Formerly known as The Management, MGMT are an American group based in Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. The duo formed the band whilst attending Wesleyan University during their freshman year in December 2002. They experimented with noise rock and electronica before settling on what David Marchese of Spin Magazine calls “their current brand of shape shifting psychedelic pop”. The duo graduated in 2005 and toured extensively in support of the Time To Pretend EP.

In the fall of 2006, Steve Lillywhite, Senior Vice President of A&R signed MGMT to a six figure four-album deal with Sony/Columbia Records. The duo recorded with Flaming Lips music producer Dave Fridmann in 2007 for their major label debut ‘Oracular Spectacular’. The album is a particularly confident debut, which is both infectious and uplifting with its stomping anthems and irresistible harmonies.

See MGMT perform live at Manchester Academy 2 on Tuesday 20th May.