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9.0
59042
9.0 |
DIY
MGMT haven't necessarily re-discovered their mojo, but re-imagined it, and in doing so, may well have given us one of the best albums of the year
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8.0
59565
8.0 |
All Music
Although it's clear that their infectious, single-heavy debut was no accident, the more experimental aspect of MGMT seems to be their dominant side
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8.0
58849
8.0 |
NME
MGMT might be an uncomfortable journey at times, but it's also a transcendental one you've never been on before
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7.0
58805
7.0 |
Uncut
A succession of hallucinatory soundscapes that feel hermetically sealed yet confrontational. Print edition only
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7.0
58798
7.0 |
musicOMH
On one hand, they seem able to produce easily digestible fuzzy pop songs slightly reminiscent of soft rock with what appears to be consummate ease; on the other, they can enter into all manner of sonic digressions with a noteworthy lightness of touch
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7.0
58910
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
These songs are certainly less paranoid, and fuse the two previous albums into some sort of workable chimera, but they still lack the confidence and self-assertion of the band’s debut album
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7.0
58978
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A synth geek's at times wondrous, at times what-the-fuck vision of spaced-out rock
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7.0
58986
7.0 |
The 405
Not many other bands in their position could get away with an album like this
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7.0
59336
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Ff your idea of avant-garde US psyche art pop is Jonathan Donahue sipping margaritas by the pool while Jean Michel-Jarre goes nuts in the DJ booth – and don’t bemoan the absence of soul or integrity that might entail – it’s ideal
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6.5
59240
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Review 1: They've managed to step forward into focused recalibration without losing their weekend-warrior identity (7.5/10). Review 2: There's a lot of fluff on MGMT and yet the lack of hooks doesn't even seem to be the problem. MGMT's catchier songs represent its weakest moments (5.5/10)
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6.5
59108
6.5 |
The Quietus
On its own merits, it's a decent enough record with some interesting tracks on it, even if they sometimes sound like nicely turned B-sides rather than top drawer material
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6.2
58886
6.2 |
Pitchfork
On MGMT, being weird is serious business, their ideas of prog are regressive, their psychedelia draws into its own dark recesses rather than transporting or illuminating, self-indulgence posing as artistic martyrdom
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6.0
58891
6.0 |
The Scotsman
The gorgeous production is the best thing about this record
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6.0
58896
6.0 |
State
It will probably be the death knell for many fans of their debut who were left cold by its follow up, but scores of new recruits will be happy to get lost in its wayward grooves
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6.0
58969
6.0 |
PopMatters
MGMT’s shortcomings feel plainly predictable: the group’s burgeoning interest in sound design and house music can be tuneless at best and self-sabotaging at worst
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6.0
58801
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The sound of a band stuck in low gear
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6.0
58810
6.0 |
Mojo
MGMT steer a tricky course between pop and experimentation. Print edition only
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6.0
58814
6.0 |
Q
Ever-changing moods don't make MGMT an easy listen. Print edition only
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6.0
58875
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
It sometimes meanders like a wasted hipster at an Animal Collective after-show
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5.0
58797
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Yes, there are some tunes. But what remains clear is that MGMT are not trying to recapture their early fame, and often trying to actively distance themselves from it
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5.0
58898
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
MGMT is all promises and no delivery
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5.0
59173
5.0 |
No Ripcord
What’s disheartening about MGMT is that even if they disapprove of their earlier pop songs, their structureless compositions still operate within a high level of artful accessibility
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4.0
59120
4.0 |
Fact
When a band finally eschew artsy conceptualism for something more naked, and the result is both derivative and mundane, you can only deduce that despite the ingenious pop nous demonstrated on their debut, MGMT were never really artists in the first place
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4.0
58890
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
As much as MGMT would like to think they're maintaining an air of offbeat artistry, their pop subversions are, more often than not, uninspired and quite simply a chore to listen to
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4.0
59034
4.0 |
Paste Magazine
Less a collection of worthwhile songs than a demo reel for Fridmann’s studio tricks
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4.0
58799
4.0 |
Spin
MGMT sound like nothing more than two dudes who happen to write songs, which means they sound like everyone and no one
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4.0
58884
4.0 |
The Independent
Another dilettante excursion with little to recommend it
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3.0
58800
3.0 |
Clash
MGMT here sink further into self-indulgent, amateurish psych-rock, constantly veering from wan and pallid to a heavy, soupy mess
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2.5
59233
2.5 |
A.V. Club
This is a bag of potato chips that’s 80 percent air, unconvincingly trying to pass itself off as a full meal
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