Admittedly, I was slow to warm up to MGMT. But now I think Oracular Spectacular is the best new album I’ve heard this year. The music is so eclectic; it’s kind of a jumble of the familiar (Prince, The Beatles, David Bowie, et al) and the strange. It has the youthful exuberance and humor of The Unicorns’ Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, but it is much more accessible.

Last Friday night, I was in this bar. Some untenable hip-hop song with stupid lyrics like “Jesus may forgive you, but I won’t” or something was on the jukebox. The room was freaking languishing under the influence of this kill-joy song. I went to the jukebox and paid a dollar pick the next song. I played “Electric Feel” and the vibe in the room did a 180. People started dancing and laughing. It was great. I don’t know how the Summer Song is picked each year, but I think “Electric Feel” is a great contender.

From Oracular Spectacular:

“Time to Pretend”

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

“Electric Feel”

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

If you know the name of that Jesus song, please tell me.

Joe gave us the link to this incredible video. Armi and Danny sing a sweet song with a beautiful chorus: “You absolutely fine. Your lips are taste of wine. I’d like to think you’re mine. And if I can touch your hand this rock would turn to sand so this is where we stand.” I can’t believe they didn’t win a Grammy!

The D&A cheerlearders must be seen to be believed.

And where are the hell are they? In some disco space station?

I was able to scrape some information up about this video:

Armi Anja Orvokki Aavikko, (1958 – 2002) was a Finnish beauty queen and singer, known best for her duets with Ilkka Lipsanen, better known as “Danny”. Armi achieved some posthumous fame in 2006 when this old music video “I Wanna Love You Tender” featuring herself and Danny became popular on the Internet. She was Miss Finland of 1977 and died of complications from pneumonia, possibly secondary to aspiration from chronic alcoholism, in 2002.

– BoreMe.com

It also seems Danny and Armi have websites, but I can’t read Finnish. I wish I could.