MGMT details second album
Hot off the success of their debut album, Oracular Spectacular, MGMT has revealed details pertaining to its followup. In a recent interview with BBC 6Music, the Brooklyn duo discussed their intentions for the sophomore effort.
Says [Andrew] VanWyngarden: “We’ve been longing to get in the studio for a while because we got out of it recording our last album about a year ago. We’re definitely ready to start working on some new stuff. I think in January we’re gonna start recording and hopefully put an album out next summer.”
Of course, seeing the work on the album has yet to even begin, there is no release date, or even title for that matter. Premature excitement, anyone?
Regardless, as is always the case, it certainly will be compelling to see how the much-hyped duo avoids the same dreaded sophomore slump that has plagued so many of their contemporaries.
MGMT 2008 Northern American Tour Dates:
07/23 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
07/24 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
07/25 - Philadephia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
07/27 - Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Pool
07/28 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
07/29 - Richmond, VA @ National
08/01 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door
08/02 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
09/06 - Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Toronto
09/13 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ SoCo Music Experience
09/19 - San Diego, CA @ Street Scene
09/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Ball *
09/27 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
* = w/ Beck
The show on 9/20 is at the Hollywood Bowl, not Ball. fyi.
Sep 15th, 2008 at 9:33 am
[...] quite a stir when the Brooklyn duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser revealed that they had begun thinking about the follow up to 2007’s Oracular Spectacular. While the band went on to note that it [...]