MGMT Is Back, And They’re Trolling Themselves Harder Than Ever (HBO)
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2018
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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
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
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
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?
I can't imagine how people got angry over artists actually developing new sounds and styles. And congratulations BTW was miles ahead OS.
> new styles
> MC Ride prof pic
checks out.
you and me both bud.
Did anyone listen to their 3rd one tho? i dont even remember it. weirdly forgettable compared to their first 2 and the new one
Of course the people making money off of them were.
Oracular Spectacular was wonderful, you're tripping
Yes you can. It’s extremely easy to imagine.
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.
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!
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
Dude from subway surfers turned his life around and became an interviewer
I truly believe every single MGMT album had great songs
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.
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
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.
Congratulations is still my favorite album by them. I mean, have you heard Siberian Breaks??? Masterpiece!
CONGRATULATIONS IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVR I feel like the people who expected the same thing from them are so basic and generic 🤷🏻♀️
ARI.K WORD!?
It was better because it made you think about Time To Pretend, most people didn't get what they were trying to say because they were too busy getting Electric Feels so when Congratulations came out it was only their own fault to be disappointed. It was obvious they liked weird music and only wanted to get weirder. Little Dark Age really fails at delivering that.
Congratulations is their pinnacle
YEP
Lucas de Oliveira of course they think that, they are in the business of selling new records. Records which sound like they are from the past by the way.
Andrew reminds me so much of a little kid he's so...adorable in a way
EVERYTIME ANDREW SMILES MY HEART STOPS WHATS HAPPENING
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!
Well... I feel like I should say something, MGMT’s second album “Congratulations” was not made to be full of radio hits, yes, but it wasn’t at all an attempt to sabotage their careers either. It’s actually a very complex and interesting album that builds off of the deeper stuff from their previous music. Also, Congratulations is album oriented, which means your supposed to listen to the whole thing in order to really get the full experience. Maybe it takes a real love and appreciation for music to really understand it, and personally I love Congratulations and know others who feel the same way. I’d even go as far as saying the song Siberian Breaks is a strong contestant for the right to be MGMT’s magnum opus, but then again I’m a total music nut. If you’re looking for pop hits, there is plenty of stuff out there, and MGMT only has a couple of songs to toss your way, but if you’re interested in something more abstract, then MGMT has a whole catalog of songs composed of abstract madness to send you on a journey to the moon and back.
Their third album's a psychedelic masterpiece, too.
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.
Everything wrong with Vice right here.
As if MGMT hasn't been pouring their hearts into every album
When You Die is the best song of that album
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.
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.
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
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'm HURT congratulations is getting so much flack after the fact. that is a great album.
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!
Little Dark Age smacks harder than Oracular
I have to say, I love _Congratulations_ and their following albums much more than their initial hits.
Congratulations is definitely their best record.
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.
Kids, Electric Feel, etc. will always remind me of my army days
Where can we watch the full interview?
Two geniuses in college decided they wanted to make money and made radio hits eventually made there way to actually falling in love with the process of music and paid the price of not being in everyone’s taste
i dont think they wanted to be in everyone's taste. They're first songs were cross-over hits. The rest of the their first album was even better. Instead of doing what was expected, they went where they wanted, despite the expectation. That's why they will be talked about for the next 40 years. Their conviction to do what they wanted in the face of immense riches and fame.
@@dbm92facts
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 !
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
Little dark age is literally the internets history community’s theme song.
They are hilarious, it must get annoying having to do interviews with people that aren't getting it.
Time To Pretend & Weekend Wars are my favesss☆☆☆
wtf 2nd album is probably best of that decade
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.
Wait does Vice even know what trolling is?
I laughted so hard at 2:32 because its so true
MGMT is back, and they're trolling hey Arnold cosplayers harder than ever.
Why does Andrew look like he's a male version of Grimes?
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.
It's because their first album had a pop feel which was a lot more accessible to the wider population. Their other albums are appeal to a smaller amount of people with a different sound and that does not make these albums any less successful than the first one. They even said that they wanted to take the band in a different direction after their first album so everything that happened was mas most likely their intention.
Wait... MGMT isn't intentionally trying to be "obscure" or "weird" but thats part of what makes them awesome. XD
What is the background riff music called from 0:18-0:52
That black dude and his afro 😂that style 🫥😮
MGMT: Solid as they come.
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."
i cant understand how people didnt liek congratulations ,it was a fuckign amazing album pure genius
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.
Every record is amazing in its own way
all of MGMT albums are approachable. PERIOD.
Lol. The way this interview is edited is as if they're trying to make up some story about MGMT resenting pop music, when quite clearly the obvious reality is that MGMT simply just makes whatever music they wanna make
gerald from hey arnold called, he wants his hair back
I don't think you understand MGMT
Marketing is not just a job. It's an addiction and a sickness journalists auffer from.
To be honest, their newest album to me seems the most bizarre and avant garde. It baffles me when I hear their self-titled album and Congratulations as being bizarre, non radio friendly music. They should make another 10 minute plus long song. Siberian Breaks and Metanoia are both utter masterpieces.
Why aren't any of the other songs featured in the video?
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
These two are so indie that Vice wants to hire them as full time reporters
Anyone know what shoes Andrew is wearing at 3:20?
Just saw them last night in Toronto! I actually wish they performed more songs from Congratulations; which was a fantastic album.
Just keep on doing what you do... I would prefer a bunch of great singles.... In the mean time I just enjoy with what you bring... Great songs and great Spirit
they never fell off their albums get better with each one
i love little dark age and am so glad they’re touring again. i saw them in may and they were so great!!
You guys should have added the interview with the extras and director. Duh. Everybody deserves their recognition, Vice!
"Hated everybody who liked those songs" what an outrageous accusation
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.
I really enjoy weird music, so your albums after the first one weren't terrible. Love MGMT's work❤
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
Andrew still here being🔥f i n e🔥 af
My babies 💔 So much nostalgia
kids is such a bop though you cant even deny it
still cant get over this guys hair
What shoe brand is Andrew wearing?
did you find out dude?
i wanna know too :(
"I hope I die before I get sold "
Congratulations is one one of the best albums ever created hands down.
They sound like a dial up modem.
Still love their debut... inspired me.
Andrew's phone case lmao
Single "Kids" went platinum! Well deserved!
They dont want to produce "radio friendly" music; they need and want something more.
Little dark age is one of my favorite albums
Siberian Breaks alone was ART
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!
his stripe pants tho.. What brand are they?
What sneaks is he wearing at 1:26?
Their third album changed me. It feels so real.
What kind of shoe is that with the two lines??
The vice guy went a really weird route each question lol
Is that reporter Gerald from Hey Arnold?
Congratulations (Siberian Breaks) is their magnum opus.