We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment

We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment is a Daytrotter session recorded at the first Moogfest[1] in Asheville, North Carolina by MGMT.[2] It contains a cover of "Only a Shadow", a song originally performed by The Cleaners from Venus. The song was part of several of MGMT's setlists on their tour dates for the promotion of their second album Congratulations, and this release marks the first studio take on the song.

We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment
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ReleasedJanuary 3, 2011
RecordedOctober 2010
VenueMoogfest in Asheville, NC
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length15:10
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerMGMT, Jon Ashley
MGMT chronology
Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton?
(2010)
We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment
(2011)
Congratulations Remixes
(2011)

The session can be listened to online at Daytrotter,[3] and the cover illustration was made by the Daytrotter team member Johnnie Cluney.

Track listing

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Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Song for Dan Treacy"3:40
2."It's Working"4:21
3."I Found a Whistle"3:40
4."Only a Shadow" (The Cleaners from Venus cover)3:32
Total length:15:10

References

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  1. ^ "MoogFest". MoogFest. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  2. ^ a b "MGMT". Daytrotter. January 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ "Top Sessions". Daytrotter. Retrieved 2011-11-05.