MGMT journey again to the ’90s in new video for ‘Bubblegum Canine’
MGMT have shared a ’90s-themed video for his or her new single ‘Bubblegum Canine’.
The observe is the second single to be taken from the duo’s not too long ago introduced fifth album ‘Loss Of Life’, which is able to land on February 23, 2024 through Mother + Pop. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.
The video finds MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser paying tribute to quite a few scenes from traditional ‘90s different movies.
“All of us noticed the video for ‘Bubblegum Canine’ as a possibility to mix the charming, DIY, surreal, cardboard craft aesthetic of reveals like Yo Gabba Gabba and The Mighty Boosh with these ultra-serious grunge movies we grew up watching on MTV – all that heavy, brooding angst smashed up in opposition to absurd childlike enjoyable,” stated the video’s administrators Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling.
“Ben and Andrew are legitimately humorous guys, so we have been excited they obtained to essentially go for it with their appearing, paying homage to the eternally moody mid-90’s rock stars they seemed as much as after they have been youngsters,” they continued “They have been fully recreation for all the pieces, enjoying round with totally different wigs/costumes/personas/facial hair and regularly chiming in with new concepts alongside the way in which.
“That was a beautiful feeling, as a result of it tell us they have been having an excellent time. For the climax of the video, they allow us to shoot gallons of pink slime at their faces, which we appreciated. Ben obtained fairly a bit in his mouth, which was unintentional … however he thought it was humorous, so then we have been allowed to assume it was humorous.”
Try the video for ‘Bubblegum Canine’ beneath:
The upcoming ‘Loss Of Life’ may also function a collaboration with Christine And The Queens known as ‘Dancing In Babylon’. Different tune titles embrace ‘Folks In The Streets’ and ‘I Want I Was Joking’.
The brand new LP marks MGMT’s first mission on unbiased label Mother + Pop, with the group having launched their earlier 4 albums through Columbia.
MGMT stated: “All joking apart (by no means!), we’re very pleased with this album and the truth that it was a comparatively painless beginning after a prolonged gestation interval, and are blissful to be releasing this child into the world with Mother + Pop.
“Musically talking, we’re operating at round 20 per cent grownup modern and not more than this, please.”
Final month, the band launched the album’s lead single, ‘Mom Nature’.