LCD Soundsystem
On LCD’s debut, James Murphy plunders the past—namely Liquid Liquid and ESG’s punk-funk—but makes those influences glitter anew. Bringing the New York underground overground, the bristling fizz of “Thrills” and “Movement” are dispatches from some dingy club full of beautiful people, but Murphy also forges his own inimitable pop sensibility from his love of his source material and his 30-something ennui. “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House” is a loving sneer, and the bubbling “Disco Infiltrator” feels like a champagne bath to clean away the city’s grime.
With two epochal singles and some of the decade's most engaging production and remix work under his belt, the DFA's James Murphy unveils his full-length debut with LCD Soundsystem. Also included on a bonus disc are-- at last-- his seven previously released A- and B-sides.
I have a big crush on James Murphy, but all music critics do. He's like the much cooler version of us