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October 1, 2008

Kaiser Chiefs Play "Spanish Metal," Cover MGMT

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Last video around Ricky Wilson's guys did expensive things like hiring actors and renting face masks, so it's only logical that they've pulled the purse strings a little tighter for the next sample of their new, Mark Ronson co-produced album. The groovier, cowbell-clanging "Spanish Metal" (so called for the modal lead guitar line and use of distortion, don't expect references to Orthodox) gets set to footage filmed by Tim Blackwell, capturing the band before, during, and after a performance in Werchter, Belgium this summer. It's in slow-motion and black and white because this is rock and roll, you know.

That's from Off With Their Heads, out 10/13 via B-Unique. This cover of "Time To Pretend" is not.

That's just the latest in a new string of UK MGMT covers. Add it to Katy Perry doing "Electric Feel."

More likely on the way.

Posted at 12:03 PM by amrit in
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"I'll move to Paris, shoot some Haribo and muck with the stars."

Posted by: Julian at 10/01/08 12:35 PM  | Reply
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"you man the island and the color and the elegant cars."

...

Posted by: george at 10/01/08 1:35 PM  | Reply
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What's with everybody doing their variations on the "Bastards of Young" video, lately?

Posted by: Tony at 10/01/08 2:26 PM  | Reply
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this is our decision to live fast and die young, we've got the vision, now let's have some fun!

Posted by: david profile link at 10/01/08 2:42 PM  | Reply
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Have MGMT just became the next Rihanna/Gnarls Barkley?

Can't wait for that Mastodon cover of Electric Feel.

Posted by: ryuk at 10/01/08 11:41 PM  | Reply
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Did you just accuse Katy Perry of being British? I swear to god, we did NOT produce that woman.

Posted by: Miles at 10/02/08 3:53 AM  | Reply
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