Alien Days

Last updated

"Alien Days"
MGMT - Alien Days.jpeg
Single by MGMT
from the album MGMT
ReleasedApril 20, 2013
Genre Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop
Length5:10
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser
MGMT singles chronology
"Congratulations"
(2010)
"Alien Days"
(2013)
"Your Life Is a Lie"
(2013)
Music video
"Alien Days" on YouTube

"Alien Days" is the first single released from MGMT, the third album by MGMT, which was released as a cassette single on April 20, 2013. VanWyngarden explains the song as the feeling when "a parasitic alien is in your head, controlling things". [1] The music video of this song was filmed by indie director Sam Fleischner, which was the second video released for the promotion of the album. [2]

Contents

History

On March 30, 2012, the band premiered "Alien Days", at a show in Bogotá, Colombia, [3] at the Festival Estereo Picnic.

On March 11, 2013, MGMT confirmed on their Twitter account that a Record Store Day release would be a cassette tape (with download card) of the studio version of "Alien Days", which became available on April 20. [4] On March 22, 2013, RSD confirmed that this single will be a Record Store Day exclusive limited release. [5] On April 17, the band previewed the song in a stop motion video showing the unpacking of the cassette. [6]
On October 31 the band premiered video via Noisey. [7]

Track listing

Cassette Single [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Alien Days" (Side A)5:10 [9]
2."Message 7 from Hearty White" (Side B)5:15

Personnel

Notes

  • A ^ Trevor is the son of Cool Little Music Shop's owner at Fredonia, NY where the band purchase some of their instruments.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cassette single</span> Cassette tape release of music single

A cassette single (CS), also known by the trademark cassingle, or capitalised as the trademark Cassette Single, is a music single supplied in the form of a Compact Cassette. The cassette single was introduced in 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MGMT</span> American rock band

MGMT is an American rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by singers and multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser.

<i>Oracular Spectacular</i> 2007 studio album by MGMT

Oracular Spectacular is the debut studio album by the American band MGMT, released on October 2, 2007, by RED Ink and physically on January 22, 2008, by Columbia. It was produced by Dave Fridmann and is the band's first release of new content, being recorded from March to April 2007. Promotion for the album started as early as June 2007, when the song "Weekend Wars" was given away in summer issues of free monthly magazine Nöjesguiden in Stockholm, Sweden. Matching CDs could be picked up for free in all stores in three different shopping malls around Stockholm from June 26 to July 31. The album was also promoted with three singles: "Time to Pretend", "Electric Feel" and "Kids". Both "Time to Pretend" and "Kids" were re-recorded for the album; they were originally included on the band's previous release Time to Pretend (2005), with the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and the theme continuing through the album's subsequent tracks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew VanWyngarden</span> American musician (born 1983)

Andrew Wells VanWyngarden is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitar player and songwriter for the band MGMT, praised for "an uncanny knack for producing pop music that sounds as if it were filtered through a kaleidoscope." One of his songs, "Kids", received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, while the duo was nominated in the Best New Artist category.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MGMT discography</span>

The discography of indie rock band MGMT consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, one demo album, four extended plays, eleven singles and fourteen music videos. Originally known under the name The Management, the group was founded in 2002 by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser during their freshman year as art students at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After graduating and changing the band's name to MGMT, they released an EP titled Time to Pretend in 2005 through the independent record label Cantora Records; music videos were recorded for two of the EP's songs, "Boogie Down" and "Destrokk". The critical success of the EP and extensive touring brought the group to the attention of Columbia Records, which signed them in 2006.

<i>Congratulations</i> (album) 2010 studio album by MGMT

Congratulations is the second studio album by American rock band MGMT. It was initially made available for free streaming through the band's website on March 20, 2010, prior to its official release on April 13 through Columbia Records. The album marks a departure from the synth-pop style that brought MGMT acclaim on their debut, Oracular Spectacular, released three years prior, and features a more psychedelic, progressive and guitar-driven sound.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flash Delirium</span> 2010 single by MGMT

"Flash Delirium" is a song released by the American psychedelic rock band MGMT on their second album Congratulations. It was the first single to be released from the album and was originally referred to as a "taster" before the band abandoned their original plan to not release any singles from Congratulations in order to solidify its existence as a singular body of work. A free digital download of the song was given away on the band's official website. "Flash Delirium" was made available as a digital download from iTunes on March 24, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Congratulations (MGMT song)</span> 2010 single by MGMT

"Congratulations" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the fourth and final single and the title track from their second studio album Congratulations (2010) on November 26, 2010. The single was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl record with a special 20-page illustrated booklet. On November 2, 2010, Record Store Day announced the limited edition 7" of the single as one of their Black Friday exclusives, containing the Erol Alkan rework of the song. A music video for the song was released on August 25, 2010. "Congratulations" was released to radio on September 28, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hank Sullivant</span>

Hank Sullivant is an American rock musician and record producer, who is known for his work as a co-founder of the Athens-based pop rock band The Whigs, his stint as touring guitarist for MGMT, and as leader of the rock band Kuroma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benjamin Goldwasser</span> American singer-songwriter (born 1982)

Benjamin Nicholas Hunter Goldwasser is an American songwriter and musician in the psychedelic rock band MGMT, for which he primarily plays keyboards and sings. In 2009, his song "Electric Feel", remixed by Justice, won a Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. In 2010, his band was nominated for a Grammy as Best New Artist and Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

<i>MGMT</i> (album) 2013 studio album by MGMT

MGMT is the third studio album by American rock band MGMT. It was released on September 17, 2013 by Columbia Records; however, the band started streaming the album on September 9, 2013.

<i>Late Night Tales: MGMT</i> 2011 compilation album by MGMT

Late Night Tales: MGMT is a mix album compiled by the band MGMT's members Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser and released on October 3, 2011. The album is the 25th in the Late Night Tales series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Your Life Is a Lie</span> 2013 single by MGMT

"Your Life Is a Lie" is the second single released from the third album by MGMT, which was released as an instant download with the album pre-order on August 6, 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faden Away</span> 2013 single by 7 Days of Funk (Dâm-Funk & Snoopzilla)

"Faden Away" is a song by California-based funk duo 7 Days of Funk, released as the lead single of their eponymous debut studio album. The song premiered on October 8, 2013, on Stones Throw Records' SoundCloud page and was made available at the Stones Throw Store and iTunes Music Store on October 15, 2013. Stones Throw released "Faden Away" along with "Hit Da Pavement" on a cassingle on December 10, 2013, with both vocal and instrumental versions. The cassette was given away exclusively with the first week's orders of the LP and 45 box set.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tei Shi</span> Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1989)

Valerie Teicher Barbosa, best known by her stage name Tei Shi, is a Colombian and Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer based in New York City. She released her first singles and music videos in 2013, also performing live for the first time at CMJ. Tei Shi released her debut extended play, Saudade, in November 2013, which Noisey described as a "layered masterpiece of melodies... expertly entwined vocal loops, and shivery sonics."

The Black Queen is an American electronic supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2015. It was founded by lead singer Greg Puciato, keyboardists and guitarists Joshua Eustis and Steven Alexander.

<i>Little Dark Age</i> 2018 studio album by MGMT

Little Dark Age is the fourth studio album by the American rock band MGMT, released on February 9, 2018, through Columbia Records. It is the band's first album of new material in nearly five years, after the release of their eponymous third studio album in September 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Dark Age (song)</span> 2017 song by MGMT

"Little Dark Age" is a song by American rock band MGMT. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Little Dark Age, on October 17, 2017, through Columbia Records. In an interview with Newsweek, Andrew VanWyngarden, the lead vocalist, guitar player and songwriter for the band stated that 1980s Soviet synth-pop was influential to the song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">When You Die</span> 2017 single by MGMT

"When You Die" is a song by American pop and rock band MGMT, and the second single from the band's fourth studio album Little Dark Age. It was released worldwide on December 12, 2017, through Columbia Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Me and Michael</span> 2018 single by MGMT

"Me and Michael" is a song by American rock band MGMT. It is the fourth single taken from the band's fourth studio album Little Dark Age. It was released worldwide on February 7, 2018 through Columbia.

References

  1. David Browne (January 29, 2013). "MGMT Get Even Wilder on Synth-Heavy Third Album | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. "MGMT SET TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 17 | the Official MGMT Site". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  3. "MGMT @ Bogotá". UStream. March 31, 2012. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  4. "Twitter / whoisMGMT: 4/20/13: Record Store Day". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. "Record Store Day 2013 Releases". Record Store Day. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  6. "MGMT - "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle". YouTube .
  7. "MGMT - "Alien Days" (Official Video) | Music Video Premieres | Noisey". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  8. "MGMT – "Alien Days" Record Store Day Cassingle". YouTube. April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  9. "Alien Days by whoismgmt on SoundCloud – Hear the world's sounds". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.