Congratulations

Sealed - Brand new remastered  2LP 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Made in USA.

Congratulations is the second studio album by American rock band MGMT,^[1] first self-released through MGMT's website on March 20, 2010^[2] with a general release following on April 13, 2010^[3] by Columbia Records. The album marks a departure from the synthpop style that first brought the band acclaim on their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular and features a more psychedelic, progressive and guitar-driven sound. MGMT began writing the tracks that would ultimately appear on Congratulations in early 2009. They eventually headed to a Malibu studio to work on the album, with producer Peter Kember (Sonic Boom), an ex-member of Spacemen 3, where vocal contributions from Royal Trux singer Jennifer Herrema were also recorded for the album.^[4] VanWyngarden has stated that the album is influenced by the band's massive rise in popularity since Oracular Spectacular's release. "It's us trying to deal with all the craziness that's been going on since our last album took off. Sometimes it just doesn't feel natural".^[4]

Congratulations debuted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album sold over 66,000 copies in its first week of release in the United Kingdom, making it the best sales week ever for the band.^[5] In the following 18 months, the album sold over 11,000 more copies in the UK.^[6] The album was released on iTunes with an additional track for those who pre-ordered the release digitally.