hand it over — mgmt

you know the tweet that’s like:

opening spotify when you’re not obsessed with a song is like opening up the fridge over and over again when there’s nothing good to eat

to no one’s surprise, that’s exactly how I’ve been feeling with this song over the past couple of weeks. idk what specifically caused the resurgence as mgmt isn’t in my usual rotation, but i was randomly humming the chorus one night and my head snapped like a hunting dog towards my phone. the song transitions from c# minor to its parallel major of e, but the eeriness, somber, and weight of the first eight bars bleeds into the rest of the song. listening to a piano arrangement of the song made me realize that chord progression is sort of hidden in the mix, with the bass doing a lot of the work for guiding the ear. the songwriting of the outro coupled with the refrain of “hand it over” is what really makes the song for me. i’m particularly drawn to the use of “rightfully” when the speaker is talking about this amorphous desire of theirs; this declaration of deservedness is a feeling i think most of us have felt and (personally) brings me in closer to the track. below is an earlier section (around 0:38) that always grabs my attention—the descending melody.. the ascending minor chords.. the rise back up to the previous motif… like yeah… #realfuckingmusic.