| MGMT | ||||
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| Studio album by MGMT | ||||
| Recorded | April 2011–present | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | MGMT | |||
| MGMT chronology | ||||
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MGMT is the self-titled forthcoming third album by American psychedelic rock band MGMT.
On September 27, 2010, an interview article in Spin quoted them as saying that they will have less freedom on this album, claiming that Columbia was not happy with the reception of the band's second album, Congratulations. Although MGMT later denied these statements in an email to Pitchfork, who cited the article on their own site as a side note to a different story. Stating that they were not "even close to starting the process of making a new album" and that "label-relations are currently quite friendly". Finally telling readers "Don't believe everything that you read (even on Pitchfork.com)."[1]
In an interview with American Songwriter published on November 8, 2010, VanWyngarden and Goldwasser said their third album will be self-titled, and that "usually if we say something and it gets published, we stick to it. That's what happened with Congratulations." Regarding the content of the album, Goldwasser said “Something that’d be fun to do is have a decent number of songs on the album that can easily be extended or have sections that could turn into a really trance-y, repetitive thing live.”[2]
When in Argentina to perform on January 22, 2011,[3] [4] they told Rocktails they have worked on some sounds but that there are no clear ideas yet.[5]
On February 28, 2011, they told Coup de Main magazine that they will be on tour until April, when they will begin work on demos for the third album.[6]
On March 30, 2011, the duo told the Malaysian edition of Esquire magazine that the sound of the album will be fun and rewarding.[7]
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