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Little Dark Age
Rock · 2018 · 9 tracks · 44m

Little Dark Age

MGMT

A neon-soaked descent into 80s darkwave and synth-pop. Gloomy, danceable, and obsessed with the anxieties of the digital age.

February 9, 2018 · Columbia

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A sharp, neon-lit pop sensibility emerges from the gloom, trading the previous record's dense noise for sleek, gothic-tinted hooks. The duo anchors their newfound clarity in a warm, analog cushion of vintage Yamaha and Korg synthesizers, crafting a hauntological midnight ride that balances digital anxiety with infectious, New Romantic-inspired dance grooves.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 44m
01
She Works Out Too Much
4:38
03
When You Die
4:24
04
Me and Michael
4:50
05
TSLAMP
4:30
06
James
3:52
07
Days That Got Away
4:45
08
One Thing Left to Try
4:20
09
When You’re Small
3:31
10
Hand It Over
4:13
Moments Worth Listening For
03When You DieThe acoustic guitar strums and breezy, off-kilter vocal harmonies on 'When You Die' contrast sharply with the track's bleak, cynical lyricism.
Co-producer Patrick Wimberly and songwriter Ariel Pink contribute to the album's collaborative, pop-focused writing sessions.
04Me and MichaelThe bright, soaring keyboard melody of 'Me and Michael' mimics the earnest, widescreen synth-pop anthems of the mid-1980s.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Little Dark Age sound next to the rest of MGMT's catalogue?

Brooding+2.4σ

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

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