Album Review: MGMT - MGMT

12 September 2013 | 1:45 pm | Guido Farnell

MGMT continue to explore the landscape of alternative psychedelic realities on their third album

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4 stars

MGMT continue to explore the landscape of alternative psychedelic realities on their third album. MGMT loses the dense-and-intense-ities of Congratulations to take us on a magical carpet ride through some pretty whacky and whimsical places. Like Flaming Lips, they stand their idiosyncratic ground to give us a flavoursome feel-good pill of psychedelic pop weirdness. From the delightful bubbles of lysergic funkiness of Alien Days to the instantly gratifying psychedelic pop hooks of Mystery Disease, it's obvious they're on a mission to challenge our perceptions of reality. Galaxies away from their contemporaries, MGMT offer fresh sounds that satisfy.