Haitus

I´ve been in Panama the last few weeks and will be here ´til mid-June so blogging is on haitus until then. See ya on the flipside, world wide web!

MGMT

I’m on an MGMT binge right now. It took a while for me to get into it and even so, i still think they sound best in moderation. I heard about them a few months ago from a friend and then started hearing them all over the place at events, in stores, on TV shows, etc. So, i bought the Time to Pretend EP to give it a whirl. Had a listen, it was okay, didn’t think too much of it except that it sounds like video games half of the time (deet deet deet, boop boop, deet, deeeeet.)

They are definitely an eclectic duo. The synth-pop/ experimental/ electronica genre is not my usual scene but lately i’ve brought MGMT back into rotation and have found myself playing them on repeat (especially “Kids”), blasting the volume, bobbing my head, smiling a little to myself. I don’t think i’ll be getting much more of their stuff but for now, i’m all over it. Part of me still can’t believe i’m into them cos they’re so… well… WEIRD.

So weird, but so catchy. Case in point: the video for “Kids.”

Also, this is a pretty neat iPhone applications cover by the UK’s all-ladies band, The Mentalists. They’re performing the song using “instruments” that are strictly downloaded applications on their iPhones.  Technology, you are amusing.