We're heading down to SXSW this week. BBQ, beer and bands!

Normally, when a band makes an album and it leaks online, they have a tendency to get upset. The label rushes to change the release date earlier so people will still go and buy the record and the band gets cheated out of money they could have made due to people downloading it illegally. It's not fun for any band.
Then you have the case of indie-rockers MGMT. Their new album, Congratulations, which isn't hitting record stores until April 13th and is one… Read More

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MGMT are releasing their second album, Congratulations, on April 13th. But in order to hype up the revealing of their new music, they've given us a free download. Ain't that just so nice of them?
The new song is called "Flash Delirium" and you can download it at the band's website. If you were hoping for the heavy danceable beats of songs like "Electric Feel" or "Kids", you won't find them on this new tune.
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They may not have won Best New Artist at the Grammys but they do get one of the awards for most anticipated album of 2010.
Brooklyn duo MGMT have announced the release date, tracklisting and other info on their upcoming sophomore album Congratulations. Spin.com caught up with Andrew Vanwyngarden and got him to talk… Read More

The Bamboozle festival is starting to look like one of the better summer festivals of 2010. With headliners Weezer and Paramore and a ton of great supporting acts, the parking lot at Giants Stadium will probably be more active than tailgating for a Giants/Cowboys game. But now there's a whole new reason to hit up the festival and it has four letters: MGMT.
The indie-rock duo will co-headline the second night of the festival… Read More

David Bowie is getting the tribute treatment. But unlike a lot of other tribute albums this one actually shows promise as bands like MGMT, Soulwax, Duran Duran and artists like John Frusciante step up to the plate and create their own interpretations of the Thin White Duke's tunes.
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Everybody's favorite indie-pop/rock band known as MGMT have announced their brand new album, Congratulations, will be out sometime in 2010.
Singer Andrew VanWyngarden recently spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle (via CoS) about the new… Read More