LCD Soundsystem is an American rock band formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York, by James Murphy. It comprises Murphy, Nancy Whang, Pat Mahoney (drums), Tyler Pope, Al Doyle, and Korey Richey.
They have been signed to Murphy's label DFA Records since their inception, and signed to Columbia Records in 2016.
members: Phil Mossman, James Murphy, Nancy Whang, Tyler Pope, Gavin R. Russom, Patrick Mahoney, Matt Thornley, Al Doyle
formed in: Brooklyn
labels: Warner Bros. Records, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, DFA Records
genres: dance-punk
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LCD Soundsystem combine dance, electronic and post-punk music with "acerbic" lyrics. The journalist Mark Beaumont said LCD Soundsystem combine electronic music with the "post-punk DIY aesthetic" of the Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, building connections between rock and electronic music throughout the 2000s as the Chemical Brothers and Primal Scream had in the 1990s in the UK. He described their music as "spare but explosive dance punk" and a "fusion of the experimental, the cultured and the knowingly cynical".
In Slate, Luke Winkie wrote that, at its height, LCD Soundsystem was "the most fashionable band in the world" and "the north star of hipsterdom". Kornhaber suggested that their 2011 Madison Square Garden show marked the end of the era in which the term "indie rock" had cultural significance, in terms of the generation of 2000s bands feted by the website Pitchfork.
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"All My Friends" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as the second single from their second studio album Sound of Silver on May 28, 2007 and was written by Pat Mahoney, James Murphy, and Tyler Pope.
The song received acclaim from critics and has appeared on many year-end and all time lists. It peaked at #41 on the UK Singles Chart.
"All My Friends" was named the #1 song of 2007 by Pitchfork. In 2009, Pitchfork listed the song at #2 of their Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.
The music video for "All My Friends" features a single shot of James Murphy wearing face paint and singing into the camera. As the video progresses, keyboardist Nancy Whang and drummer Pat Mahoney are seen reflected in mirrors behind Murphy. The video was directed by Tom Kuntz.
"All My Friends" is built on a repetitive piano melody in the key of A major, gradually increasing in volume and dynamics through the duration of the song.
"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is the fifth single from LCD Soundsystem, released on February 21, 2005. The music video paid tongue-in-cheek homage to Spike Jonze's and Michel Gondry's music videos for Daft Punk's "Da Funk" and "Around the World".
The track reached number one on the UK Dance Chart and number 29 on the UK singles chart.
"Disco Infiltrator" is a song from the eponymous debut album by LCD Soundsystem. It was released on 6 June 2005 as the debut's sixth single.
The song was written by LCD Soundsystem's frontman James Murphy and produced by Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy as The DFA. It contains a sample from Kraftwerk's "Home Computer".
"Losing My Edge" is the debut single by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as a 12-inch single in July 2002, through DFA Records.
It was later featured on the CD version of their eponymous debut studio album. "Losing My Edge" peaked at number 115 on the UK Singles Chart.
In an interview with the music site "ireallylovemusic", Murphy explained his inspiration for the song: "When I was DJing, playing Can, Liquid Liquid, ESG, all that kind of stuff, I became kind of cool for a moment, which was a total anomaly. And when I heard other DJs playing similar music ...I was afraid that this new found coolness was going to go away and that's where 'Losing My Edge' comes from."
"Losing My Edge" is a dance-punk, alternative dance, techno, and electroclash song. It features a rhythm similar to "Change" by Killing Joke. DFA Records cofounder Tim Goldsworthy admitted that ""Losing My Edge" was "a rip-off of a Killing Joke track".
"Movement" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as a single on 8 November 2004 through DFA Records and appeared on their eponymous debut studio album, released in 2005.
"North American Scum" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Sound of Silver, on February 26, 2007 as a digital download and on other formats on March 5, 2007.
It peaked at number 24 on the Belgian Flanders Tip chart and number 40 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also frequently used to open up The Ron and Fez Show on XM Satellite Radio and was also featured in the 2008 film Step Brothers as well as the video games Saints Row 2 and Top Spin 4.
The music video for "North American Scum" was directed by Benjamin Dickinson. It features James Murphy initially in a photo shoot, then entering space via a door, planting a DFA Records flag on the moon and engaging Pat Mahoney in a fight on the moon being cheered on by Tyler Pope and Nancy Whang, and finally leaving space through another door where he meets himself, Mahoney and Whang in a room filled with leaves.
"Tribulations" is a 2005 song by LCD Soundsystem. It is the seventh single from the band's eponymous debut album.
The single's cover was designed by Michael Vadino for DFA Design.
The song is featured in the opening theme to the Sound Opinions radio show, the 2005 video game Project Gotham Racing 3, the 2006 video game Driver: Parallel Lines, and The Office episode "Night Out". It is additionally a playable song in Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2.
The video for "Tribulations" was first aired in August 2005. It was directed by Dougal Wilson and produced by Colonel Blimp. It features James Murphy walking around through various screens, sometimes walking out of a screen into the real setting just to walk back into the next screen.
"Yeah" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released as a 12-inch single through DFA Records on January 13, 2004.
The Crass and Pretentious mixes of "Yeah" later appeared on the CD version of the band's eponymous debut studio album. The song peaked at number 77 on the UK Singles Chart.