New York, NY – Grammy Award®-nominated multi-platinum rock band
MGMT is featured on
Song Exploder’s latest podcast today. In the segment, the duo—
Benjamin Goldwasser and
Andrew VanWyngarden—break down the creative decisions behind their breakout smash,
“Time To Pretend,
” and reconstruct the song piece-by-piece.
Check it out
HERE.
Among many accolades,
Rolling Stone named
“Time To Pretend” one of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, while
NME placed it on their list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” and among “The Best Songs of the 2000s.”
Originally recorded for the
Time To Pretend EP, which recently saw vinyl re-release for Record Store Day Black Friday, the group would re-record a second version of
“Time To Pretend” as the lead track for their platinum-certified debut,
Oracular Spectacular, which
Rolling Stone ranked on “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and on “The Best Albums of the Decade.” The track became a cultural phenomenon appearing across film, television, and video games, and attracting a generation of fans with its instantly recognizable intro, instrumentation, and hook.
Stay tuned for more from
MGMT.
About Song Exploder:Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs and tell the story of how they were made. Host Hrishikesh Hirway interviews artists about the decisions — both big and small — that go into the process of creating a single song, using the isolated instruments and sounds from the original recording to illustrate how those ideas came to life. At the end of each episode, the song is re-assembled, and the finished track is played in its entirety. The show has been a hit with audiences, artists, and critics alike, with over half a million downloads each month, and guests like Bono and The Edge of U2, Björk, Death Cab for Cutie, and The National.
Slate called it a "brilliant concept," and
Vulture put it in its Top Podcasts of 2015, saying "Song Exploder is probably the best use of the podcast format ever."
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