MGMT Says Congratulations
MGMT- Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden
It took an album leak for MGMT’s new album, Congratulations, to surface in all of it’s psychedelic glory. Sort of. While it is certainly devoid of any big hits that were the centerpiece of their first LP, Oracular Spectacular, it shouldn’t be unfamiliar territory to anyone who listened to the second half of that very same album. Also the songs themselves aren’t as far out there as many people are reporting them to be. While they have that 60s/70s psychedelic tint to them, they are in no ways difficult or mind warping and fans of the last album will be pleased with this one. It certainly takes a couple of listens but you’ll find yourself singing along to them in no time. There are a few tracks that you will recognize as familiar ground like “Someone’s Missing” and album title track “Congratulations”. Neither are really synth pop mega hits but follow in the footsteps of songs like “The Youth” and “Weekend Wars”. The rest of the album could be compared to the post “Kids” tracks on Oracular Spectacular but perhaps a bit more frantic. But don’t take my word for it. Go to MGMT’s website which at least for the time being has the album streaming in it’s entirety. And the album will be officially released April 13th on Columbia Records. And here’s a live rendition of one of my favorite songs on the album:
