Last time MGMT did “Time To Pretend,” this time they brought “Brian Eno” and their new, crazy-eyed guitarist/keyboardist James Richardson. The band aren’t as dressed up here as they were for their SNL appearance, but it looks like they wanted it to mirror their last Letterman performance by wearing similar (but much nicer this time) capes, and adding in another Doors riff into their performance. Watch until the very end, when Andrew VanWyngarden breaks a very tiny guitar against the amp.
Congratulations is out now via Sony/Columbia. The band also played an hour-long, web-only set for the Letterman audience. It streamed live on Letterman’s website last night:
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VanWyngarden and drummer got haircuts.
damn my geographic region
The webcast after was incredible.
Lucky we made it.
My what a lame-ass band. Esp the singer. What exactly are they going for? They on about the same level as Vampire Weekend. Whimpy indie junk. C’mon people, there is plenty of good music out there. This aint it.
You prove your knowledge of good music by thinking MGMT and Vampire Weekend are comparable.
Sorry dude, Indie music is amazing.
Wow, could two bands be any less alike than VW and MGMT? Fantastic argument.
I want to know what great stuff you listen to. It sounds pretty tough.
Man, Alice Cooper is a real douche bag.
Since when is MGMT Indie?
It’s understandable that you’re bitter for not liking a band that everyone else seems to like, but don’t ruin it for everyone else. “Good” music is subjective, don’t be a fucking dick.
uh for fuck’s sake. i can’t see the webcast. tight performance by the boys.
Check out this great MGMT interview on Artistdirect.com about their new album “Congratulations”! bit.ly/d8x7dE
Also, I love this band and love the new album, but Andrew really needs to work on the vocals if this is how their concerts are sounding right now. It’s not good. He sounds timid as hell and barely audible. Sing boy!
actually James is not a new guitarist/keyboardist. he’s been playing with the band for ages. and used to be a drummer first. anyways love the crazy-eyes thing he does )
Their new shit is way better than their old shit.
Is Kids now MGMT’s Creep? I could see some similarities.