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MGMT is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Mark Fry, Happy, Magazine, Lucifer Sam and Television Personalities. 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 Bat for Lashes, The Vaccines, Tash Sultana, Black Country, New Road and Your Love Is My Drug, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 69 connections around MGMT, reaching back through Mark Fry and forward to Bat for Lashes. 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 Mark Fry, Happy, Magazine and Lucifer Sam, shares an orbit with LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective, Foster the People and Foxygen, went on to shape Bat for Lashes, The Vaccines, Tash Sultana and Black Country, New Road. 69 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced MGMT
Sounds and acts that shaped MGMT.
- Mark Fryartist
- 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
- Britta Phillipsartist
- Yeasayerartist
- Sonic Boomartist
- Cola Boyyartist
- Kid Cudiartist
- of Montrealartist
- Radioheadartist
- M.I.A.artist
- Beckartist
- Paul McCartneyartist
- Spectrumartist
- The Flaming Lipsartist
- Happy Mondaysartist
- Jane's Addictionartist
- Pink Floydartist
Artists similar to MGMT
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with MGMT.
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- Animal Collectiveartist
- Foster the Peopleartist
- Foxygenartist
- The Strokesartist
- Julian Casablancasartist
- Ariel Pinkartist
- Templesartist
- alt-Jartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- Gorillazartist
- Melody's Echo Chamberartist
- Deerhunterartist
- Two Door Cinema Clubartist
- Grouploveartist
- Everything Everythingartist
- Broken Bellsartist
- The Postal Serviceartist
- Capital Citiesartist
Bands MGMT shaped
Where the influence of MGMT travelled next.
- 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
- The Griswoldsartist
- NoMBeartist
- San Ciscoartist
- Baby Queenartist
- Turbowolfartist
- B.o.Bartist
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