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Check out the Making of “Flash Delirium” directed by Andreas Nilsson. Watch behind the scenes footage from the video with MGMT and director commentary on the set of video shoot which took place in Yonkers, NY in early March.

Congratulations is out now on Columbia Records.

MGMT is on tour through the end of summer…

Tour Dates:
May 28 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Avila Beach Bowl
May 29 – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Center
May 31 – George, WA – The Gorge – Sasquatch Festival
June 1 – Portland, OR -  Crystal Ballroom
June 2 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
June 4 – Salt Lake City, UT -  In The Venue
June 6 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
June 7 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
June 8 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
June 11 – Denver, CO – Red Rock
June 13 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
June 14 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
June 15 – Columbus, OH -  LC Pavillion
June 16 -  Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
June 18 – Chicago, IL-  Riviera
June 20 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
July 15 – San Diego, CA SDSU – Open Air Theatre
July 16 – Los Angeles, CA -  The Greek Theatre
July 18 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theatre
July 21 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
July 24 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
August 4 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
August 5 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
August 8 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
August 10 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
August 11 -  Holyoke, MA – Mountain Park
August 14 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion
August 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center
August 17 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
August 18 -  New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall

Perhaps you noticed it on a torrent site or you learned the news on MGMT‘s own Web site, but Congratulations has officially leaked.

Considering who MGMT is and what they’re all about (or not about), the band said the following:

“Hey everybody, the album leaked, and we wanted you to be able to hear it from us. We wanted to offer it as a free download but that didn’t make sense to anyone but us.”

So as a compromise, the band is instead streaming Congratulations on its entirety on their Web site. If you like what you hear, then you can pre-order the April 13 release here.

Oh, and for those that are confused by the lack of stand out single material and the oddness that is “Flash Delirium” on your radio, here’s an apology from the band told to Spinner:

“When we first wrote that song, we were laughing so hard. Andrew [VanWyngarden] just reminded me of that — that we thought it was the funniest thing we’d ever heard. And then we got used to it, it started to sound more normal. It’s not a single, but we thought it was a good way to entice people to listen to the whole record. I’m sure there are plenty of people who think it’s completely weird and not what they were expecting. I’m sorry.” -MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser

The psychedelic rockers behind “Kids,” “Time to Pretend” and “Electric Feel” have been working on their sophomore release and today, you can finally hear the first single off the forthcoming album Congratulations (I use single lightly since the band said they didn’t want “singles” off this record).

Head to MGMT‘s web site to download “Flash Delirium” for free.

Congratulations hits stores April 13.