MGMT

we want to represent the band MGMT or LANMOU as we have re-dubbed them for our advertising and coursework, as an indie band, thought this song is under the influence of late 70's early 80's + 60's hippie rock, we would like to represent them as indie.

We would start the video off by having the band dressed 'alternatively', then they spot 'the girl' and they all try to change for her. So the next try at convincing her to like them is to dress in suits and walk past her, down the street, which would be an intertextual reference to 'Reservoir Dogs'. Once she sees them she decides to take pity on them and due to the song 'Electric Feel' she touches them and gives them the 'Electric Feel'. Once they have been touched they then instantly change into 'indie' style clothes, which then gives them all a happy ending as they are finally getting the attention from the girl which they wanted. This is the narrative of our video, which would be intercut with the band (the same guys already dressed 'indie') pretty much telling the story of how they got from their 'alternative' style to what they are now.
                                             -form the blog of Nico Duckert- 






the bands which we think are similar are Radiohead, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, the management, Klaxons and many others. 


My thoughts are that MGMT has taken their influence from many different bands and from many times but a definite influence is 60's hippie rock, such as:


Jimmy Hendrix 

Janis Joplin

 and others.


for the video we have decided to show the performance element and narrative, we have decided to make the narative more comical about the bang and show them in a friendly light.