MGMT
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MGMT performing at La Route du Rock 2008
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| Origin | Middletown, Connecticut, United States |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Website | www |
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MGMT (formerly The Management) is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 2002 at Wesleyan University. It currently consists of Andrew VanWyngarden (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion) and Ben Goldwasser (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion). In the live lineup, it consists of VanWyngarden, Goldwasser, WIll Berman (drums, percussion, harmonica, backing vocals), Matt Asti (bass guitar, backing vocals), James Richardson (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) and Hank Sullivant (guitar, keyboards).
Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia and RED Ink in 2006, and released their debut album Oracular Spectacular the year after. After the release of Oracular Spectacular, Asti, Richardson and Berman joined the core band in the studio for Congratulations, was released on April 13, 2010. In January 2011, they began work on their eponymous third studio album. It was released on September 17, 2013, and was released as an early exclusive on Rdio on September 9, 2013.
On October 2007, Spin named MGMT "Artist of the Day." On November, Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top ten "Artist to Watch" in 2008. The band was named ninth in the BBC's Sound of 2008 Top Ten Poll. They were also named as Last.fm's most played new artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 list. At the 51st Grammy Awards, the Justice remix of "Electric Feel" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. The group was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and "Kids" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
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