Little Dark Age

Little Dark Age
Studio album by MGMT
Released February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded October 2016 – June 21, 2017
Studio
Genre
Length 44:25
Label Columbia
Producer
MGMT chronology
MGMT
(2013)		 Little Dark Age
(2018)
Singles from Little Dark Age
  1. "Little Dark Age"
    Released: October 17, 2017[4]
  2. "When You Die"
    Released: December 12, 2017
  3. "Hand It Over"
    Released: January 5, 2018
  4. "Me and Michael"
    Released: February 7, 2018

Little Dark Age is the fourth studio album by the American rock band MGMT, released on February 9, 2018 through Columbia Records.[5][6] It is the band's first album of new material in five years, after their eponymous third studio album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Chicago Tribune[9]
The Guardian[10]
Mojo[11]
NME[12]
The Observer[13]
Pitchfork7.0/10[14]
Q[15]
Rolling Stone[16]
Uncut7/10[17]

Little Dark Age received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 77 based on 24 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews,” and is also the most critically acclaimed album by MGMT on this platform.[7] Writing for NME, Jordan Bassett considered the album to be a return to form for the band after their previous two albums, noting that "if there were a time for an about-return, it was that third record. They'd enjoyed their foray into experimentation, and a self-titled album often indicates a band that’s come back into focus. Here, though, we're treated to an overdue loop back to pop hookiness." Bassett also went on to commend the band's return to pop as a "welcome surprise".[12] Terence Cawley of The Boston Globe expressed a similar view, asserting that the album was "both hooky and eccentric enough to please MGMT fans of all stripes."[18] The Washington Post's Mark Kennedy gave a positive review, stating that "MGMT have once more delivered an off-kilter, challenging and very addictive album."[19]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andrew VanWyngarden; all music composed by VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser; except where noted.

Little Dark Age[1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."She Works Out Too Much"  4:38
2."Little Dark Age"  4:59
3."When You Die"
  • VanWyngarden
  • Goldwasser
  • Pink
4:23
4."Me and Michael"  4:49
5."TSLAMP" 
  • VanWyngarden
  • Goldwasser
  • James Richardson
4:29
6."James"  3:52
7."Days That Got Away" 
4:44
8."One Thing Left to Try"  4:20
9."When You're Small"
  • VanWyngarden
  • Goldwasser
  • VanWyngarden
  • Goldwasser
  • Richardson
3:30
10."Hand It Over"  4:14
Total length:44:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 61
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 29
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 48
French Albums (SNEP)[26] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 22
Greek Albums (IFPI)[28] 22
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 36
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[30] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[31] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[35] 27
US Billboard 200[36] 35
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[37] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[38] 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 Little Dark Age (album liner notes). MGMT. Columbia Records. 2018.
  2. 1 2 Carson, Sarah (February 7, 2018). "Technical hitches and soaring pop – MGMT, Electric Brixton, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Releases". Official Charts Company. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Boilen, Bob; Hilton, Robin (October 17, 2017). "New Mix: MGMT, Courtney Barnett And Kurt Vile, More". NPR. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Little Dark Age Album Preview". January 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Sarah (January 16, 2018). "MGMT Detail 'Little Dark Age' Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Little Dark Age by MGMT". Metacritic. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Little Dark Age – MGMT". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kot, Greg (February 9, 2018). "MGMT returns to pop with new twists on 'Little Dark Age'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (February 8, 2018). "MGMT: Little Dark Age review – synthpop pranksters get serious for a change". The Guardian. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ Perry, Andrew (April 2018). "MGMT: Little Dark Age". Mojo (293): 87.
  12. 1 2 Bassett, Jordan (February 6, 2018). "MGMT – 'Little Dark Age' Review". NME. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (February 11, 2018). "MGMT: Little Dark Age review – uneasy pop anthems". The Observer. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (February 9, 2018). "MGMT: Little Dark Age". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ Segal, Victoria (March 2018). "Gloom with a View". Q (382): 102.
  16. ↑ Dolan, Jon (February 9, 2018). "Review: MGMT Rediscover the Electric Feel for 'Little Dark Age'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ Pinnock, Tom (April 2018). "MGMT: Little Dark Age". Uncut (251): 30.
  18. ↑ "More weirdness from MGMT, but with hooks – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  19. ↑ Kennedy | AP, Mark (2018-02-06). "Review: MGMT's 'Little Dark Age' is off-kilter, challenging". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  20. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – MGMT – Little Dark Age". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – MGMT – Little Dark Age" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – MGMT – Little Dark Age" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – MGMT – Little Dark Age" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  24. ↑ "MGMT Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – MGMT – Little Dark Age" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Lescharts.com – MGMT – Little Dark Age". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – MGMT – Little Dark Age" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 09/2018)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography MGMT". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  30. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – MGMT – Little Dark Age". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 7: del 9.2.2018 al 15.2.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – MGMT – Little Dark Age". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  36. ↑ "MGMT Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  37. ↑ "MGMT Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  38. ↑ "MGMT Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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