Ziggy's Back!:21st century Glam Rock Part 1

In case you didn't notice, 2008 (and 2007) was a big year for glam/psicadelic rock.
Of course it's formatted for the 21st century teens - more poppy and easy, more filled with electronic glitches and bleeps. It's still fun, susprising, liberating - and yes, very gay - but less "dirty" and more rooted - after all, no one is taking acids and LSD's anymore... :)

So today here's number one (i.e. the top-selling one) : the Brooklin NY duo MGMT (should be pronounced Management, but I don't care, i just say MGMT..) Their album is "Oracular Spectacular" but they are recording a new one right now.

If you haven't seen this name or their faces than you are truly in need of this blog.. (heheheh)
Ladies (and all men-lovers) check out the boy without the beard, isn't he cute?
Anyway, here's the track that launched them,"Time to Pretend". Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE&feature=related

Check out the lyrics, they're quite original - sort of a rock star "to-do" list, and also a beautiful reflexion on the downfall of adolescence:

I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, I'm in the prime of my life.
Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives.
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin, and fuck with the stars.
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

This is our decision, to live fast and die young.
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do.
Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute.

Forget about our mothers and our friends
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend

I’ll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms
I’ll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world
I’ll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home
Yeah, I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.
There's really nothing, nothing we can do
Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew.
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce
We'll find some more models, everything must run its course.
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end
We were fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
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Cool aren't they?Specially the "chocking on our vomit" part, but my favourite is the "digging up worms" verse...its beautiful.."carrying the weight of the world"? "Missing the boredom"?Wow...

The whole album is cool (WARNING:two or three tracks are a bit annoying).
Here's their website: http://www.whoismgmt.com/
And two other videos:
MGMT “Electric Feel”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM&feature=related
(any ideas on what that shiny gooey thing is? And what are they on??)

MGMT “Destrokk”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vagvI7Y1hZ8&feature=related
(this one is not from their album - its from a previous EP. Don't really care much about the song itself but the video is great..check it out you druggies!!)