I know right?! He was so cool and didn't come off as corny or condescending like most modern magicians/illusionists. He looked intense and a littler scary( like Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka)
I love MGMT, I've always loved MGMT. I want to share a little story. I like to collect CDs and the shop I would go to (which is sadly now out of business) is where I would buy them. Anyway, one night I made a late night run at around 10 and the store closes at 11. I was just going to pick up a quick CD and head home but I didn't really know what I wanted. Of all songs, The Handshake was playing on the overhead speakers and I was literally tapping my toe and almost dancing right there in the CD aisle. I asked the person working there what was playing and they told me which album it was from but not the song title. I bought the album instantly and headed for home. On my way home I thought I'd pop it in. I did, and it was a very pleasurable ride home. I get home and I kid you not, I probably listened to Oracular Spectacular about 4 or so times in full. It is to this day one of my all time favorite albums. I bought Congratulations the day it came out and got the coin as well. Definitely wasn't dissatisfied there either. Terrific album. I bought the self titled album and it appeared that not too many people were crazy about it but it has probably one of my favorite MGMT tracks on it, Alien Days. The second half of the album is a psychedelic treat as well. Little Dark Age which is your newest single which in my opinion couldn't have been released at a more opportune time, IS my all time favorite MGMT track. It's retro, it's new, it's psychedelic, it's goth, and it's exactly what I needed especially around Halloween. That's all I really wanted to say, I love this band and I hope you continue to make quality music for years to come.
I literally got into this band by watching an old needledrop’s review of Congratulation, so I listen to the whole thing in track order (excluding remixes) on Spotify. And now, just being a half of month from watching the review, I’m hooked onto MGMT and I’m trying to get a physical copy of Congratulations and MGMT
He has the birds in his jacket. If you slow it down to quarter speed you can kinda tell what he's doing. Even at quarter speed though it's hard to tell so it's really impressive.
@@AisforArtemisThe way you still have it as a pfp. This song is really something special. I still can't pinpoint what, but it just transmits a vibe I haven't quite found anywhere else yet
Do you want to know what this music video is about? This music video is about kindda bad time that MGMT had between 2014-2017. After releasing their third album called 'MGMT' they reached the peak of their psychedelic-style career. There wasn't too much to do after this particular record, especially that they named it after the band's name - that sounds like this particular album had to be their masterpiece, the opus magnum of MGMT. Nobody was surprised that the expectations about 4'th ablum was really high. They had to find some kind of new style, some other, alternative way for the band. ''Little Dark Age" (song and album) - showing that they finally got it after few years of searching. It was definitely hard time for MGMT where was only a little amount of concerts, almost nothing in media, small amount of interviews. They had to focus on surviving and try to rebound. I belive that all that things are described in this song and the video. Band had to find their new incarnation which wasnt too easy. It was reminding living in the years of 1000-1300's - the mid-centuries - times when life was hard and death was all around the people. This is corresponding with lyrics - "The image of the dead / Dead ends in my mind". You can also see the black dressed man with face covered, who smoking e-fag - he is 'the death' in this video. He attend with the band everywhere - in garden with Andrew, in the room with Ben. They were feeling almost like the death get the body and become phisical person. It was all over the place when MGMT was down. Ofcourse I am talking about mentally-death - not the real dead. Anyway there is a lot of symbols - magician's trick reminds miracle of re-birth the MGMT in 2018 with new album. Chopping the fruits is analogy to burning the bridges after Oracular Spectacular - the debut album from 2007 by which people are still judging band currently in 2017.
Good analysis and as I have no knowledge of it's story I saw it as dealing with some kind of illness like addiction or depression possibly a physical disorder idk but dealing with the process of suffering from said problems while dealing with the hurdles of everyday life the relationship with others who may be judging from their biased opinions or a family who shame them for drug use or cutting or manic moods. Your metaphorically on stage and scared they will always see your nakedness so wish to burn away history.
This was absolutely incredible, the way it was shot and edited and how you really really had to use your senses to listen and follow what they were saying while also watching the screen for visual detail. I loved it and love the song
absolutely brilliant band props to these guys. I can honestly say that this is the only band that I have partied to and also felt the like I was at the absolute lowest point in my life. You guys fockin rock.
I've been a listener for years and I'm really proud of where mgmt has gotten. The potential they had at the beginning grew into something beautiful and I'm honored to call myself a fan. Keep it up. I'm expecting a lot from this album honestly
@@mattmolloy636 It will never get better. It's how you see and tackle the upcoming problems that counts. Utopia is unreachable for humans in the 21st century.
To whoever sees this, let me know if you feel the same way as me about this song and the video. As far as the song, it feels like they added either drugs or magic into it and that's all I have to say because its just that f-ing good for no reason with the fluid-sounding synth. It's nothing like I've ever heard. And I feel nearly the same about the video because I feel like they've adapted the video to take place during the *dark ages*, and you have these characters like the seemed brother and sister who are just standing there watching the magician, combing their hair or trying to entertain themselves all with blank expressions. It's so fascinating to me because I've never seen anything like it in a weird way, combined with the dynamic of how they pulled the music video off. It's like the song and video both formed their own mini-aesthetic that resonates with an esoteric audience, including myself. The whole dynamic of the magician too sticks with me for some reason too, maybe because like nearly everything else in the music video (especially the brother and sister) there's random shots of them doing unexplained things for unexplained reasons, but I feel like if the music video or this behind the scenes video explained every detail of what's exactly happening in these shots it would take away the fun in it, along with the speculation of something so fascinating and mysterious. that is all "The image of the dead - dead ends in my mind" followed by the most beautiful synth rush to ever touch the face of planet earth as well, like wow.
The girl in the video is really channeling her Gillian from New Order’s Perfect Kiss video. The track sounds like if the Clan of Xymox, had some love child with Duran Duran’s The Chauffeur, and Savage’s Don’t Cry Tonight. Fucking love it.
great video.. really looking forward to the album. have been enjoying your music since i picked up O.S. in 6th grade, a dozen or so years ago.. Means a lot to me, and I love all the singles so far. You're both doing great work, stay true and it'll show :)
Oracular Spectacular is by far my favorite of their albums....and I'm a super fan. It's just the perfect combination of creative trippy weirdness.....with pop catchiness. But.....this song is excellent. Gothy new wave darkness....and with a killer video to match. Ranks up with the best of their older stuff.
Sees magic trick: “pfft that’s fake, the bird came out of his suit.”
Sees him pull a bird out of bird: “HE’S A WITCH!!!”
@@dmac5108 thanks D Mac
@@dmac5108 wait huh?
I am amazed
His ig is @kidacemagic
HOW THE FUCK HE DID IT?????
I FEEL LIKE A KID, IT IS AWESOME
NO ONE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MAGICIAN!?
WHO IS HE!?
HOW ON EARTH DID HE DO THAT!?
the second pidgeon was under his suit so he just had to let her try to scape and then grab it quickly...
You're actually right, because before each bird comes out he touches his jacket slightly
I know right?! He was so cool and didn't come off as corny or condescending like most modern magicians/illusionists. He looked intense and a littler scary( like Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka)
whaaaat?
He looks like MLK
Andrew has the same sweet-baby-angelic voice
Andrew is oht like dude i'm already crushing on him idk why something about it
1:31 and this sence OOOOO boi what the hell boi MMM mmm MMM
@@yourlazyneighbor100yearsag9 simp
@@yourlazyneighbor100yearsag9 LMAO SAME
Simp
This video was way harder to follow than the music video
I couldn't agree more
True that!
Wdym
LOL AGREE, who would've know rightt
right
These guys are like 30 levels ahead of us in the symbolism game
@@Distracted_Personreally ?
@@Distracted_Person can you give me the link??
I love MGMT, I've always loved MGMT. I want to share a little story. I like to collect CDs and the shop I would go to (which is sadly now out of business) is where I would buy them. Anyway, one night I made a late night run at around 10 and the store closes at 11. I was just going to pick up a quick CD and head home but I didn't really know what I wanted. Of all songs, The Handshake was playing on the overhead speakers and I was literally tapping my toe and almost dancing right there in the CD aisle. I asked the person working there what was playing and they told me which album it was from but not the song title. I bought the album instantly and headed for home. On my way home I thought I'd pop it in. I did, and it was a very pleasurable ride home. I get home and I kid you not, I probably listened to Oracular Spectacular about 4 or so times in full. It is to this day one of my all time favorite albums. I bought Congratulations the day it came out and got the coin as well. Definitely wasn't dissatisfied there either. Terrific album. I bought the self titled album and it appeared that not too many people were crazy about it but it has probably one of my favorite MGMT tracks on it, Alien Days. The second half of the album is a psychedelic treat as well. Little Dark Age which is your newest single which in my opinion couldn't have been released at a more opportune time, IS my all time favorite MGMT track. It's retro, it's new, it's psychedelic, it's goth, and it's exactly what I needed especially around Halloween. That's all I really wanted to say, I love this band and I hope you continue to make quality music for years to come.
Thanks for sharing your story, mate!
I love "Alien days" very much too, must be the synth I think, it's simply magic..
Dude that's a awesome story,thanks for sharing that. I love mgmt so much as well, I literally can't wait to see them in may
Well said, I heard their song kids on an episode of Beavis and Butthead and have been a fan ever since!
I literally got into this band by watching an old needledrop’s review of Congratulation, so I listen to the whole thing in track order (excluding remixes) on Spotify. And now, just being a half of month from watching the review, I’m hooked onto MGMT and I’m trying to get a physical copy of Congratulations and MGMT
Poxa que legaaaall
Hi fellow MGMT fans
Matteo Foca hi
Yo! Sup?
hellooooo friends xx
HI
Matteo Foca Hiya
I love Andrews voice it’s so soft and sweet omg
You can tell that this band's creative crew have a mind out of this world
AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
*creates bird with fire*
we probably need to do that again
yeah alright, but look at the camera this time
*casually pulls another bird out of bird*
I’m amazed by the magic trick
Seriously lol. That guy needs his own TH-cam channel! If he has one someone needs to link it up
I'm like: HOW???
So cool.
He has the birds in his jacket. If you slow it down to quarter speed you can kinda tell what he's doing. Even at quarter speed though it's hard to tell so it's really impressive.
Stuart D so, are you saying that magic doesn’t exist?
Its not a trick
I really love the dark/gothic 80's vibe on this video 👏💝 amazing!
Nicole Benavides Yep. Who's that beautiful goth girl playing synth?
@@DigitalMadrigal where?
@@internetuser8857 He means the one in the MV
@@DigitalMadrigal i heard that the director randomly asked her to be on their video, from tinder. Her twitter is frickenmia, she's an artist i believe
HOLY SHIT THE ILLUSIONIST AT THE END.
With every new piece of mgmt content that comes out it feels like i can breathe again. Ecstatic about new album.
this song has seriously grown on me
Same haha
@@AisforArtemisThe way you still have it as a pfp. This song is really something special. I still can't pinpoint what, but it just transmits a vibe I haven't quite found anywhere else yet
@@FTF87 I'm absolutely with you. I have never ever felt the same listening to a different song
Really glad that they released this. It's nice to see a more personal side of Andrew and Ben.
Living for this album release!
hey Ben, you and Andrew working on a new record is a VERY BIG deal to me, and many others.
Do you want to know what this music video is about?
This music video is about kindda bad time that MGMT had between 2014-2017. After releasing their third album called 'MGMT' they reached the peak of their psychedelic-style career. There wasn't too much to do after this particular record, especially that they named it after the band's name - that sounds like this particular album had to be their masterpiece, the opus magnum of MGMT. Nobody was surprised that the expectations about 4'th ablum was really high.
They had to find some kind of new style, some other, alternative way for the band. ''Little Dark Age" (song and album) - showing that they finally got it after few years of searching. It was definitely hard time for MGMT where was only a little amount of concerts, almost nothing in media, small amount of interviews. They had to focus on surviving and try to rebound. I belive that all that things are described in this song and the video. Band had to find their new incarnation which wasnt too easy.
It was reminding living in the years of 1000-1300's - the mid-centuries - times when life was hard and death was all around the people. This is corresponding with lyrics - "The image of the dead / Dead ends in my mind". You can also see the black dressed man with face covered, who smoking e-fag - he is 'the death' in this video. He attend with the band everywhere - in garden with Andrew, in the room with Ben. They were feeling almost like the death get the body and become phisical person. It was all over the place when MGMT was down. Ofcourse I am talking about mentally-death - not the real dead.
Anyway there is a lot of symbols - magician's trick reminds miracle of re-birth the MGMT in 2018 with new album. Chopping the fruits is analogy to burning the bridges after Oracular Spectacular - the debut album from 2007 by which people are still judging band currently in 2017.
Good analysis and as I have no knowledge of it's story I saw it as dealing with some kind of illness like addiction or depression possibly a physical disorder idk but dealing with the process of suffering from said problems while dealing with the hurdles of everyday life the relationship with others who may be judging from their biased opinions or a family who shame them for drug use or cutting or manic moods. Your metaphorically on stage and scared they will always see your nakedness so wish to burn away history.
I think its about a little dark age
😮
Does this song touch something deep inside, a hauntingly comfortable familiar place? It does for me..
7:35 One of my most irrational triggers is someone throwing away a cardboard box without breaking it down.
All is well, all will be okay... Pet the bunny, rest your eyes and sleep and all will return to normal in the morning.
Not irrational at all. I hope they recycle
she shoulda been fired on the spot for that
Fun fact: this music video was recorded in the same mansion as Flash Delirium from 2010 Congratulations.
ah, i wanted it to be longer. and interview all the actors face-up close
It's the same house where they recorded flash delirium❤
Daniela Aguirre Really?
@@wuh-huw9950 yes
Es como si hubiera pasado el tiempo, y ahora todo se encuentra así, como una especie de conexión con "Flash delirum" y "Littel Dark Age" 🐱
The video is so insanely good that I can't stop watching. I saw this in my recommended and got so excited.
This was absolutely incredible, the way it was shot and edited and how you really really had to use your senses to listen and follow what they were saying while also watching the screen for visual detail. I loved it and love the song
8:07 wow Im amazed with magic
Satoshi eswc Fr tho how
Notice how awkward his arms are. The birds in the sleeve of his jacket.
Happyc10 shhh I wanna still being amazed
I don't think they are real birds
@@Dipsxi I think they’re real.
absolutely brilliant band props to these guys. I can honestly say that this is the only band that I have partied to and also felt the like I was at the absolute lowest point in my life. You guys fockin rock.
I've been a listener for years and I'm really proud of where mgmt has gotten. The potential they had at the beginning grew into something beautiful and I'm honored to call myself a fan. Keep it up. I'm expecting a lot from this album honestly
I love The Cure...their songs and lyrics are so beautiful!
OMG I'm so amazed by all the effort in the video. and love to see this kind of behind the Scenes of my favourite song of the year :D
Whoa, that was great! I feel like getting back to work making some music right now. Keep up with all your excellent songs!
Today is June 6, 2020 and this video has aged very well considering the state of current events in society rn.
It also has inspiration from Andrew and bens like thoughts on the 2016 election
@@qwerty_1871 they kind of are though, as far as the coof goes
@@qwerty_1871 they’re getting better?
@@mattmolloy636 It will never get better. It's how you see and tackle the upcoming problems that counts. Utopia is unreachable for humans in the 21st century.
This Little Dark Age put me crazy and I have a new perspective about this world(This Little Dark Age who We live and be awake and alive today)
Now I want to hear the acapela version :(
This is so pleasing to watch man
I really enjoyed this video, little dark age is the best of all your best song 🖤
Glad you're back, greetings from Italy
“…Robert Smith meets Edward Scissorhands.”👏🤣😂
Being a film production major and fan of MGMT...this video makes me content!
whoa, had no idea the magician was real, thought it was edited
I loved ben's commentary
i could listen to connan mockasin talk forever
You won’t.
Woww! Waiting for the full album 💓
can we have a video like this for every song of their entire discography?!?!?!?
The whole song
Is good for feeling sad on
a Rainy day.
I have one word for this song: "masterpiece"! Also I love the music video for it. The production is awesome!
I've missed them SO much.
Without “ kings of summer “ I would never have known this marvelous band !
I want this album now
To whoever sees this, let me know if you feel the same way as me about this song and the video. As far as the song, it feels like they added either drugs or magic into it and that's all I have to say because its just that f-ing good for no reason with the fluid-sounding synth. It's nothing like I've ever heard. And I feel nearly the same about the video because I feel like they've adapted the video to take place during the *dark ages*, and you have these characters like the seemed brother and sister who are just standing there watching the magician, combing their hair or trying to entertain themselves all with blank expressions. It's so fascinating to me because I've never seen anything like it in a weird way, combined with the dynamic of how they pulled the music video off. It's like the song and video both formed their own mini-aesthetic that resonates with an esoteric audience, including myself. The whole dynamic of the magician too sticks with me for some reason too, maybe because like nearly everything else in the music video (especially the brother and sister) there's random shots of them doing unexplained things for unexplained reasons, but I feel like if the music video or this behind the scenes video explained every detail of what's exactly happening in these shots it would take away the fun in it, along with the speculation of something so fascinating and mysterious. that is all
"The image of the dead - dead ends in my mind" followed by the most beautiful synth rush to ever touch the face of planet earth as well, like wow.
Nice to see them after so long
Great song, great video, can't wait for the album !! Thanx MGMT
The girl in the video is really channeling her Gillian from New Order’s Perfect Kiss video. The track sounds like if the Clan of Xymox, had some love child with Duran Duran’s The Chauffeur, and Savage’s Don’t Cry Tonight. Fucking love it.
Many fruits were harmed during the making of this video.
It was a bloodbath... The juices of innocent produce flew everywhere!
no pineapple was injured during recordings
No, not injured... But slaughtered, yes. Poor pineapple.
Pineapple lives matter
Them talking about election night and feeling like it’s the end of the world but it might get worst and I’m sitting here like ._.
Trump 2024
Connan
Vengan a México, por favor, amo tantooo su trabajo.
Come to México City, please ♥
x2
WONDERFUL SONG 🔝🔝🔝👍👍🔝
Connan!! You're Robert the doll!
great video.. really looking forward to the album. have been enjoying your music since i picked up O.S. in 6th grade, a dozen or so years ago.. Means a lot to me, and I love all the singles so far. You're both doing great work, stay true and it'll show :)
I was waiting for this video
Oracular Spectacular is by far my favorite of their albums....and I'm a super fan.
It's just the perfect combination of creative trippy weirdness.....with pop catchiness.
But.....this song is excellent. Gothy new wave darkness....and with a killer video to match.
Ranks up with the best of their older stuff.
I was especting that this man is so serious, but it result so funny :3
this is amazing, thank you so much for this
now this is epic
I'm sorry, one of the dynamics of your band is that one of the members is a vampire? I feel like I heard that wrong but where can I sign up?
Loving the behind the scenes and all.. but I’m stoked to hear the isolated instrumentation.
"who is Robert Smith?" :(
Pocahontas?
Story
By Smith. About a squal girl and fanasty story.
Who Edward Scissor hands?.
He definetely knows who's Robert Smith
I needed this
MGMT is more than just a band, it’s a philosophy of life!
*you're Robert the doll*
5:44 aged like fine wine
Andrew VanWyngarden
i'll keep waiting
Amo demais!!!
Eu Carlos também
Robert smith 😍
Thank you for doing behind the scenes, i love them
Awesome! Always great to hear insights from the source.
It's a great song and a great music video.
i dig the prince meets robert smith look
(3:13) This is totally the same location where they shot The OA season 2, isn't it?
Hmm
Kinda like Robert the doll, but I'm not. But you're Robert the Doll. Well no, but I am Robert the doll. 😂
The bird trick 👍👍👍👍👍👍
7:40 magician trick
Oh god how much I‘ve missed them
03:21 "Robert Smith, Edward Scizzorhands"
"Who's Robert Smith?"
WHAT?
Thanks a lot ❤❤
Toda una obra maestra
That was fun. The magician is CRAZY!!! That was dope!
Cool
3:25 "Who is Robert Smith?" -_-
Me encanta esta cancion
release the fucking album already
Matt Officer nice pfp
Righ ffs
Be patient.
that magician tho
Classic Ben, always subtle.
great
I grieve in stereo
the stereo sounds strange
@@novislaI know that if you hide
It doesn't go away@@RealSekiroGamerz
If i get out of bed
mgmt is forever
I LOVE YOU MGMT!!!!!!!!!!!!