AlbumE · 2007
Oracular Spectacular
by MGMT
Oracular Spectacular is a 2007 electronic album by MGMT. It runs 11 tracks across 45 minutes on Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.9/5 from 22 ratings.
Electronic · Indie · Psychedelic
Your rating
- 3.9 /5
- 22 ratings
- 76 /100
- 9 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 45 min
- Runtime
- 123 bpm
- Tempo
- D major
- Key
Ratings
22 ratings · avg 3.9
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Reviews
Critics
9 publications
- Alternative Press4.5/5
- AllMusic4/5
- NME8/10
- The Guardian4/5
- The Observer4/5
- Uncut4/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- The Independent3/5
- Metacriticaggregate76/100
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Cover art
2 credits
- Photography
- Sam Fleischner
- Art direction
- Josh Cheuse
Tracklist
11 tracks · 45 min
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3 rated tracks
According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Oracular Spectacular is Pieces of What — rated 4.5/5 by 1 listener.
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About
Oracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by American band MGMT, released digitally October 2, 2007 on RED Ink Records and physically on January 22, 2008 by Columbia Records. The album, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was nominated for best international album in the 2009 BRIT Awards. It features new versions of both "Kids" and "Time to Pretend", songs from their previous release, Time to Pretend EP (2005), the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and theme continued through the proceeding tracks. Though Oracular Spectacular never sold more than 17,000 in a week, it has been a consistent seller since January 2008, selling at least 2,000 copies per week through April of 2010. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 494 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
In brief
- Is Oracular Spectacular good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Oracular Spectacular 3.9/5 from 22 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Oracular Spectacular?
- Pieces of What, rated 4.5/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
- When was Oracular Spectacular released?
- Oracular Spectacular was released in 2007 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on Oracular Spectacular?
- Oracular Spectacular has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 45 minutes.
- What genre is Oracular Spectacular?
- Oracular Spectacular is catalogued under Electronic, Indie, Psychedelic.
- What BPM is Oracular Spectacular?
- Oracular Spectacular runs at a median tempo of 123 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Oracular Spectacular?
- Listeners of Oracular Spectacular also rate AM by Arctic Monkeys, In Rainbows by Radiohead, Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem.
- Who produced Oracular Spectacular?
- Oracular Spectacular was produced by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Dave Fridmann and Dave Fridmann, among 5 credited in total.
- Who wrote the songs on Oracular Spectacular?
- Oracular Spectacular was written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser.
Credits
- Produced by
- Written by
- Andrew VanWyngardenBen Goldwasser
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
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