MGMT became indie-rock kingpins during the late-2000s, when the group earned a
Grammy Award "Electric Feel," an NME Award for the debut album Oracular
Spectacular, and platinum certification in multiple countries for the single
"Kids." Singer and keyboard player Ben Goldwasser met guitarist (and former
hip-hop drummer) Andrew VanWyngarden in 2002, with both were art students in
Connecticut. Originally called "The Management," MGMT embarked upon a haphazard
path to fame, writing songs on laptops and constructing a bizarre live show with
synths and backing tapes. Their random, expe...