Indie Rock

MGMT

The band was founded in 2005 by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. The duo were originally signed with Cantora Records however, later signed with Columbia Records in 2006- which boosted them on their way to success. Ben and Andrew formed the band while studying at Wesleyan University during there first year. They originally named their band "The Management" but since the name was already being used they changed their name to MGMT.

The duo are most well known for their song, "Time to Pretend".

The lyrics have passionate meanings behind them, that leave the listener in deep thought about the lyrics and sometimes there own personal life.

"The first verse of the songs talks about all the mistakes and stupid decisions we make as kids. It also talks about rebelling against your parents and living life the easy way. Its about being afraid to live a real life, finding real people who care about you. The song then goes on to reflect on all the things you begin to miss when you realise how important they were to you. Its also about regret and looking back on the bad decisions and seeing the reality of everything. "

Due to the bands indie rock and psychedelic vibe, they have also managed to catch this in their video (as seen above) by the use of some of the following conventions:

• The opening title of the video conveys a child-like picture and is very simple yet appealing and effective towards the viewer.
• There are numerous low angle shots through out the video displaying the thought of dominance over the world and everyone that loves them. This is ironic as the song continues, as the angle changes also.
• The repeated images of numerous figure it also gives off a very hypnotic trance which catches the viewers attention.
• There is a large range of colours that are used throughout the whole of the video. This relates to the indie rock in the essence that colour has a lot of relevance to the genre. This video oozes in colour
• Overall the video itself has the element of pretending.