{"id":1186,"date":"2024-02-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/mgmt-loss-of-life-music-review-2968f8fec210b7286605a3c75b4d2b58\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:00:00","slug":"mgmt-loss-of-life-music-review-2968f8fec210b7286605a3c75b4d2b58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/mgmt-loss-of-life-music-review-2968f8fec210b7286605a3c75b4d2b58\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Review: MGMT's 'Loss of Life' is a nostalgic return full of hope and heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say trends make a cyclical comeback every 20 years. We saw it recently in the revival of Y2K style<\/a> that emerged with Gen-Zers returning to parties post-pandemic wearing claw clips, mini skirts and baby tees. Now, as we barrel into the mid-2020s, it\u2019s about time for an aesthetic that proliferated from 2006 to 2012 to return.<\/p>\n

The signs are everywhere: Skinny jeans are back, record players and disposable cameras are in, and MGMT is coming out with a new album.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, indie sleaze is back.<\/p>\n

MGMT, an American rock band formed by singers Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser in 2002, is perhaps best known for its indie sleaze anthems like \u201cKids\u201d and \u201cTime to Pretend.\u201d<\/a> The duo\u2019s carefree lyrics and electrifying synth instrumentals fueled an era that was all about fun and freedom \u2014 and questionable fashion choices like fedoras and fur coats.<\/p>\n

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Their newest work, \u201cLoss of Life\u201d isn\u2019t quite a return reminiscent of those times, but MGMT has gone through a few different phases since then, such as gothic fourth album \u201cLittle Dark Age.\u201d<\/a> Their fifth studio album certainly has a nostalgic feel to it, but there\u2019s also something new: a tenderness and hopefulness that listeners might not expect from a title like \u201cLoss of Life\u201d or a band with a history of unseriousness.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s crazy what adding a little bit of acoustic guitar to synth-pop can do.<\/p>\n

And VanWyngarden and Goldwasser experiment with more than just guitar in \u201cLoss of Life.\u201d The track \u201cDancing in Babylon,\u201d including the vocal talent of Christine and the Queens, is the first-ever feature on an MGMT album, and the first song samples a reading of an anonymous poem titled \u201cI Am Taliesin. I Sing Perfect Metre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heartstring-tugging lyrics about love juxtapose themes of loss throughout the album, such as in \u201cPhradie\u2019s Song,\u201d which has lines like \u201cAnd every time the tears begin\/The morning sun is there in your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Album namesake \u201cLoss of Life\u201d is an eerie, electronic-backed soul-searcher. It\u2019s the shining star and grand finale, solving the mystery behind the hopeful tone of the album. A gorgeous instrumental interlude featuring triumphant trumpet blares and plucking strings builds up to the answer in the last four lines: <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the world is born and life is ending\/Then you learn to love your loss of life\/When that moment comes and life is over\/Anyone can love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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