Little Dark Age
by MGMT
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
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  1. Spin
    Feb 21, 2018
    60
    Little Dark Age is pleasant enough, but it’s hard to look past a glaring dearth of ideas.
  2. AllMusic
    Feb 8, 2018
    60
    They sound like a band treading water, desperately looking for their place in the modern pop landscape and never deciding whether to go pop or stay totally weird. This indecision leaves them stuck in the middle of the road, which isn't a very interesting place to be.
  3. Consequence
    Feb 9, 2018
    50
    There are some sweet moments on Little Dark Age and some stale ones. More often than not, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser lapse back into a sardonic mode that sounded a whole lot better in 2007 than it does in 2018.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 311 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 288 out of 311
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 311
  3. Negative: 11 out of 311
  1. thelittlecoon
    Feb 9, 2018
    10
    Their best work yet. The high points on this album are orgasmic and it's blowing me away with every listen.
  2. SoundReview
    Mar 2, 2018
    10
    Perfectly combining weird, neo-psychedelia and dreamy synth-pop sensibilities, MGMT's Little Dark Age is a refreshing return from the brinkPerfectly combining weird, neo-psychedelia and dreamy synth-pop sensibilities, MGMT's Little Dark Age is a refreshing return from the brink after their disappointing and pretty average 2013 release "MGMT". After years of being remembered for little but their 3 2008 hits, it must be pretty pleasing to have released a handful of songs that have serious mainstream (as well as indie) potential. I should also mention some favourites of mine personally - the Beatles - inspired "When You're Small", dream pop anthem "Hand It Over", and the unsettling (but brilliant) "When You Die". Overall, this album contains some seriously catchy melodic hooks, and and an equally catchy psychedelic aesthetic - not forgetting noticeable behind the many instruments on this highly satisfying album.… Full Review »
  3. kjhkjhk
    Feb 9, 2018
    8
    Very solid album with shades of Brian Wilson and The Cure elevated to fit modern psychedelia and synth-pop. The production on this albumVery solid album with shades of Brian Wilson and The Cure elevated to fit modern psychedelia and synth-pop. The production on this album stumbles into an entirely new realm that swaps shallow radio hooks for mind-numbing, ecstasy fumed melodies that keep you riding high long after the first hit.… Full Review »
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