On April 13, 2010, “Columbia” label released “Congratulations”, the second MGMT studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom.
Personnel:
- Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, guitars, drums, bass, synths, casio guitar, piano, fake flute, harmonica, electric sitar, percussion
- Ben Goldwasser: synths and samples, organ, piano, omnichord, numerology, additional vocals, percussion
- James Richardson – guitars, synths, casio guitar, synth drums, glockenspiel, saxophone, pan pipes, additional vocals, percussion, electric sitar
- Matt Asti – guitars, bass, piano, additional vocals, field recordings and treatments, percussion
- Will Berman – drums, guitars, bass, additional vocals, percussion, synths
- Peter “Sonic Boom” Kember – master of ceremonies, modular synth, first documented use of the EMT 250 “glitch”, gakken sx-150
- Britta Phillips – additional vocals
- Jennifer Herrema – additional vocals
- Gillian Rivers – strings
- Dave Kadden – oboe and sundries
- Sonic Boom –harmonica, percussion treatments
- Billy Bennett – engineer
- Matt Boynton – additional engineering
- Daniel Johnson – engineer assistant
- Dave Fridmann – mixing, additional engineering
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Anthony Ausgang – cover painting
Track listing:
All lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, all music by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser.
- It’s Working
- Song for Dan Treacy
- Someone’s Missing
- Flash Delirium
- I Found a Whistle
- Siberian Breaks
- Brian Eno
- Lady Dada’s Nightmare
- Congratulations
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