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MGMT
The miraculous, extravagant, uber psyched out dance-punk duo, MGMT, dropped off by KCRW’s radio station yesterday, where they performed an awesome set. The powerful indie anthems, “Time to Pretend” and “Electric Feel,” were obviously the stand out songs, after all they’re the radio darlings, but the band surprised us by opting to also do a cover song. The victims covered artists were a ’80s Danish synth-pop band called Laid Back, that had a short break with, what’s now, a pretty famous song called White Horse, as well as reggae hit, scored in the early ’80s, titled “Sunshine Regge.”Anyway, MGMT didn’t cover any of those, but instead they decided to cover a more obscure song from the Dans, but equally as interesting; the somewhat haunting, Roger. Check out the song streaming down at KCRW, where you’ll also find the rest of the band’s set, in its integrity.
