MGMT Performing Kids as College Students in 2003: Watch [Video]

In 2003, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser were still calling their musical project The Management, and were years away from commercial acclaim. But on an April afternoon at Wesleyan University, the two friends set up on campus and performed a set for their peers, which included live radio sampling, a cover of Talking Heads, and an early rendition of their 2007 classic, “Kids.”

Now, footage of that performance has been posted online for the first time, giving viewers a fascinating peek into indie rock history. This past week, six previously-unseen videos of the set were uploaded to YouTube by user Rad Scientist, who said they found the footage “on an old drive” that they thought was “gone forever.”

Donning matching white shirts and silly smiles in the videos, VanWyngarden and Goldwasser really seem to be having fun with each other and the music. On “Kids,” the chorus hook and signature synth …