Joining fellow hotly tipped Brooklyn bands Vampire Weekend and Yeasayer, MGMT (pronounced "management") merits just as much attention for its psychedelic experimentation as it does for its melodies and hooks. As produced by Dave Fridmann, the group's major-label debut never takes itself too seriously. Case in point is the electro-gram single "Time to Pretend," which mocks the excessive rock star lifestyle with tales of models, heroin and cars. Elsewhere, "Electric Feel" works a limber, funky bassline, and "Kids" is a call to the dancefloor driven by syrup-thick synths. Fridmann's style is put to the best use on the tempo-shifting "The Handshake," which bounces from psych-folk to blippy, Flaming Lips-style weird-outs and ends with a foot-stomping chant. Kudos to MGMT for maintaining its hipster cred, even on a major. —Jill Menze