ces of What” isn’t particularly inspiring, and neither is “The Handshake,” but the album’s closer, “Future Reflections,” is digitally upbeat with successful studio effects on the vocals, a high-pitched organ warble and a Sixties pop-rock bass line.
MGMT has managed a clever mix of pop eccentricity on “Oracular Spectacular,” which proves more fun on every future listen.
“?Joe Wertz
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 4, 2008.