LateNightTales: MGMT
A curated nocturnal odyssey blending obscure post-punk, shimmering synth-pop, and hazy psychedelia. It is the sound of a long night slowly dissolving into a strange dawn.
September 30, 2011 · Beat Records
A curated nocturnal odyssey blending obscure post-punk, shimmering synth-pop, and hazy psychedelia. It is the sound of a long night slowly dissolving into a strange dawn.
September 30, 2011 · Beat Records
This compilation is a masterclass in mood-setting, acting as a window into the record crates of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. Rather than leaning on their own hits, MGMT curates a sequence that feels like a shared secret between friends in the small hours of the morning. The sound is defined by a specific kind of 'art-school' cool: it is jagged, melodic, and deeply atmospheric. It moves effortlessly from the skeletal post-punk of The Wake and Felt to the eccentric indie-pop of Television Personalities, all held together by a thread of analog warmth and late-night melancholy.
How does LateNightTales: MGMT sound next to the rest of MGMT's catalogue?
Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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