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by Jason Caffrey
photos: Alisa Mackay
“Maybe we need a parent in the room.”
Ben Goldwasser is gently laughing at himself as he describes the creative process he shares with his MGMT partner, Andrew VanWyngarden. “It’s not like we’re totally oblivious when we’re making music. We know when something we’re working on might have more pop appeal or might not. But it’s not something we necessarily have control over. It’s just whatever happens to come out of us at the time.”
The work under discussion is MGMT’s single, In The Afternoon, which dropped in December 2019 as a digital download, with a limited edition 12-inch single released exclusively through MGMT’s online store the following March. It’s a track firmly in the groove of the band’s pop-orientated output, with an eight-minute ambient track, As You Move Through The World, on the B-side. That pairing is a neat summary of the tension that threads its way through MGMT’s output: the commercial work that became gold- and platinum-selling records; and the parallel output
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Benjamin 'Beno' 'Kittenz' Goldwasser (born December 17, 1982) is a lyricist and musician in the psychedelic rock band MGMT, for which he primarily plays keyboards and sings. In 2009, his song "Electric Feel" (co-written with bandmate Andrew VanWyngarden), remixed by Justice, won a Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. In 2010, his band was nominated for a Grammy as Best New Artist and Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.Goldwasser was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, but was raised in Westport, New York. He is Jewish. When he was 11 years old, he saw Adrian Belew live in concert, and met guitarist Rob Fetters backstage. He took piano lessons while growing up, played in his high school's jazz band, and attended a "rock and roll camp" in Montpelier, Vermont. One of his musical influences in high school was the electronic protopunk band Suicide.
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Benjamin Goldwasser
American singer-songwriter (born 1982)
Benjamin Goldwasser | |
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Goldwasser performing in 2010 | |
| Birth name | Benjamin Nicholas Hunter Goldwasser |
| Born | (1982-12-17) December 17, 1982 (age 42) Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. |
| Origin | Westport, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Neo-psychedelia, new wave, synth-pop, art rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, sampling, guitar, percussion |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Red Ink (an imprint of Columbia Records), Cantora |
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Benjamin Nicholas Hunter Goldwasser[1] (born December 17, 1982) is an American songwriter and musician in the psychedelic rock band MGMT, for which he primarily plays keyboards and sings. In 2009, his song "Electric Feel" (co-written with bandmate Andrew VanWyngarden), remixed by Justice, won a Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category.[2] In 2010, his band was nominated for a Grammy as Best New Artist and Grammy Award for Best
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