Andrew W.K. vs. MGMT
When hard rock aficionado and up-with-everything motivational speaker Andrew W.K. released his first album "I Get Wet," in 2001, few could have anticipated we'd still be talking about him today. Not that we didn't dig the unabashedly party-centric lyrics or power-chord assault—hell, it was the perfect soundtrack before a revelry-filled weekend—but we've been pleasantly surprised to see the singer and Santos Party House co-owner grow to become lecturer, musical chameleon and New York ambassador of sorts for the moribund NYC nightlife scene.
When they first started out, Brooklyn psychedelic duo MGMT stated publicly that they were still working out the kinks to their live show and (jokingly?) watching old Queen and Zeppelin DVDs for inspiration. While the Black Keys still remain today’s best live duo, Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden have improved since their early days as The Management. Their debut album “Oracular Spectacular” contains some of the catchiest tracks in recent memory. Recently, the group decamped to Malibu to record their follow-up "Congratulations," which is allegedly their most psychedelic, least accessible material to date. Whether it endears them to "Oracular" fans remains to be seen.
