VIMTV Episode #92: MGMT – Congratulations

Tom: Recommended, 86/100

Jake: Recommended, 85/100

Overview: Congratulations is a huge leap forward for MGMT’s second album.  Here, they focus less on production and the individual songs and more on making an album as a whole by improving on their songwriting, song structures and providing introspective, cryptic lyrics.  Jake and Tom both think this a really good album that has the potential not only to be a grower in your music collection, but to get more people into good music in general.

Recommended Similar Artists: The New Pornographers, The Flaming Lips, Mew, Animal Collective

Jake’s Track Picks: 

• 4. Flash Delirium
• 5. I Found a Whistle
• 9. Congratulations

Tom’s Track Picks: 

• 1. It’s Working
• 7. Brian Eno
• 8. Lady Dada’s Nightmare

VIMTV Research Links:

• MGMT Band Website
• Wikipedia – MGMT
• MGMT Myspace
• MGMT – Congratulations reviews at Metacritic
• Lyrics – MGMT