INTERVIEW: Nearly 20 years after releasing their coming-of-age anthem ‘Kids’, Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden are enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to their new album, plus a well-timed ‘Saltburn’ cameo. The pair speak to Mark Beaumont about snubbing success in the Noughties, leaving their party days behind – and why they haven’t booked a single show to capitalise on their revived fortunes
Loss Of Life has all the novelty of a rookie breaking into the charts for the first time, coupled with the seasoned professionalism of indie rock forebears.
For a band who once confessed they were fated to pretend, MGMT sound pretty darn sincere on Loss of Life, their first album since 2018’s Little Dark Age.
A steep learning curve presents itself when your debut summits not only numerous year-end lists but is instantly immortalized on rankings labeled "Best Albums Ever."