494 - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - Gareth Reynolds

494 - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - Gareth Reynolds

Gareth Reynolds joins The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers to dissect experimental indie band MGMT's breakout record. Youth, sexual exploration, the banality of modern life: these are all themes that have been explored in countless art forms; so much so that one might expect that MGMT's 2007 debut album Oracular Spectacular would have little to add to the conversation. But that expectation doesn't take into account how much that conversation might change when filtered through the brilliantly improvisational wit of Gareth Reynolds, who has made a career out of lampooning the equally minute and bizarre aspects of life through his writing on shows like Arrested Development and his own wildly successful podcast The Dollop. Locked in a room together with nothing but synth pop and psychedelic rock to sustain them, Gareth and Josh can barely contain themselves from laughing hysterically at the inconsistencies in the album's quality, the division of labor in the band, and the irony of a song about becoming famous being the ticket to stardom for two guys who never even wanted to form a band in the first place. The 500 is a production of Native Creative Podcasts. For show notes, guest playlists, documentaries and audiobooks about the music, go to The500Podcast.com. New Song / Artist influenced by MGMT: "Afterthought" by Slum Sociable (YouTube) & (Spotify) Join. The. Movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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470 - LL Cool J - Radio - Russell Peters

470 - LL Cool J - Radio - Russell Peters

Russell Peters has been many things in his life. Breakdancer, DJ, very nearly a chef, and groundbreaking comedian beloved by people all over the world; he's done it all. But no matter where his many i...

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471 - Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Avery Pearson

471 - Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Avery Pearson

Hope can be hard to come by, faith sometimes falters, and love might be fleeting. But as the tender guitar tones and soulful harmonies found in the brighter tracks of Richard and Linda Thompson's 1974...

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472 - George Michael - Faith - Nia Renee Hill

472 - George Michael - Faith - Nia Renee Hill

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473 - The Smiths - Christina P

473 - The Smiths - Christina P

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474 - Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion Esperanza - Felipe Esparza

474 - Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion Esperanza - Felipe Esparza

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475 - Elvis Costello - Armed Forces - Dana Gould

475 - Elvis Costello - Armed Forces - Dana Gould

Words have power, and if you know how to wield that power in just the right way, you can take the world by storm. That’s why comedians and musicians both can have such lasting impacts, more so than ma...

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476 - Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death - Bert Kreischer

476 - Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death - Bert Kreischer

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