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MGMT

MGMT (/ɛm-dʒi-ɛm-tiː/) is an American indie pop duo formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. The group consists of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, and was originally known as the Management before rebranding as MGMT in 2005. Both members are composers and multi-instrumentalists, while VanWyngarden is the group's lead vocalist and lyricist.

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Also known as
The Management (2002–2005)
Genres
Indie pop · synth-pop · psychedelic pop · indie rock · psychedelic rock
Labels
Cantora · Columbia · RED · Mom + Pop · BMG
Members
Andrew VanWyngarden · Ben Goldwasser
Origin
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Years active
2002–present

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MGMT

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related to Oracular Spectacular (2006–2009) · 67
MGMT → After March, August, Australia, Beck, Bloc Party, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Boston, Bruce Springsteen, California, Columbia Records, Dave Fridmann, Dockville Festival, England, Europe, Fenway Park, Finsbury Park, Flaming Lips/Sleater-Kinney, Germany, Grass Festival
related to MGMT (2011–2014) · 58
MGMT → After, Alien Days, An, April, Arts Festival, As, August, Best Editing, Bethlehem, Bogotá, Canada, Coachella Valley Music, Colombia, Dave Fridmann, Delaware, Dover, England, European, Falls Festival Marion Bay, FireFly Music Festival
related to Congratulations (2010–2011) · 45
MGMT → Anthony Ausgang, April, Billy Bennett, Brown University's Spring Weekend, By July, California, Colorado, Congratulations, Congratulations Tour, Craig Ferguson, David Letterman, Flash Delirium, Fordham University's Spring Weekend, Georgia, James Richardson, Jimmy Fallon, Josh Cheuse, July, June, Late Night
related to Label changes and Loss of Life (2019–present) · 26
MGMT → Afternoon, As You Move Through, CA, Columbia Records, Guggenheim Museum, In, In June, Instagram, Just Like Heaven, Las Vegas, Life, Loss, MGMT Records, Nevada, On December, On January, On March, On May, On November, Oracular Spectacular
related to Formation (2002–2005) · 24
MGMT → Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Bonnaroo, Care, Climbing, Don't, Francis, Goldwasser, In, Lights, Montreal, New Lows, Paco Alvarez, Pretend EP, Spin, The, The Management, They, Time, VanWyngarden
related to Collaborations · 23
MGMT → Andrew Stockdale, Beck, Best Hip-Hop, Binki Shapiro, Day, Devendra Banhart, For, Happiness, Kid Cudi, Leonard Cohen, Little Joy, Man, Moon, MTV VMAs, On September, Pursuit, Record Club, Songs, The End, The Flaming Lips' Embryonic
related to Little Dark Age (2015–2019) · 22
MGMT → Andrew, April, Ben, December, Hand It Over, He, HitFix, Instagram, January, Little Dark Age, October, On December, On June, On May, On October, Rolling Stone, Since, The, There's, We've
related to Legal issues · 13
MGMT → France, French Union, In, In April, In January, Kids, Nicolas Sarkozy, Party, Popular Movement, President, The UMP, UMP, US
related to Musical style and influences · 10
MGMT → Burst, Gavin Haynes, Guardian, Magazine, MGMT's, OMD, Paco Alvarez, Spin, Talking Heads, VanWyngarden
Genres · 7
MGMT → electronic rock, Indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, synth-pop

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MGMTAlso known asThe Management (2002–2005)1.00infobox
MGMTGenresIndie pop1.00infobox
MGMTGenressynth-pop1.00infobox
MGMTGenrespsychedelic pop1.00infobox
MGMTGenresindie rock1.00infobox
MGMTGenrespsychedelic rock1.00infobox
MGMTGenresneo-psychedelia1.00infobox
MGMTGenreselectronic rock1.00infobox
MGMTLabelsCantora1.00infobox
MGMTLabelsColumbia1.00infobox
MGMTLabelsRED1.00infobox
MGMTLabelsMom + Pop1.00infobox
MGMTLabelsBMG1.00infobox
MGMTMembersAndrew VanWyngarden1.00infobox
MGMTMembersBen Goldwasser1.00infobox
MGMTOriginMiddletown, Connecticut, U.S.1.00infobox
MGMTWebsitewhoismgmt.com1.00infobox
MGMTYears active2002–present1.00infobox

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