Little dark age by MGMT

MGMT (pronounced “Management”) are a genre-bending psychedelic synth-pop duo, formed in 2002 at Wesleyan University. Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia and RED Ink in 2006 and released their debut album Oracular Spectacular the next year. After the release of Oracular SpectacularCongratulations was released on 2010. In 2011 they began work on their eponymous third studio album which was released on 2013. On 2007, Spin named MGMT “Artist of the Day.” That same year,  Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top ten “Artist to Watch” in 2008. The band placed ninth in the BBC’s Sound of 2008 Top Ten Poll. They were also named as Last.fm’s most played new artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008list. At the 51st Grammy Awards, the Justice remix of “Electric Feel” won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. The group was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and “Kids” was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

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