Grammy nominees MGMT will release Congratulations!, a follow-up to Oracular Spectacular, April 13 via Columbia. Spacemen 3's Peter "Sonic Boom" Kember produced the album, and Dave Fridmann mixed, while Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux/RTX guests.

In an interview with Spin, band member Andrew Vanwyndgarden said, "There's a surfing thread throughout the record," he explained, citing another new song, called "It's Working." "When you're surfing, there's a specific break you're paddling to. And when the waves are really good you say, 'It's working.' The song kind of has a surf-y vibe. It's like surfing on ecstasy!

Congratulations Tracklist:

01 It's Working
02 Song for Dan Treacy
03 Someone's Missing
04 Flash Delirium
05 I Found a Whistle
06 Siberian Breaks
07 Brian Eno
08 Lady Dada's Nightmare
09 Congratulations

For London-based alternative rock outfit The Boxer Rebellion, the past decade had more ups and downs than a tabloid romance. The band, who are currently writing their third studio album, are made up of vocalist/guitarist and keyboardist Nathan Nicholson, lead guitarist Todd Howe, bassist Adam Harrison, and drummer Piers Hewitt.

After more than their fair share of set-backs, 2009 was a deservingly great year for the band – who have risen from the record-label dust (who needs ‘em?) with a No.1 album on iTunes, as well as iTunes proclaiming the self-released and self-produced UNION as their ‘Alternative Album of the 2009.’ Yes, The Boxer Rebellion is back in full force (the band, that is - not the violent anti-imperialist uprising in early 20th century China), and will be hitting the U.S. in March as part of SXSW Festival.

FILTER recently had a Q&A with leader of the pack, Nathan Nicholson, about the triumphant, though formidable, task of self-releasing an album and how they are basking in its glory.

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Whether it’s Uniqlo courting Steven Alan or Zac and Jean Paul tag teaming Target, you can’t turn around these days without catching a designer and brand mid-collaboration. It’s enough to make you blush.

So when Levi’s creative director Len Peltier accidentally tweeted about a collaboration with Opening Ceremony our little hearts were aflutter. After all, our heads were still reeling with January’s peek at Henry Holland’s second collaboration with the brand, so this news was what even fashion insiders can’t help but refer to as a‘’double whammy’.

We were already up to our eyes in denim last week when images began to leak from the project, wow, there was no denim to be seen. The collab is strictly corduroy - and lots of it!  Just in time for Spring’s color wave the unisex pieces come in teal, fuchsia, lavender, olive, curry, navy and optical white. Each look consists of pants, a button down shirt and a jacket, that’s right these guys are getting all Canadian Tuxedo on our asses.

Because this project just can’t stop being cool, the collabs go on.  Yeah, Ryan McGinley took a break from shooting Olympians and cavorting about naked to shoot the lookbook. And, if Peltier’s since-removed tweet was accurate, a film is to follow, featuring an original track by Pictureplane. So yeah, it’s been a good week in Levi Land.

Check out a few of the looks below modeled by none other than Mister Mort. But don’t get too excited, the stuffed animals are not part of the collection.

English rockers, Arctic Monkeys, have announced a handful of tour dates to kick off this April.  The US tour will pick up after a handful of dates overseas and opens with a performance in Miami on the first.  San Francisco indie collective, Sleepy Sun will support on all dates.  Don't miss out!

Arctic Monkeys Tour Dates:
April
1 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre
2 Tampa, FL - The Ritz
3 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
5 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
6 Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
7 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
9 Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
11 St. Louis, MO - The Pagent
12 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
13 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
15 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee

Eclectic LA producer and beat connoisseur, Flying Lotus, is prepping the release of his third album, Cosmogramma this Spring.  The record features guest vocals from Laura Darlington and the one and only, Thom Yorke.  Catch FlyLo as he hits the desert for a Saturday appearance at this years Coachella.

Cosmogramma drops May 4th courtesy of Warp.

Cosmogramma Track List:
Clock Catcher
Pickled!
Nose Art
Intro//A Cosmic Drama
Zodiac Shit
Computer Face//Pure Being
...And the World Laughs With You (ft. Thom Yorke)
Arkestry
Mmmhmm (ft.Thundercat)
Do the Astral Plane
Satelllliiiiiteee
German Haircut
Recoiled
Dance Of the Pseudo Nymph
Drips//Auntie's Harp
Table Tennis (ft. Laura Darlington)
Galaxy in Janak

Continuing their "Exclusive First Listen" series, NPR Music (boasting a fancy new site design) is streaming The Golden Archipeligo, the new album from Austin's Shearwater. According to the news outlet, guitarist Jonathan Meiburg (also a member of Okkervil River) "assembled an elaborate and appropriately oblique 75-page "dossier" to go with deluxe editions of the record. Filled with maps, charts, art and photos, the dossier only enhances the otherworldly mystery of music that fuses instrumental majesty and natural beauty." Check it out here.

FILTER likes music. There's no hiding it. We also like our own opinions a whole bunch, so once a week we give the masses a fleeting glimpse into our selective stereos to let them see firsthand what fuels our endless devotion. We like to think of it as community service. We're selfless like that. So without further ado, here are the official, inarguable, objectively good Filter Weekly Picks. And in case you trust our tastes that much, click on the links below for some sample tracks (not all releases have samples available) from these releases, and even buy it if you feel so inclined. Yeah, we're good at what we do:

AM - Future Sons & Daughters

Yeasayer - Odd Blood

Four Tet - There Is Love In You

Laura Veirs- July Flame

The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

Hot Chip - One Life Stand

Memoryhouse - "To The Light House" (MillionYoung Remix)

Massive Attack - Heligoland

Black Gold - Rush

Timbaland Presents - Shock Value II

Neo-soul crooner Jamie Lidell's next album Compass, out May 18 courtesy of WARP, will feature guest stints from Beck, Feist, Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor and Daniel Rossen, Wilco's Pat Sansone, R&B drummer James Gadson, and songstress Nikka Costa. More details obviously to come, but the title track is currently streaming over at Stereogum.

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LA based indie label, IAMSOUND, will team with British record store Pure Groove, to launch a series of split 7" singles called, the LA Collection.  Featuring a handful of the local upcrust, the collection will feature Local Natives, Fool's Gold, Nosaj Thing and Dead Man's Bones among others.  Each single will include exclusive material, with one single released each month until August.  The first single drops next Tuesday, February 16th.

For more info and to purchase, check out IAMSOUND.