Songs Similar to Kids by MGMT
Album: Oracular Spectacular · Indie · Nostalgic
“Kids” is a indie track with pop roots by MGMT from the album Oracular Spectacular. On SongSimilar it sits in our Indie collection and is tagged nostalgic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel.
The closest match right now is “Time to Pretend” by MGMT (100% match). The list also pulls in M83, Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix and Gorillaz — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with MGMT's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (7 of 20 tracks), with pop and rap/hip hop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Kids”
What songs are similar to Kids?
On our list, the closest matches are “Time to Pretend” by MGMT, “Electric Feel” by MGMT and “Walking on a Dream” by Empire of the Sun. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Kids” by MGMT, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Kids sound like?
Based on listening data, “Kids” sits closest to Empire of the Sun, M83, Two Door Cinema Club and Phoenix. Fans of MGMT play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Kids Indie?
We file “Kids” by MGMT under Indie, while music stores list its album under Pop. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Kids?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Kids” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.