What I got instead was tediousness, unimaginative electronic fluttering and a serious lack of semblance. Even albums by experimental rockers The Mars Volta have a sense of meaning behind the chaotic maelstrom of fury. Congratulations merely feels sloppily laid together and over-thought to its own deprecation. It is nearly impossible to tell one song from another.
On Congratulations, each track endeavors to sound different by employing randomly placed psychedelic tricks to sound like they are all unique.
In fact, they all sound so similar I am amazed MGMT did not go all-out and make a concept album by combining the nine tracks into three or four opuses. At the end of the day, Congratulations is simply boring.
It is truly unfortunate that a duo as talented as Goldwasser and VanWyngarden somehow managed to over-produce an album to the point where it speeds right past qualities of innovation and becomes stuck in a rut of redundancy.
Alas, Congratulations is a fruitless effort and I found myself more frustrated than before. It is the mark of a crazy person in attempting the same action over and over again and expecting a different outcome. I do not want to be crazy and I fear Congratulations would send me over the edge.
I agree that reviewing an album after a short period of time allows room for misinterpretation, but most reviews in music publications take a week at most before turning in their review. I think that after a week, one can determine whether an album is cohesive and enjoyable, or a jumble of similar-sounding songs and ideas.
Oracular Spectacular was one of those albums you could trip to and feel like the gods were smiling down, making sense of it all. There were very few emotional openings to the listener, and I think the plethora of accessible themes,tones and hues in Oracular is what makes it such a beast of an album compared to Congratulations.
Your review must have been a tough one to give, being a fan of MGMT and the ideas they put forth in their freshman effort, but it was honest and on point. Hopefully the boys catch a look at it and rethink their cocktail selection before going into the studio again. I for one have to completely disagree, reviewer.
I love the new album. Siberian Breaks is a beast of a song, and the rest of the album is just as amazing. Like Mike mentioned, I have had the full album for well over a week now and have listened to it numerous times in that period.
I could, however, give you quite an in-depth look into the world of Kpop! I always appreciate constructive criticism from any angle. What it comes down to is that while songs like Electric Feel and Kids were great attention grabbers, ultimately, in my opinion, they brought the overall feel of Oracular Spectacular down. This is an interesting album. I think its actually a lot better than their first album. The first album was like holding back.
They decided to make pop songs, the ones that would sell and get them famous. Then they made this album, a congratulations to themselves for achieving success. It shows gratitude and happiness and madness. It needs to be listened to differently perhaps, but its still very good in its own right. These are thought-provoking songs. Good review. I really love your site and usually your taste and opinions happen to be very similar to mine.
So I approached this album with very little interest, just out of mild curiosity. Overall, a very pleasant surprise.
With just a few days of listening, I would already easily give it an 8. Oops, never mind! About a week ago, i would have given this album a 4 or 5, but I think it deserves more of a 6 or a 6. MGMT followed Congratulations with a self-titled album in Half of each song is taken up by the techno feel that lazy MGMT fans live for.
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