The Youth" both warns of and champions the then-young adult Millennial generation with its myriad changes -- changes the older generations, true to form, viewed (often correctly) as inherently destructive. Concernant la critique de l'album, je suis assez en désaccord avec la majorité de ce qu'on peut trouver ici. It's now one of my all-time favorite albums and strove considerably to cement MGMT as one of my most beloved music groups; I rotate it regularly through my car's CD player during daily commutes. There'll probably be more pressure for the band to next time bring the melodic bits up higher into the mix. I've finally got this album and although "Alien Days" comes close to "Flash Delirium", by the time of "Introspection" (And yes, I know that's a cover) I finally realised what was going on with the album.

The result is a diverse and powerful collection of 10 songs that directly mirrors the duo’s encompassing surrealist view of the everyday. You could do a cover on a ukelele of "Plenty Of Girls In The Sea" and perform it at parties on the shore. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it is definitely one for those that understood the musicianship and profound expression of the anti-commercial esoteric tracks from their debut album.The overall sound has been treated, not the usual FX pedals of distortion or phasing, but the whole sound has been made to seem as if a radio with interference. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

I always trust my ears over "remastered from the analog tapes blah blah blah" For all we know, it was remastered from the tapes, cut to digital, and then cut to vinyl. Originally released in 2004, MGMT's debut became a much needed eclectic pop force, yielding 4 singles including the smash 'Time To Pretend'. The album is accompanied by ‘the Optimizer’, providing listeners of the album with a simultaneously aural and optical listening experience including exclusive video footage and CGI work. This is an idea that will split people into those who think it's a muggy and terrible idea and others who think it's a brilliant idea.And when there is so much schlock out there, it's important to have albums like this, where you can play them and they offer something different.