MGMT Announce New Album - 'Congratulations'

MGMT's second album, 'Congratulations' will be released in the U.S. on April 13. This Grammy nominated band, out of good 'ol CT (Wesleyan University) is made up of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Their first album 'Oracular Spectacular' was named best album of 2008 by NME.

When asked about the new album VanWyngarden said, "We dropped any sort of irony that was on the first record, and Congratulations feels true to who we really are." The album is "sequenced to flow with sonic and thematic coherence." Sounds pretty perfect to me! "There's a surfing thread throughout the record. For example, "It's Working." When you're surfing, there's a specific break you're paddling to. And when the waves are really good you say, 'It's working.' The song kind of has a surf-y vibe. It's like surfing on ecstasy! 'Siberian Breaks' is a 12-minute-long tune that's like eight different songs strung together into one, and the general theme is about surfing in the Arctic Circle by Russia,"

Really looking forward to the new album. 'Oracular Spectacular' was one of my favorite albums of the decade, and it looks like things are on track to make this album a smashing success. But not from a money stand point, MGMT has already stated that they may not want to release any singles from this record. Just straight up good music that people will want to listen to on their own, not something forced like da radio.

Congratulations tracklist:
"It's Working"
"Song for Dan Treacy"
"Someone's Missing"
"Flash Delirium"
"I Found a Whistle"
"Siberian Breaks"
"Brian Eno"
"Lady Dada's Nightmare"
"Congratulations"

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