60 Songs That Explain the '90s

“Kids”—MGMT

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Nov 13, 2024
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INSIGHT

Indie Sleaze Aesthetic

  • "Indie sleaze" is primarily visual, associated with American Apparel ads and a specific aesthetic.
  • It evokes a sense of dirty, goofy, and absurd, yet self-serious hedonism.
ANECDOTE

Introducing "Kids"

  • Rob Harvilla introduces the episode's topic, MGMT's "Kids," from their album Oracular Spectacular.
  • He describes the song's themes of childhood, adulthood, nostalgia, and youthful excess.
ANECDOTE

MGMT's Origins

  • MGMT, Andrew VanWyngarten and Ben Goldwasser, met at Wesleyan University in 2001.
  • Their early music was driven by absurdity and a desire to be obnoxious, influenced by their conservative upbringings and 9/11.
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