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[Skittleguy]

Album: Congratulations

Artist: MGMT

Date: April 13 on Columbia

Details:

As previously reported, Spacemen 3's Peter "Sonic Boom" Kember produced the album, while Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux/RTX guests. Dave Fridmann mixed it. According to Spin, the tracks were mostly inspired by surfing, except for the instrumental "Lady Dada's Nightmare", which is an homage to Lady Gaga, and the title track, which is about "the world economic crisis." Andrew VanWyngarden tells Spin that the 12-minute-long "Siberian Breaks" is "like eight different songs strung together into one, and the general theme is about surfing in the Arctic Circle by Russia." And he previously told New York magazine that "Brian Eno" is "kind of a vampire-punk-rock song about finding Brian Eno in like a cathedral in Transylvania."

It seems that Anthony Ausgang is doing the album art

Tracklist:

01 It's Working
02 Song for Dan Treacy
03 Someone's Missing
04 Flash Delirium
05 I Found a Whistle 
06 Siberian Breaks
07 Brian Eno
08 Lady Dada's Nightmare
09 Congratulations

 

[btkadams]

awesome album cover!! im stoked for this. i need another electric feel haha.

 

[NaughtyCalibur]

Discovered this band last year. I'm really looking forward to hear their new stuff.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

That looks like old Sega Genesis artwork...omg

 

[Scythesurge]

Awesome! And that song about Brian Eno makes me even more excited!

 

[Falch]

I'll check it out. There's some good songs on Oracular Spectacular.

 

[brianjones]

only mildly curious to hear it cause sonic boom produced

 

[Doytch]

I have this totally unfounded assumption that this is gonna be a terrible album. I really hope I'm wrong, cause OS was good for a few months of good times. I was disappointed when I realised that Fridmann wasn't gonna be producing this one. Huge fan of his.

 

[Wark]

Nice, I'm looking forward to it. I actually discovered them last year and Oracular Spectacular was probably one of my most listened to albums of last year.

 

[wenis]

im going to buy an extra vinyl copy so i can frame that artwork :lol so awesome.

 

[Blablurn]

i listened to kids waaay to often. i started to hate this band.

 

[Shinobix]

Every single track in Oracular Spectacular is awesome. Hope this album is just as good.

 

[GoutPatrol]

That looks like old Sega Genesis artwork...omg

Seriously thought it was a a three-headed Bubsy.

 

[Kevtones]

Not sold on the cover art :lol


MGMT has some serious highs/lows.

 

[agrajag]

Bubsy 4D?

 

[dmshaposv]

Nice. Loved OS.

 

[Meier]

I'm expecting a sophomore slump.

 

[freitax]

Oracular Spectacular is one of my favorite albums, I'm excited/afraid of what's coming:x