Later on, VanWyngarden was in a band called Accidental Mersh with future MGMT guitarist Hank Sullivant who would later introduce him to James Richardson, MGMT's future live guitarist.
Senare var VanWyngarden med i ett band som het Accidental Mersh med framtida MGMT-gitarrist Hank Sullivant som senare skulle introducera honom till James Richardson, MGMTs framtida live-gitarrist.