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MGMT is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Happy Mondays, Jane's Addiction, Pink Floyd, Happy and Magazine. Those roots explain a lot about how MGMT arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective, Foster the People, Foxygen and The Strokes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Griswolds, Bat for Lashes, The Vaccines, Tash Sultana and Black Country, New Road, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 72 connections around MGMT, reaching back through Happy Mondays and forward to The Griswolds. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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MGMT connections
MGMT grew out of Happy Mondays, Jane's Addiction, Pink Floyd and Happy, shares an orbit with LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective, Foster the People and Foxygen, went on to shape The Griswolds, Bat for Lashes, The Vaccines and Tash Sultana. 72 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced MGMT
Sounds and acts that shaped MGMT.
- Happy Mondaysartist
- Jane's Addictionartist
- Pink Floydartist
- Happyartist
- Magazineartist
- Lucifer Samartist
- Television Personalitiesartist
- The Legendary Pink Dotsartist
- Dancing Queenartist
- True Faithartist
- It's Blitz!artist
- Chromeartist
- Laid Backartist
- Ratatatartist
- Holy Ghost!artist
- Joanna Newsomartist
- Mark Fryartist
- Britta Phillipsartist
- Yeasayerartist
- Sonic Boomartist
- Cola Boyyartist
- Kid Cudiartist
- of Montrealartist
- Radioheadartist
- M.I.A.artist
- Beckartist
- Paul McCartneyartist
- Spectrumartist
- The Flaming Lipsartist
Artists similar to MGMT
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with MGMT.
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- Animal Collectiveartist
- Foster the Peopleartist
- Foxygenartist
- The Strokesartist
- Julian Casablancasartist
- Unknown Mortal Orchestraartist
- Ariel Pinkartist
- Templesartist
- alt-Jartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- Gorillazartist
- Albert Hammond, Jr.artist
- Melody's Echo Chamberartist
- Deerhunterartist
- Two Door Cinema Clubartist
- Grouploveartist
- Everything Everythingartist
- Broken Bellsartist
- The Postal Serviceartist
- Capital Citiesartist
- Interpolartist
Bands MGMT shaped
Where the influence of MGMT travelled next.
- The Griswoldsartist
- Bat for Lashesartist
- The Vaccinesartist
- Tash Sultanaartist
- Black Country, New Roadartist
- Your Love Is My Drugartist
- Chairliftartist
- Chiddy Bangartist
- Helen Marnieartist
- Lime Gardenartist
- Umphrey's McGeeartist
- Nipsey Hussleartist
- Sigalaartist
- Lola Marshartist
- Justiceartist
- Hugoartist
- NoMBeartist
- San Ciscoartist
- Baby Queenartist
- Turbowolfartist
- B.o.Bartist
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