Mgmt

The Academy, Dublin Tomorrow 9pm €27.50 0818-719300

The Academy, Dublin Tomorrow 9pm €27.50 0818-719300

Kidsis the kind of song that always works – infectious, inherently melodic, brilliantly simple shape-shifting pop at its best. That it arrived virtually intact from a Brooklyn duo named after a human gene was little surprise – it's the kind of quirky stuff that Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser are good at. A few years ago, MGMT were on all the Ones to Watch lists, which they've validated since the release of their 2007 debut, Oracular Spectacular.

This Grammy-nominated duo, supplemented live by musicians, is due to release the follow-up to Oracular Spectacularnext month; the album, Congratulations, looks set to leapfrog over all their achievements so far. Couldn't happen to a better band that named themselves after a human gene, really.

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Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture