[cestuneblague]

MGMT- SHE WORKS OUT TOO MUCH (Captain: Antonio-Pedro)


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SUPERCHUNK- WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE (Captain: TillyMan)


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[baystateoftheart]

Great song by Superchunk. But it doesn't stand a chance for me against one of the best songs on one of the best albums of the year. That's a fan-made video with audio quality that could be better, so folks might want to find it on streaming.
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[babyBlueSedan]

I wish more of the songs on MGMT's latest would have sounded like this one because I really like this song but never got into any of the others. I guess I'll have a chance to try again though since like four of their songs got nominated.

The Superchunk song was catchy indie rock but a prefer the quirkiness of MGMT.
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[Fischman]

Not really and Indiepunk kinda' guy, but I'll take Superchunk over what sounds like a totally derivative new wave wannabe that's scarcely a level above a novelty song.

[Repo]

I love Superchunk. That should be obvs. I'm a 90s indie rock kid and they were unstoppable for about five albums in the 90s. After that they didn't do much for me. I lost interest besides catching them in concert whenever they popped into town. Even their supposed comeback album from 2010 - Majesty Shredding - that got rave reviews left me underwhelmed. And then this dropped and it became my workout tape of the year. The whole album is totally solid and again I just picked "What A Time To Be Alive" because it was the official single. It's not the best track on the album but it's still great indie punk. A total pleasant surprise seeing them whip up such a great batch of catchy & exhilarating tracks after all this time.

And that MGMT track is dope!!! I really need to dive into that whole album.

[mickilennial]

both songs are excellent, but i just get more out of the chapel hill indie rock giants than MGMTs experimentation with synthwave of the past

[Exist-en-ciel]

MGMT

[cestuneblague]

Yeah haven't really payed attention to MGMT since, like, 2010, but this was a pretty aight synth jam. But "What A Time to Be Alive" is a great little indie-rock barn-burner, and tend to put it on repeat a lot more, easily gets my vote here.

[Skinny]

Prefer the Superchunk song, by quite a bit.
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[carpents]

Superchunk is still a thing?

Wait -- MGMT is still a thing too?
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