Album: MGMT, Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)

Formerly known as The Management, the Brooklyn duo of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden deal in what they call "Future Seventies" music, by which one supposes they mean repossessing the sounds and styles of that decade within a loose fantasy/sci-fi framework.

That places them alongside American bands such as Midlake, Seventeen Evergreen, Olivia Tremor Control, Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev (whose producer Dave Fridmann oversaw Oracular Spectacular) – and particularly, in its Roxy-inspired blend of glam and psychedelia, our Klaxons. Reedy mellotron motifs and flamboyant keyboard glissandi embellish techno-funk grooves; prog-rock synth ostinatos undulate; organ and guitar circle each other in the wary manner of Pink Floyd.

The lyrical themes are soaked in Seventies concerns, with "Time To Pretend" offering a sardonic affirmation of the classic rock'n'roll lifestyle ("Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives", etc), and zeitgeist youth anthems "Kids" and "The Youth" both less appealing variants on the message of "All the Young Dudes".

Download this: 'Kids', 'Time to Pretend', 'Pieces of What', 'The Youth'