Features
Friday, December 24 2010
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
Friday, December 24 2010
The 60 Best Songs of 2010
Sixty slices of musical greatness highlighted by one of the most delightful expletive-ridden hits in pop music history.
Tuesday, December 14 2010
The 10 Most Disappointing Albums of 2010
Considering the caliber of artistry here, some of them are major disappointments, while others were simply predictable, but failed to deliver on the off-chance hope that it could have been better.
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Reviews
Friday, July 2 2010
MGMT: 18 June 2010 - Chicago
Selling out Chicago's Riviera Theater in what seemed like a heartbeat is no small feat during a recession, but MGMT pulled it off easily.
Monday, April 12 2010
MGMT: Congratulations
The bad news: there’s no "Kids" here, so don’t go looking. The good news: there’s no "Kids" here, and MGMT is perfectly fine with that.
Wednesday, January 23 2008
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
MGMT dip into the big sounds of the '70s on their debut album, embracing the irony so much they almost overcome it.
Blogs
Thursday, January 13 2011
Live MGMT Daytrotter Session
Daytrotter.com captures the songwriting core of MGMT.
Wednesday, May 12 2010
MGMT - Live on Letterman (video)
Everyone wants to be in the music business these days, except for of course the actual music business itself, which would rather be in the…
Tuesday, March 23 2010
MGMT - Congratulations (new album / stream)
MGMT Congratulations (Sony/Columbia) Releasing: 13 April Recording the follow-up to your critically-acclaimed debut album has to be a nerve-wracking affair. As a band, do you…
Thursday, February 18 2010
MGMT Cover Art a Dorky Delight (videos)
Released this week was the cover art for MGMT's Congratulations, and I must agree: someone's got a thing for Sonic the Hedgehog. After listening to…
Thursday, June 4 2009
MGMT - "Kids" (video)
Talk about milking an album... MGMT have just released a new video for "Kids" off January 2008's Oracular Spectacular.
News
Friday, June 18 2010
What makes a band want to record a Pop Epic? MGMT explains
Midway through MGMT's second album, "Congratulations," comes a 12minute suite called "Siberian Breaks," described on the cover as "A Pop Surf Opera." This sweetly tuneful,…
