Little Dark Age

This article is about the MGMT album. For its title track, see Little Dark Age (song).
Little Dark Age
Studio album by
MGMT
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
RecordedSeptember 2016 – May 2017[1]
Studio
Genre
Length44:25
LabelColumbia
Producer
MGMT chronology
MGMT
(2013) 		Little Dark Age
(2018) 		11•11•11
(2022)
Singles from Little Dark Age
  1. "Little Dark Age"
    Released: October 17, 2017[6]
  2. "When You Die"
    Released: December 12, 2017
  3. "Hand It Over"
    Released: January 5, 2018
  4. "Me and Michael"
    Released: February 7, 2018

Little Dark Age (abbreviated as LDA[7]) is the fourth studio album by the American rock band MGMT, released on February 9, 2018, through Columbia Records.[8][9] It is the band's first album of new material in nearly four and a half years, after the release of their eponymous third studio album in September 2013.

After the band concluded touring at the end of 2014, members Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser took time off for most of 2015 before regrouping at the end of the year. The album was produced by the band with Patrick Wimberly and longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann. It features songwriting collaborations, a first for MGMT, with Wimberly, Ariel Pink and MGMT live band member James Richardson. It also features contributions from Sébastien Tellier and Connan Mockasin. Little Dark Age was preceded by the release of four singles: "Little Dark Age", "When You Die", "Hand It Over", and "Me and Michael".

The album received positive reviews from music critics, who saw it as a slight return to the pop style of the band's debut album, Oracular Spectacular. It peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200.

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  2. ^ Little Dark Age (album liner notes). MGMT. Columbia Records. 2018. 88985476061.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  4. ^ Mitchell, Matt (July 21, 2023). "The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "New Releases". Official Charts Company. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Boilen, Bob; Hilton, Robin (October 17, 2017). "New Mix: MGMT, Courtney Barnett And Kurt Vile, More". NPR. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "MGMT on Twitter: "LDA single turns 1 today!… "". Twitter. October 17, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "Little Dark Age Album Preview". Facebook. January 16, 2018.
  9. ^ Murphy, Sarah (January 16, 2018). "MGMT Detail 'Little Dark Age' Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 16, 2018.