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Climbing to New Lows
Electronic · 2005 · 8 tracks · 38m

Climbing to New Lows

A gritty, unpolished collection of dance-pop demos. Sarcastic, high-energy, and saturated with the lo-fi warmth of mid-2000s college basement parties.

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It's the raw, basement-party version of the MGMT you know, before the fame kicked in.

A chaotic and sarcastic burst of youthful energy that balances lo-fi grit with undeniable pop hooks.

Climbing to New Lows · vs · MGMT
Basement Show+4.0σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 38m
01
Come on Christmas
1:27
03
Money to Burn
3:24
04
Hot Love Drama
4:10
05
The Kids Quartet
2:17
06
Kids (Afterschool dance megamix)
6:06
07
Honey Bunny
4:21
08
Greyhoundredux
4:34
09
Grutu
3:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The primitive, over-saturated synth hook of Kids in its rawest form
The sudden shift into the chaotic, extended dance breakdown during the Afterschool Megamix
The crunchy, distorted bassline that drives the cynical energy of Money to Burn
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