Time to Pretend (EP) explained

Time to Pretend
Type:	EP
Artist:	The Management
Cover:	MGMT - Time to Pretend EP.png
Released:	August 30, 2005
Genre:	Indietronica synthpop
Length:	27:18
Label:	Cantora Records
Producer:	David Perlick Molinari
Prev Title:	Climbing to New Lows
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Oracular Spectacular
Next Year:	2007

Time to Pretend is the second EP by the American rock band MGMT, released on August 30, 2005 by Cantora Records and made available on iTunes.^[1] New versions of the tracks "Time to Pretend" and "Kids" were later released on MGMT's debut album Oracular Spectacular (2007–2008). At the time this was recorded they were still known as "The Management".^[2]

Will Griggs (member of the Cantora Records team)^[3] contacted David Perlick Molinari from French Horn Rebellion, for the production of this EP.^{[2] [4]}

On October 1, 2015, MGMT announced on social media that the EP would be re-released on vinyl as part of Record Store Day on November 27, 2015.^[5]

Quotes

"MGMT finally forayed with their first single, 'Time to Pretend' -- an understated anthem among inhabitants of Athens." – Julia Norman (Spin.com)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Time To Pretend EP . CantoraRecords.com . 2009-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090905060139/http://cantorarecords.com/shop/releases/cds/mgmt-time-to-pretend-ep-re-mastered . 2009-09-05 .
2. Web site: Phil . BYT Interview: French Horn Rebellion . BrightestYoungThings . 2009-12-02 . 2011-12-15.
3. Web site: Will Griggs . Cantora Records . 2011-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408013108/http://cantorarecords.com/team/will-griggs . 2009-04-08 . dead .
4. Web site: Biese . Alex . MGMT turn back 'Time' | Metromix Jersey Shore . Jerseyshore.metromix.com . 2011-12-01 . 2011-12-15.
5. Web site: Cantora Records — MGMT "Time To Pretend" EP (Re-Mastered) . Cantorarecords.com . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090905060139/http://cantorarecords.com/shop/releases/cds/mgmt-time-to-pretend-ep-re-mastered . 2009-09-05 .
6. Web site: MGMT's Halloween 'Spectacular' . Spin.com . Julia . Norman . 2007-11-01 .