INTERVIEW: Nearly 20 years after releasing their coming-of-age anthem ‘Kids’, Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden are enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to their new album, plus a well-timed ‘Saltburn’ cameo. The pair speak to Mark Beaumont about snubbing success in the Noughties, leaving their party days behind – and why they haven’t booked a single show to capitalise on their revived fortunes
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MGMT always seem to find a way to stay relevant, for better or for worse. Their 2008 hit song “Time to Pretend” has re-entered the public sphere after it was.
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 8 this week, narrowed down from the 20 songs we seriously considered.