Loss Of Life - MGMT: Review
Review by Lav: I absolutely love MGMT and I'm not ashamed about it. Their debut album Oracular Spectacular was one of the first records I fully fell in love with as a budding music fan and it holds up spectacularly well. I also loved their follow-up the more expansive lean into psychedelia Congratulations. And even as I came away mostly lukewarm from their third album they returned a few years later with the absolutely spectacular Little Dark Age. All of that love for their back catalog combined with singles I mostly adored made this one of the most anticipated releases of the year for me. Right out of the gate I think this album started a spectacular 3 for 3 on singles. Mother Nature came first and I think it was genuinely one of the best songs I heard in 2023. I love the soaring Beatles-ey harmonies and the sugary pop hook. It manages to be both theatrical and youthful but also deeply heartfelt and I just adore everything about it. I love MGMT and this may be one of ...