MGMT (previously known as The Management[1]) is an American musical group based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Originally with New York-based Cantora Records, they signed on with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006. On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day".[2] On November 14, 2007 Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top 10 "Artist to Watch" in 2008.[3] The band was recently named 9th in the BBC's Sound of 2008 top 10 poll.[4]
Their debut album Oracular Spectacular debuted at number twelve on the UK album chart, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[5]
Goldwasser and VanWyngarden formed the band while attending Wesleyan University during their freshman year in December 2001.[6] "We weren't trying to start a band," remarked Goldwasser. "We were just hanging out, showing each other music that we liked." They experimented with noise rock and electronica before settling on what David Marchese of Spin magazine calls "their current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop."[7] They graduated in 2005 and toured extensively in support of the Time to Pretend EP, opening for indie-rock band Of Montreal.[8]
MGMT performing at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont, late 2005
In the fall of 2006 Maureen Kenny signed the band to Columbia Records.[1][9] The duo recorded with Flaming Lips music producer Dave Fridmann in 2007 for their major label debut, Oracular Spectacular.[10] MGMT opened for Of Montreal on tour in fall 2007 as a five piece touring band including Matthew Asti (bass), James Richardson (drums), and Hank Sullivant (guitar).[11] As of March 2008, the lineup changed to Will Berman (drums), James Richardson (guitar), and Matthew Asti (bass).
MGMT performing at La Route du Rock 2008
MGMT performed the song "Time to Pretend" on The Late Show with David Letterman on January 8, 2008. The song subsequently hit #21 on the Mediabase US Alternative chart.[12] The song also opened the 2008 film 21 and is featured on its soundtrack. MGMT also performed "Time To Pretend" on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on May 15, 2008, and the song was played during the last scene and closing credits of the Skins season two finale, first broadcast on 14th April 2008 in the UK on E4. It was also featured during the season finale of Gossip Girl on May 19, 2008.
The band supported Radiohead on the Manchester date of their world tour[13] and have announced a headline tour of the U.K during November 2008.
MGMT performed at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, the first day of Bonnaroo 2008, performed twice at Glastonbury 2008, and also played Roskilde Festival, T in the Park and the Irish Oxegen Festival (where fans and spectators scaled the tent's internal rigging towers causing the gig to be temporarily stopped for 20 minutes.). They also played at Lollapalooza and the Osheaga festival as well as Summersonic (Japan) in 2008.
MGMT will also be playing several shows with Beck while he tours in 2008 and also touring Australia with a headlining spot on the Meredith Music Festival line-up.
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