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MGMT have admitted they never intended to become a mainstream band, despite achieving huge-selling singles.

The group made the follow up to the popular Oracular Spectacular album – Congratulations – a more challenging listen to avoid being pigeonholed in a genre they did not feel suited them.

“It would be wrong to say that we ever had pure intentions of being a mainstream band,” Andrew VanWyngarden explained.

He added the group began to realise people thought of them as this electro-pop dance act, “and that’s really not who we are,” he added.

Fans of the group – famed for songs including Time To Pretend and Kids – may wish to pick up a music T-shirt in their honour from 8ball.co.uk.

The MGMT T-shirt features a cartoon-style image of a hotdog with arms and legs who is wearing sunglasses with dollar signs on them.