LCD Soundsystem “Sounds of Silver” (2007)
I'd been introduced to LCD Soundsystem via their track "Daft Punk is
Playing at My House". They're one of those bands where I've enjoyed
everything I've heard from them but for some reason have never made an
effort to investigate any more of it. I was hoping they'd pop up on
the list to force my lazy, disorganised arse into listening to them.
The late-70s influence is all over this, “Get Innocuous” feels like an
update of Bowie’s Young Americans album, while “Time to Get Away” is
like mid-era Talking Heads. Actually TH is a definite presence here
with the danceable rock and skittish intellectual vocal approach.
“Someone Great” is a bed of swelling synths with a perky lead line, all
topped with Murphy’s repetitive melodic vocal on top. Comes across kind
of like if Kraftwerk’s music making robots found a little more
humanity... and lethargy.
Much of the rest of the album occasionally touches on the above
influences but falls more into a sort of indie rock sound with a few
electronic conceits included.
The album ends well with “New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”
which starts out as a delicate piano piece sounding not unlike Lou
Reed's 'Perfect Day'. It eventually builds to an excellent crazed rock
freak-out and then backs off again for the denouement.
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