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Time to Pretend
Rock · 2005 · 6 tracks

Time to Pretend

MGMT

Gritty, lo-fi synth-pop anthems dripping with irony and youthful cynicism. The raw, bedroom-produced blueprint for the indie sleaze era.

August 30, 2005 · Cantora Records

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A high-energy collision of youthful arrogance and the creeping dread of growing up.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
01
Time to Pretend
4:29
02
Boogie Down
3:33
03
Destrokk
3:45
04
Love Always Remains
5:39
05
Indie Rokkers
4:23
06
Kids
5:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The piercing, distorted synth hook that opens the title track with a sense of urgent irony.
The raw, unpolished vocal delivery on Indie Rokkers that feels more garage-rock than their later work.
The way the primitive drum machine beat on Kids drives a sense of playground nostalgia and dread.
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 Time to Pretend sound next to the rest of MGMT's catalogue?

Humor Satire+3.9σ

The writing leans far further into humor satire than the rest of the catalogue.

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