LCD Soundsystem (album)

LCD Soundsystem
Studio album by LCD Soundsystem
Released	January 24, 2005
Recorded	2001 - 2004 in Western Massachusetts, USA
Genre	Dance-punk
Length	100:05
Label	DFA
Producer	The DFA
LCD Soundsystem chronology
LCD Soundsystem (2005) Introns (2006)
Singles from LCD Soundsystem
"Losing My Edge" Released: July 8, 2002 "Give It Up" Released: July 28, 2003 "Yeah" Released: January 12, 2004 "Movement" Released: November 8, 2004 "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" Released: February 21, 2005 "Disco Infiltrator" Released: June 6, 2005 "Tribulations" Released: September 27, 2005

LCD Soundsystem is the debut album by American dance-punk act LCD Soundsystem, released in January 2005 by DFA Records. It contains 2 discs: the LP itself with new, unreleased songs and a second disc featuring singles released since 2002. The album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.

The LP itself is a mix of acid house, post-disco,^[1] dance-rock, post-punk, progressive rock, garage rock, psychedelic pop and other genres.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(85/100) [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Alternative Press	(5/5) [4]
Mojo	[5][6]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10) [7]
PopMatters	[8]
Q	[6]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Stylus Magazine	(A-) [11]
The Observer	[12]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed LCD Soundsystem at number 113 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[13] It was also named the 5th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.^[14]

Track listing

All songs written by James Murphy unless otherwise noted.

Disc one

1. "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" – 5:16
2. "Too Much Love" – 5:42
3. "Tribulations" – 4:59
4. "Movement" – 3:04
5. "Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up" – 4:49
6. "On Repeat" – 8:01
7. "Thrills" – 3:42
8. "Disco Infiltrator" – 4:56
9. "Great Release" – 6:35

Disc two

1. "Losing My Edge" – 7:51
2. "Beat Connection" (Murphy, Tim Goldsworthy) – 8:08
3. "Give It Up" – 3:55
4. "Tired" (Murphy, Pat Mahoney) – 3:34
5. "Yeah" (Crass Version) (Murphy, Goldsworthy) – 9:21
6. "Yeah" (Pretentious Version) (Murphy, Goldsworthy) – 11:06
7. "Yr City's a Sucker" (Full Version) – 9:22

Personnel

• James Murphy - vocals, bass guitar, percussion, synthesizer, programming, guitar, keyboards, clavinet
• Pat Mahoney - drums, percussion, synthesizer
• Nancy Whang - vocals
• Gavin Russom - synthesizer
• Tyler Pope - bass guitar

Additional Personnel

• Tim Goldsworthy - bass guitar, bass synthesizer, programming
• Mandy Coon - vocals
• Eric Broucek - vocals, programming, percussion, guitar, handclaps

Notes

1. ^ Doug, Rule (February 24, 2005). "Hipster Hits". Metro Weekly. http://www.metroweekly.com/arts_entertainment/music.php?ak=1465. 
2. ^ "LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem > Summary". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/lcd-soundsystem. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
4. ^ Ortenzi, Rob (October 11, 2005). "Onetime indie stalwart revels in dance-punk, spreads dual epidemics of fun, creativity.". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on March 2, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060302064746/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/lcd.htm. 
5. ^ Mojo review^{[dead link]}
6. ^ ^{a b} "Critic Reviews fpr LCD Soundsystem". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/lcd-soundsystem/critic-reviews. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
7. ^ Leone, Dominique (February 2, 2005). "LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/4978-lcd-soundsystem/. 
8. ^ Cibula, Matt (February 11, 2005). "LCD Soundsystem: self-titled". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/l/lcdsoundsystem-st2005.shtml. 
9. ^ Christgau, Robert. "LCD Soundsystem". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=lcd+soundsystem. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
10. ^ Walters, Barry (24 February 2005). "LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090113155211/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6863202/review/6982519/lcdsoundsystem. 
11. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (31 January 2005). "LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2703. 
12. ^ "LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem". The Observer. January 23, 2005. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,,1393770,00.html. 
13. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7707-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-150-101/4/. Retrieved October 1, 2009. 
14. ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144. Retrieved March 19, 2010. 

External links

• LCD Soundsystem at Metacritic