Oracular Spectacular
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studio album
First released:
2007

Overview Edit

Oracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by Brooklyn, New York psychedelic rock band MGMT, released digitally October 2, 2007 on Columbia Records, available in CD & LP formats from January 22, 2008. The album, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was nominated for best international album in the 2009 BRIT Awards. It features new versions of both "Kids" and "Time to Pretend", songs from their previous release, Time to Pretend EP (2005), the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and theme continued through the proceeding tracks. Pitchfork Media compared MGMT to Muse and Mew, but weaving in an early 90s Britpop sound. Prefix Magazine said the album "sounds like a college-dorm experiment gone horribly right." It was named the best album of 2008 by NME. In 2009, Rolling Stone named it the 18th best album of the decade.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
unknown
Release dates:
  • Jan 22 2008

Genres

Indie, Synthpop, Electronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Pop. Vote on Genres

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5 stars One of the Top 5 of 08
I don't know who the guy is that wrote the editorial review for this album, but he is definitely out to lunch...

I never heard of this band, but I saw the album in my local record store and was intrigued by the cover art. When I arrived home, I immediately went to Amazon.com and listened to some snippets of the songs. They sounded good, but it's hard to get a feel for an entire album just by listening to 30 second clips. So I went ahead and bought the album.

I gave it a once-through. Then a se…
Written by Shane Carpenter "sh6ne"
3 stars Neo-psychedelic Fun: ***1/2
I've heard complaints about the "overproduction" of this album, but that doesn't bother me. After all, overproduction has a long tradition in rock going all the way back to Phil Spector. Many of the "progressive rock" bands, like Yes and the Moody Blues, specialized in multi-layered opuses. Even today there are bands that are heirs apparent to that style, like Flaming Lips, Polyphonis Spree, and Arcade Fire. This band does "overproduction" quite well, and they definitely put across the image of …
Written by B. Niedt

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. arranger

  2. composer

  3. design

    1. Josh Cheuse [art direction]
    2. Sam Fleischner [cover art]
  4. engineer

    1. Dave Fridmann [Engineer, Mixing, Producer]
    2. Greg Calbi [mastering]
  1. other

  2. performer

  3. producer

    1. Dave Fridmann [Producer, Engineer, Mixed By]
  4. writer

    1. Andrew VanWyngarden [music[all], lyrics [all]]
    2. Ben Goldwasser [music [all], lyrics [3,4]]

Other versions Edit

Oracular Spectacular 10 tracks Tour Edition
format: 1 x CD
record label: RED Ink
release dates: 2007 in United States
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Oracular Spectacular 10 tracks Includes enhanced CD content
format: 1 x CD
record label: Columbia Records
catalog number: 719512
release dates: Jan 22 2008
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Oracular Spectacular 10 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
release dates: Jan 22 2008
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Oracular Spectacular 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Sony Japan
catalog number: 88697 19512 1
release dates: Jul 2 2008 in Japan
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Oracular Spectacular 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Columbia Records
catalog number: 88697 19512 1
release dates: Sep 30 2009
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