Heaven, London"Hope you liked some of our new stuff," said MGMT's singer/guitarist, Andrew VanWyngarden, at the end of this show. There was a pause – then he asked shyly: "DO you like it? It means a lot to us."VanWyngarden wasn't trying to generate the applause that automatically follows when a rock star deigns to ask the audience's opinion of new material – he actually wanted reassurance. His Brooklyn-based electro duo, one of 2008's big left-field successes, are preparing to test...
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The band have made the decision to stream the album following its recent leak onto the internet and even considered giving it away for free, but felt resistance from th... more info
Guardian Music — Let us know what you think of the brain-bending new MGMT albumYou can only imagine the look on their record label executive's faces when MGMT announced to the press that ... more info
Pitchfork — Congratulations, the sophomore album from MGMT, won't be out officially until April 13, but the sprawling, mutating LP is already floating around out on the interwebs. So... more info
Stereogum — Over the weekend Jónsi visited the Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1, where he performed the title track from his EP Go Do and a cover of MGMT’s “Time To Pretend.” T... more info
DrownedInSound — Annoyed that their new record, Congratulations has been leaked, MGMT have decided to combat this problem by streaming the whole thing on their website. So head over there... more info
The Telegraph — The sophisticated, audacious, psychedelic-rock sound of the Brooklyn band's
imminent second album, Congratulations, largely fell on deaf ears. Rating: *
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Guardian Music — Heaven, London"Hope you liked some of our new stuff," said MGMT's singer/guitarist, Andrew VanWyngarden, at the end of this show. There was a pause – then he asked... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new MGMT album, Congratulations (out April 13th)). Crawdaddy! examines the 1975-1981 years of Alex Chilton's life. The Edinburgh Journal profiles Jap... more info