Compared to the first LCD Soundsystem album, Sound of Silver is less silly, funnier, less messy, sleeker, less rowdy, more fun, less distanced, more touching. It is just as linked to James Murphy's record collection, with traces of post-punk, disco, Krautrock, and singer/songwriter schlubs, but the references are evidently harder to pin down; the number of names dropped in the reviews published before its release must triple the amount mentioned throughout "Losing My Edge." There's even some confusion as to which version of David Bowie is lurking around. One clearly evident aspect of the album is that Murphy has streamlined his sound. All the jagged frays have been removed, replaced by a slightly tidier approach that is more direct and packs more punch. Murphy comes across as a fully naturalized producer of dance music -- especially on "Get Innocuous!" -- as opposed to a product of '90s indie rock who has made a convincing switch-up. And yet, the album's best song is sad, should not be played in any club, and it at least matches the work of any active songwriter who has been praised. "Someone Great," a bittersweet pop song built on swelling synthesizers and a dual vocal-and-glockenspiel melody, could definitely be about a devastating breakup ("To tell the truth I saw it coming/The way you were breathing"), at least until "You're smaller than my wife imagined/Surprised you were human," which could mean the song either took a turn for the absurd or is about the death (and funeral) of a loved one. Either way, it is the most moving song Murphy has made, and it only helps further the notion that he should be considered a great songwriter, not simply a skilled musician with a few studio tricks and the occasional clever quip. The closer, "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down," seals it: "New York, you're perfect, oh please don't change a thing/Your mild billionaire mayor's now convinced he's a king/And so the boring collect -- I mean all disrespect/In the neighborhood bars I'd once dreamt I would drink." If he keeps it up, he'll be writing songs for Pixar by 2020.
1. LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver2. Amy Winehouse Back to Black3. M.I.A. Kala4. Muscles Guns Babes Lemonade5. Kalxons Myths of Near Future6. Liars Liars7. Radiohead In Rainbows8. Justice †9. !!! Myth Takes10. Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga11. Arcade Fire Neon Bible12. Feist The Reminder13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Is Is14. Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?15. Scout Niblett This Fool Can Die Now16.
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Why do we all like lists? It must be how they sum up everything nice and clean, making an easily digestible package of thought. It's sort of the sitcom of writing, but instead of everything being wrapped up nicely in the allotted 30 minutes, it's 10 bullet points. I'm not complaining -- I'm going to make my list right here in this very post. Really, it's fun. But there is something sort of s...
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Dance around your handbags to this lovely little tune!;
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Saw LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire at the Randall's Island ampitheatre in New York City a couple of weeks ago. I didn't realize it at the time, but there were five bands instead of the two mentioned.The first band sucked badly. There were a band from New Hampshire. The second band was hilarious with a big bald guy with a beer gut as the lead singer. He totally sent up rock star singer perso...
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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – SOUND OF SILVER (2007)RATINGThe self imposed sense of pressure James Murphy incurred upon himself for a worthwhile follow up to 2005’s self titled debut was ironically tallied up in the working title “Oh Vanity I Need The Sophomore Effort”. As the New York producer/writer/performer confessed “I had the great luxury with the last record that to a degree no-one cared it w
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LCD Soundsystem James Murphy, aka LCD Soundsystem, has carved a niche as a cutting edge dance-punk outfit. The follow up to the eponymous debut, Sound Of Silver is earning not only critical reviews and fan praise, but also the adulation of other artists. The new single, All My Friends features b-side covers by Franz Ferdinand and John Cale. Sample Tracks All My Friends Someone Great...
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Last night's performance at the Mezzanine in San Francisco was incredible! Although it was quite late (for us old folks), by the time LCD took the stage at 11:30pm, it was well worth it!I was able to muster up a few ounces of reserved energy to wiggle my body and shake my head to the beat(actually the music took over my body). James Murphy was rippin it up and can play the shit out of some tom-...
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I kept running into LCD Soundsystem on Idolator and other music blogs and podcasts, but never really paid much attention. Man, I wish I did. Sound of Silver is great in so many unexpected ways - a mix of quirky electro with some barebones rock and wicked beats throughout. Lyrically, SoS is intriguing in its simplicity. Why does "Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes" make me feel uncomfor...
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I think figure-skating rules have been applied to the new release by LCD Soundsystem.That is, the judges (critics) were so pre-disposed to love it that they graded it higher than it actually should have been. Unlike a lot of music writers, overall I think the CD is a disappointment, and it leaves me a bit flat. But having said that, is does have one fantastic song: "Someone Great". It really is...
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First I apologize for rarely including mp3 streams in my posts. I will get better at that ... I promise.Listening to Timbaland's new solo album, I begin to devise a mental list of those artists the superproducer should have worked with. Yoko Ono seems like an obvious one. Jarvis Coker, maybe. And of course, LCD Soundsystem mastermind and 1/2 of the DFA production duo, James Murphy. Murphy'...
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My boyfriend came home the other day and said: “I heard that LCD Soundsystem guy interviewed on NPR and he’s a real asshole.” Now, coming from my boyfriend, who can also be a real asshole, this is a telling statement, as if he’d finally found a fit rival for his own cynical, smart-ass ways. Though I suspect producer, DJ and beat-maker James Murphy outdoes my boyfriend in the asshole catego
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Lots of reviews already on Mog for Sound of Silver so just dance around to;.North American Scum..Your Welcome....
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It's raining here. That's a big deal here in the desert. And it's the soft kind of rain you can walk in without getting totally wet. Refreshing. But I'm doomed to spend the night grading. Luckily I picked up the new LCD Soundsystem record on the way home so that I have something new to hear while I'm holding the red pen. I never really got into their last album, despite the fact that many peopl...
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I made another trip today to my favorite record store, yep encore. I have been anticipating the release of the new LCD soundsystem CD for a while, and it just so happens that it landed on the day before my birthday. I have never been a fan of dance/techno but LCD Soundsystem has made me change my mind, you can’t really say that it fully lies in those genres but you can’t deny the similarities.
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Is there anything music relevant about this post? Sort of, but you'd be a liar if you said you didn't watch a couple of television shows or at least partially submerse your soul in the cultural realm that is TV. It's hard to avoid it even if you wanted to; aside from disconnecting the cable or kicking the satellite off the roof, our mass media-navigated culture that appears uniquely America...
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Dance around your handbags to this lovely little tune!;
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FACT Mag published its Top 100 Tracks of 2007 today. I'm glad they held off until Friday, because it is going to take me all weekend to digest this list. But at first glance, a lot of my own fave tracks of 2007 are on the list along with a lot of other MOG faves. And to top it off, this is the best presented list I have seen yet: each of the 100 entries has a short description and a pic of t...
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While I'm not much for talking about myself, I just want to say that I have never, ever, EVER met a group of people quite like you guys. I can come here whenever I need to, for a laugh, or for a cry. I have found, discovered, enomored over, and hopefully, spread, some of the music (and friends) that I now consider near and dear to my heart. Thank you MOG, and MOGgers for just being who you a...
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Sometimes you just feel that way. Gotta stop watching the news so much.
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"??my house??." if you didnt get that dont worry about it. but theyre not actually, so dont come over. but ive really been diggin the 'sound of silver' album. track 5 'all my friends' is a standout (^^). one of my traveling songs. it never lets up. it constantly builds until it inevitably implodes in my joy glands. or somethin. it reminds me of a song that would be found during the serious part...
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Lots of reviews already on Mog for Sound of Silver so just dance around to;.North American Scum..Your Welcome....
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It's officially New Year's Eve in my neck of America. It's been quite a year, both for me personally and for music. I've decided not to make a list of the year's best albums this time around, mostly because I suck at making lists. Except playlists. That is a matter of personal pride for me.So I've decided to upload my favorite song of 2007, rather than subject you all to one more damned yea...
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I'm not a big fan of LCD Soundsystem or anything. They're not my usual particular style. However, this song is too damn catchy:
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LCD Soundsystem's sophmore album, Sound of Silver is currently resting on a shelf in your local music store, silently waiting for adoring fans to launch its music to the highest reaches of the Top 40 Music Charts. James Murphy, a classic overachiever, has one simple request for LCDS fans and anyone who wants to pick up the new album - Could you please, all purchase your copies of Sound of Silv...
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For some reason, if I get between six and seven hours of sleep, I have the most difficult time waking up. I can sleep four hours and be fine. Twelve hours? So, so fine. Seven hours? My day is fucked. I slept from 1:15 a.m. to 8:15 after an evening at karaoke with visions of doing a drunken "Cool Jerk" in my head ("A hahahahahahaha-HAAAA! Look at those guys looking at me like I'm a FOOL, when de...
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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – SOUND OF SILVER (2007)RATINGThe self imposed sense of pressure James Murphy incurred upon himself for a worthwhile follow up to 2005’s self titled debut was ironically tallied up in the working title “Oh Vanity I Need The Sophomore Effort”. As the New York producer/writer/performer confessed “I had the great luxury with the last record that to a degree no-one cared it w
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LCD Soundsystem have released a new video for their single, "Someone Great" to be released October 22, 2007 in the UK.The song will be the third single off their critically-acclaimed second album ??Sound of Silver??, which was released in late March of this year. LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great""Someone Great" features parts of the 2006 LCD Soundsystem's Nike sponsored release ??45:33??(DFA). ...
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I think figure-skating rules have been applied to the new release by LCD Soundsystem.That is, the judges (critics) were so pre-disposed to love it that they graded it higher than it actually should have been. Unlike a lot of music writers, overall I think the CD is a disappointment, and it leaves me a bit flat. But having said that, is does have one fantastic song: "Someone Great". It really is...
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Either way, it's cool beans.LCD Soundsystem, the brainchild of DFA principal James Murphy, will release its second studio album, "Sound of Silver," March 20 via Capitol. The nine-track set sports such tunes as "North American Scum," "Get Innocuous" and "New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down.""Sound of Silver" is the follow-up to Murphy's 2005 self-titled debut as LCD Soundystem, which...
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| 1 Get Innocuous! |
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| 9 New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down |
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