MGMT, released their sophomore album, Congratulations this past Tuesday, April 13th. The band consisting of former Wesleyan University students Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden have injected, through their previous album, Oracular Spectacular, a sense of new found joy into the current musical landscape, and the continue to delight the senses of listeners with their current offering. This kaleidoscopic romp through diverse musical genres steeped in the allure of sixties surf music, has the comfort of childhood mixed in with it’s modern embodiment of youth, rebellion, love, and the quixotic feel listeners yearn for whenever they listen to a rock album. They may be doing in their own special way, what Sly Stone, offered years ago, take you higher through song.
They are going to appear on Saturday Night Live on April 24th to promote this ode to surrealism and surf culture, mixed with their own mix of original bohemian freedom. Also check them out on May 11th on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Samples from the highly anticipated release can be played on the left side of this Harmonious Bouquet entry. Hit play and indulge your senses.
Cowbells and organ chords set the frenetic pace for this crazed and eerie take on surf music that name checks the godfather of ambient in its punkest track (“Brian Eno”). But in between enlightened ramblings, the band interjects a refrain that bursts forth brighter than a July sun (“Someone’s Missing”) and cues up psychedelic movements that wash ashore like the calmest of waves (“Siberian Breaks”). These moments form an undertow, luring you in and keeping you immersed. Once the sonic tide breaks and recedes, MGMT is left standing, quite solidly, on new shores. –Christina Lee, PASTE MAGAZINE
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