Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonMGMT have swapped pastiche for sincerity, but fears of a move to pop's darker side prove unfoundedThe return of MGMT coincides with a warm night, humid with spring promise. Congratulations, their forthcoming album, is one of the most an... more info

Guardian Music — (Sick Thirst)California's Wooden Shjips are like an underground Status Quo: thrilling for a bit, until you realise you've heard their entire range inside three songs. In this case, it's not endless variations on 12-bar boogie, but on drone rock: the ... more info

Guardian Music — MGMT, LondonWith MGMT, it's proved to be a case of "careful what you wish for". Their great Time To Pretend single was a fantasy about their – as yet hypothetical – lives as rock stars. And then look what happened! Though their response... more info

Guardian Music — The psychedelic duo's new album, Congratulations, will feature songs about Lady Gaga, Brian Eno and, er, surfing on ecstasyMGMT have announced details of their new album, Congratulations. The Brooklyn duo will release their second volley of swirly su... more info

Stereogum — So much better than their sophomore album's working title, Mad Kudos. Spacemen 3's Peter Kember produced and Dave Fridmann mixed Congratulations, which will be out April 13. Andrew VanWyngarden reveals the tracklist and the album's "surfing thread" o... more info

MTV.com News — The group returns with a new album this year, but without any single releases.By Kyle Anderson MGMT Photo: Sony/Columbia It's hard to believe that Oracular Spectacular, the breakout album from Brooklyn psychedelic dance duo MGMT, originall... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Brian Jonestown Massacre is back and set to release their tenth studio album, Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? on February 23rd. The 13-track album was recorded throughout 2009 in Iceland and Berlin and features Spaceman 3 legend Will Carruthers on... more info

Guardian Music — These brothers from Brooklyn sound a bit like MGMT were they to hook up with moustachioed disco producers from the 1970sHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Robert Perlick-Molinari (lead vocals, synths, French horn) and David Perlick-Molinari (vocals, prog... more info

Altsounds — *The Brian Jonestown Massacre* is back and set to release their tenth studio album, *Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?* on *February 23rd*. The 13-track album was recorded throughout 2009 in Iceland and Berlin and features Spaceman 3 legend *Will Carruthers... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: UKFlorence Welch, Lady Gaga, La Roux and Little Boots were the "new" headline figures in music in 2009. These feisty females certainly kicked up a storm in terms of sales figures, gossip column inches and controversy, but the story behin... more info