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When I first heard the single "Gold Skull featuring Neon Indian" from Miniature Tigers' sophomore album FORTRESS it was right about the time MGMT's Congratulations was released and I thought, "now this is what MGMT's sophomore album should have sounded like." It opens with a catchy electronic melody, quickly joined by a slow and simple...

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