn’t driven by some songwriting team. They are the group responsible for writing a grand slam, it’s not the public’s fault for wanting more of that magic but instead they hid behind “artistic integrity” and didn’t take another at bat. If they didn’t want the attention then they should have refrained from writing such gems, which they full well knew were indeed gems when they wrote them, how couldn’t they have known? Kurt Cobain had the same problem and it’s a very “holier than thou” attitude which I don’t buy for a second, he wanted to be noticed and he knew he could with his songs. Once people did notice, he was all like, “what do you want with me?”
@@alephnull7410 Exactly, I have much respect for MGMT but they're such hipsters, they clearly put a lot of passion and effort into their hit songs and then afterwards tried to downplay it by saying 'na we were just kidding around'. Yeah sure you were.. It's like some chef who made his name making chocolate mousse turns around and says "just kidding, I actually hate chocolate mousse it's so ez to make I'm doing soup from now on, try my Consommé'.
Self-titled #1!
when i'm president we gone play siberian breaks on the radio don't worry real ones.
im voting for you, play metanoia last thing at night too
love you
Samuel Brito 2020
you're my new best friend
Tbh if Congratulations (album) was played on repeat all the time I wouldn’t mind one bit
I wasn't aware Congratulations wasn't well-received. Personally, I really enjoyed it. Granted, I was stoned throughout most of 2010, but still, it was a good listen. I don't understand why people always want more of the same. Kids 2, really? Why? Let what was be good and accumulate more good tunes as they come along, not repeat the same shit until you get sick of it.
slimkt Congratulations was a great album agreed.
Exactly
The only album I'd like a part 2 of is their self-titled. Holy SHIT that album is a masterpiece!
MGMT is incredible! I hate suspecting fans, I think all of their music has merit.
Wasn't well received by who? Kids fans?
Good to see the guy from hey Arnold became an interviewer
Bruh...what’s up with your face?
YuTu13e lmao
I kept thinking, "Kid N Play" is back.
Bobby are you needing donations
Lmao
Siberian Breaks is one of the best songs of all time.
Weekend wars is my favorite
Yep
Metanoia is a step above just my opinion tho
flash delirium best song
Keeping it real
Congratulations is an absolute fan favorite. Me and Michael wasn't the lead single. This video just condensed popular opinion without actually doing any homework. Bad job!
I actually really liked congratulations. I like most of your songs and your style is pretty unique. Do the music you love not the music people want to love.
Congratulations is easily their best album. Siberian Breaks, Flash Delirium, the title track, etc.. too good.
I agree! Expecting a new Oracular Spectacular with every album would be like expecting Leonardo Da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa over and over. Totally loved Congratulations!
I should have looked at the comments before posting. I’m glad to hear others genuinely liked Congratulations as well.
Alejandro Ochoa agree with the other comments, Congrats is their best album
Me too, I even considered it to be better than the first album, but the third ...I must admit that Alien Days was kind of hard to listen to, except for song no 2.
Their 2010 album Congratulations was just as good.
Yeah honestly anyone who calls that a sophomore slump needs to not be taken seriously by anyone.
It's so tired at this point, like yeah it's not pop but it's definitely better than oracular in terms of songwriting and musicianship. It was already obvious they were going in that direction for album #2 once metanoia came out
I think it's their best album. My favourite one at least.
They're geniuses cause they got everyone to tune in and the ones that didn't like Oracular guess what? They made one for you 2
Congratulations was awesome!! But definitely not as accessible to the mainstream audience like their first album was. Which was why it didn't do well at the charts
These guys just seem like 2 best friends who enjoy making music and are very happy doing their own thing. The industry pushes them for more hits and it seems like their first album produced accidental hits or at least, they didn’t see the success that was coming. Just leave them alone, world. Enjoy what they put out and be grateful!
I feel like me and a lot of people in the comments/fans felt like you didn’t give Congratulations the recognition it deserved. “They didn’t really try” , “sales slumped.” Easily their best album, most sophisticated and groundbreaking. Who cares about being radio friendly???
And their third was even more groundbreaking.
Their whole schtick was radio friendly for the lulz. Vapid hogwash.
@@MrYouarethecancer oracular spectacular was not vapid hogwash lmao, the three big singles were parodying pop music sure, but all the tracks were still phenomenal with a heavy 60's influence.
bro your flat top is too much
He's like a real-life version of Marge Simpson
lptomtom died
heath just let him live damn
more like Gerald Johanssen tbh
Rock it. Don’t listen to em.
i wish the VICE interviewer gave them some praise for Congratulations and "MGMT" (3rd album lol)
it just came off as if he was down with the fans and didn't understand the genius behind the last 2 albums at all, it only provoked them provide a really mixed response
AGREED
Everything wrong with Vice right here.
As if MGMT hasn't been pouring their hearts into every album
Andrew reminds me so much of a little kid he's so...adorable in a way
EVERYTIME ANDREW SMILES MY HEART STOPS WHATS HAPPENING
I personally find the second album to be my favorite. Who cares about the perfect pop song when you are elevating your art. The perfect album, now that's a feat.
Its almost like their 3rd self titled album doesnt exist... unbelievable
Yeah, it's crazy how swept under the rug the album is. But, It wasn't really that good of an album. It would've been better if his voice wasn't so monotone, and there were more hummable parts. If they would've stuck with "Your Life Is a Lie" kind of sound, the album would've been 10/10 AMAZING.
Well they didn't make the album for people not on psychedelic drugs. Have you tried listening to it on mushrooms? It's amazing because you can focus your ears on every little thing and it synchronizes well. Without a psychedelic it just sounds like uh... Weird experimental shit that you can't listen to with a bunch of other people. The lyrics in their self-titled album were pretty amazing though regardless and I think people brush over that entirely.
Gideon Lass music shouldn’t have to be played that way though. It’s cool to do drugs with music. But if music is only good that way, it’s not good.
Gideon Lass i enjoy the self titled sober or otherwise, but i was going through a sensitive time in my life when i got that album. I know what you mean though theres a lot of sounds to focus on, but the more you replay them the more it starts to make sense, at least in my opinion.
RB Spoken that's untrue, the album itself isn't bad. Not something I would listen to with others around but like most experimental music it is supposed to be an experience. On the issue with drugs and or entheogens, making music for that reason isn't uncommon at all. It's actually a niche thing that many people enjoy; For example the band shpongle. So if MGMT tried to reach this market with this album I have zero problems with that and they can certainly do so. Even the need for the use of drugs though doesnt necessarily mean the music is bad. I'm sure to many people it was great as is.
More information on psychedelics because it's good to know. Sorry if this goes off the topic: Calssical Psychedelic drugs are innately medically therapeutic and dare I say beneficial if used responsibly. Being as they actually get rid of addictive behavior, work immensely well to help treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, and most compounds are not physically toxic in any case. Ex: psilocin is less toxic than caffeine. In some studies I've found on the government NCBI PubMed database finding even music itself can help the psychotherapy. I find these studies interesting. It mostly uses pharmacological and psychological terminology though. There are articles that say the same things beaut less in depth.
It pisses me off when people shit talk Congratulations. It was a great album and an awesome follow up to Oracular Spectacular. Alien days....... Not so much lol but they've definitely pulled back in with Little dark age, I've enjoyed this album alot.
A black #2 pencil is interviewing MGMT
I appreciated every single album, especially their self titled album that didn’t get much attention. MGMT always be yourself ! We don’t need another hit single like kids ! Love your sound the way it is :) xx
i'm HURT congratulations is getting so much flack after the fact. that is a great album.
Little Dark Age smacks harder than Oracular
My friend showed me them before Oracular Spectacular, when they were still "The Management" - and i was smitten. When that first album dropped, I loved the hits obviously, but songs like Of Moons Birds & Monsters and The Handshake are what I remember most from those days. Congratulations ended up being my favorite album, and this one is growing on me. Pop sensibility but not to the point that it's more pop than psych.
Im sick of critics speaking of the streams on spotify as an accomplishment. A coffee shop could have the fucking song playing on the same playlist for a year it doesnt really mean much
There was old interview where Andrew said Kids started as a joke. "We used to think about how to make the most stereotypical pop song and that's one of the ones we did." They were surprised how big that song grew, but also kind of disappointed because it's not their favorite songs to play, it wasn't their sound. When Congratulations came out that was their sound, but most people didnt enjoy it... tragic.
Electric Feel, Time to Pretend and Kids were at their peak during my college years. I enjoyed those songs but only knew a little about MGMT and didn't follow them all too closely. 10 years later I'm going back and listening to Congratulations and holy shit that album is good!
When You Die is the best song of that album
Kids, Electric Feel, etc. will always remind me of my army days
I really love this guys, they know what life it’s going about, they know how to have fun in a very profound and creative way.
now mgmt are almost as popular as they were in the 00s again, it's fascinating to see just how much this video gets dreadfully fucking wrong
I have to say, I love _Congratulations_ and their following albums much more than their initial hits.
Congratulations (Siberian Breaks) is their magnum opus.
Here's a thing about MGMT.
*THEY ARE NOT SELLOUTS*
They want to try different things and honesty the music they've made throughout the years is amazing. They know they can make something like kids again but they already done that and moved passed it. They are ever evolving artists and i wouldn't want mgmt to be any different.
Sounds like a typical "I-I could do it again, I just don't want to"..Flash in the pan band.
i cant understand how people didnt liek congratulations ,it was a fuckign amazing album pure genius
Wait... MGMT isn't intentionally trying to be "obscure" or "weird" but thats part of what makes them awesome. XD
Anyone saying their music got “bad” after OS just didn’t understand the music, that or they didn’t actually listen to it.
The albums they’ve put out are beautiful, and complex and delevop as you listen to it more and more, songs off of the self titled album still feel new to me because every time I listen it’s another experience.
People’s IQ’s have dropped. There’s studies about this. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, this kind of music was deemed classic. People have become a lot dumber since then, and this is why the boomers are always talking crap about our generation. They’re not entirely wrong.
tf is the interviewer talking about, Congratulations is a great album and by far their best !
Little dark age is literally the internets history community’s theme song.
I think artists should do what they want without having to explain themselves. I thought this interview would be more interesting, but it was just about, "Hey, why are you having a music career this way? And aren't you worried of what people will think of you??"
I agree. The title is completely misleading.
They are hilarious, it must get annoying having to do interviews with people that aren't getting it.
wtf 2nd album is probably best of that decade
Andrew still here being🔥f i n e🔥 af
Every single MGMT song is absolutely beautiful
agreed!!!
Read "They’re Trolling Themselves Harder Than Ever" as "actually being artists".
Why does this band get so much hate for those 2 albums? Some of my favorite mgmt tracks (congratulations, Alien days) are on those albums. They got to actually make the music they wanted to make on those albums..and received hate for it. Real fans really appreciated the artistic twist. The new album is amazing, probably my favorite of the 4. So glad I saw these guys in concert last month..truly a remarkable experience.
"I hope I die before I get sold "
You can really read their worldviews on their faces here
Honestly the second album was way better than the first 1
They dont want to produce "radio friendly" music; they need and want something more.
They didn't sabotage their careers. They failed to nurture them. See Depeche Mode and The Cure. That's how you do it.
all of MGMT albums are approachable. PERIOD.
"Hated everybody who liked those songs" what an outrageous accusation
Am I missing something? Did people not dig Congratulations? I think it’s their best album in their discography.
This is such a beautiful representation of how out of touch of reality vice is- even when they interview. its sad but it is a reminder of how idiotic self obsession leaves you. Thank you for being kinda relevant at one point, vice, and equallly thank you for being absolutely detached in a world that doesnt need you. xo fu
Vice have turned into an absolute embarrassment to humanity. Even Hamilton Morris doesn’t want to work for them anymore. He’s too smart for these low IQ reporters who pretty much thrive on sensationalism and popularity contests like virtually all news media corporations.
VICE is always promoting the hell out of psychedelics, but doesn’t know the first thing about psychedelic rock, go figure. 😂 Culture vultures to the max.
MGMT: Solid as they come.
Acknowledging that you are pretentious doesn't make you less pretentious, it's just lamp-shading.
One of the best, most influential bands still IMHO. Congratulations, self titled, and LDA make a lot of sense when truly listening to the music tbh. Can't wait for LoL in a few months!
I don’t think a lot of people understand their music. You have to have a special ear for it. I like how different their songs are. I don’t even think their “best” hits like kids is their best. I think they’re doing great and I like all of their albums
Can you at least name the Filipino band they "ripped it off" from. Truefaith is literally a word and a second longer.
Time To Pretend & Weekend Wars are my favesss☆☆☆
Andrew vanwyngarden looks...sober.
bro wtf why are u guys putting them down so hard for not having mainstream success why didnt aybldy say artistic choice congratulations and the self titled even the new one are all amazing albums including oracular spectacular just cuz there wasnt another electric feel doesnt mean they dont make gems on the regular
"absolute bangers". Ok this is the wrong interviewer for MGMT wtf.
they never fell off their albums get better with each one
What shoe brand is Andrew wearing?
did you find out dude?
i wanna know too :(
I find the whole “radio friendly” term extremely obsolete when most people don’t even listen to radio. Spotify, Pandora and iTunes are what most people listen to
Mgmt is a real band. Many many people on here arent used to real bands because they listen to Top40 pop and its given them mental illness
My kids tried to erase my past got upset when they realized bruce lee is my dad
A hipster interviewing mgmt about why they left behind their tongue and cheek first album /hipster album. Why vice ... why..... btw congratulations album is a fucking masterpiece. Just like pet sounds ,and sgt peppers ... at first not acknowledge as masterpieces. But as years past they got the credit it deserves. This is exactly what will happen with congratulations. In the year 2035 everyone will be head over heels about that album. ❤
“Sgt. Pepper’s” was praised immediately, but The Beatles were in the unique position of pretty much owning the entire pop industry, and setting the standards which everyone else followed.
So even when they put out albums like “Revolver”, “Sgt. Pepper’s”, and “Magical Mystery Tour”, the public ate it all up. The only song that most Beatles fans didn’t let them get away with was “Revolution 9”.
Otherwise, they had songs like “Blue Jay Way”, “Only A Northern Song”, “I Am The Walrus”, and “Tomorrow Never Knows” which wouldn’t sound at all out-of-place on the self-titled MGMT album, and which no one to this day really bats an eye on.
Siberian Breaks alone was ART
These two are so indie that Vice wants to hire them as full time reporters
They sound like a dial up modem.
me and michael still sounds obscure and beautiful for some reason lol
Real fans don't care about how Vice is trying to ruin MGMT's image. They clearly don't want to become major sellouts and they just want to make good music that real fans care about, not a bunch of posters. Geez, Vice. Most of the time I love Vice but this just isn't that good of an interview. I love MGMT but way to interview them and then make it seem like they aren't good anymore, Because they're still incredible in my opinion.
Man, I wish I could be in a position where I'm like "Well, yeah, I *could* write a song and have it go platinum, but I'd rather do my own thing."
God this band is the fucking coolest
Congratulations is still their best album. Approachability is not a criterion for how good a piece of music is.
Congratulations was AMAZINGGG. Let mgmt do their thing and flourish in their way however they want to. Why do they want a kids 2? For the bang wagoners?
i love little dark age and am so glad they’re touring again. i saw them in may and they were so great!!
And in the end Little Dark Age (the song) ended up absolutley blowing up
which is good, it's a truly great track
They got better as they went on. Oracular Spectacular < Congratulations < MGMT = Little Dark Age. I can't believe how perfect their 2 latest albums are. Changed the way I perceive and create music.
Congratulations is such a perfect album. LdA too
congratulations was their best album
Little dark age is one of my favorite albums
F**k the label, I’ve enjoyed all of their work. Got LDA on vinyl, absolutely superb 👍👍
I couldn’t watch this. I could tell by the interviewer’s tone that this was going to be a negative interview. Love mgmt
I feel like if Columbia didn’t market them as pop in the beginning and instead as more experimental, then MGMT would get as much hate. That’s my opinion
Congratulations was great, not inaccessible at all, but not "mainstream". It was like my favourite album when I was 12 and got it thinking Electric Feel was gonna be on it. Then Siberian Breaks blew my fucking 12 year old mind. Still gotta listen to all their other stuff
Hahaha they're fucking brilliant, good sense of humour.
Every record is amazing in its own way
Last album was perfect. I'm glad they don't let fame consume them. Every song they make is 🔥
Michael and I?
Mega Grair grammatically speaking, it’s actually Me and Michael. lol
grecia guzman lol daaanggg I thought I was being witty. I don’t know much about grammar thanks for the correction on my correction 🤣
Mega Grair hahaha yeah no worries! i thought the same thing until last year when my professor said that “me and [noun]” is correct
Mega Grair They have their poetic license.
Freal
Maybe they're afraid of their success and don't know if they can recreate it. They released some incredible songs
MGMT was a better album than their previous two, to me it felt like they actually knew what they were doing. This album really falls short though. To me it feels like a tribute album to anything that inspired them into becoming MGMT, but taken too literally. Even Me and Michael is just a bland pop song, I don't find any innovation to it at all and the same goes for the entire album. I've heard it all before and that's not what I'm used to when there's a new MGMT.
gerald from hey arnold called, he wants his hair back
We do a Little Dark Age it's called we do a Little Dark Age
Andrew's phone case lmao
1:45 my soul hurt so bad.
The part where you are actually talking to them in the interview I though MuteMath-BreakTheFever was playing in the background and I almost imploded.
They should have had Hamilton interview them if someone knows what I mean
You can tell Andrew aged a lot!
He still kinda cute tho