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MGMT have announced the long-awaited follow up to their 2010 album Congratulations, with their self-titled third album set for release on September 17.
The 10-track album will include previously unveiled tracks 'Alien Days', 'Your Life Is A Life' and 'Mystery Disease', plus a cover of 'Introspection' by obscure 60s bands, Faine Jade.
The tracklist for the new album is as follows:
Alien Days
Cool Song No. 2
Mystery Disease
Introspection
Your Life Is a Lie
A Good Sadness
Astro-Mancy
I Love You Too, Death
Plenty Of Girls In the Sea
An Orphan Of Fortune
The duo spoke to Rolling Stone about their influences for the new album which included Aphex Twin and house music. When asked about the album, Goldwasser said: "We're not trying to make music that everyone understands the first time they hear it."
The album will feature previously heard songs, including 'Alien Days', 'Mystery Disease' and 'Your Life Is a Lie'; the latter two both premiered live earlier this year.
Listen to 'Alien Days' here:
It appears that MGMT are pushing the boundaries of music this year, with an important aspect of the new album being the incorporation of "unique visual elements to accompany and illustrate the new music." Needless to say, we're counting down to September 17.
Below: track list to MGMT and the band's upcoming tour dates, including stop offs in Manchester, Wolverhampton and London. Tickets are on sale now. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
MGMT 2013 tour dates:
July 3 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July 5 to 7 - Kelona, BC @ Waterfront Park
July 9 - Quebec City, QC @ Quebec City Summer Festival
July 12 - Lansing, MI @ Common Ground Music Festival
July 13 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
August 24 - Monterey, CA @ First City Festival
August 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
August 26 - Las Vegas, NV @ Cosmopoliton
August 29 - Davis, CA @ Mondavi Center
August 31 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
September 1 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheater
September 2 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
September 4 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
September 5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series
September 6 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
September 26 - Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
September 27 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB
September 29 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus
September 30 - Oslo, Norway @ SentrumScene
October 1 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega Main Hall
October 3 - Berlin, Germany @ Astra Kulturhaus
October 4 - Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
October 5 - Munich, Germany @ Kesselhaus
October 6 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex 457
October 8 - Paris, France @ Olympia
October 9 - Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
October 10 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Vredenburg Leidsche
October 12 - Glasgow, Scotland @ 02 ABC
October 13 - Wolverhampton, England @ Civic Hall
October 14 - Manchester, England @ O2 Apollo Manchester
October 16 - London, England @ Forum
October 19 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
