James Murphy is the man behind LCD Soundsystem. This is embarrassing to admit, but I get LCD Soundsystem & Interpol confused. I finally broke down & bought an Interpol album, Our Love To Admire, & was like, 'Okay, this is Interpol; I like this.'
When LCD Soundsystem's new album, This Is Happening, came out last year, Tiffany sent it to me because she, Isvett, & all of Brooklyn went crazy for it. Tiffany warned me that it would have to grow on me. She was right, I didn't like it at first & promptly forgot about it. Then I started hearing this song on KEXP that I liked & sure enough, it was LCD Soundsystem. So I gave the CD another shot. I still don't love the CD in it's entirety, but there are definitely songs on there that I like: "Dance Yrself Clean", "Drunk Girls", & "I Can Change".
So fast forward to a week or so ago & I hear James Murphy on Fresh Air. I know nothing about this guy & assume he's a thirty-something hipster with black hair, black eyeliner & tight, black jeans. His voice totally conveys this mental image. Then the other night I see him on The Colbert Report. He is so not at all what I envisioned. He's a 41 year old man with grey-ish hair & he was wearing a suit. I know!
This latest album is LCD Soundsystem's last as James Murphy is retiring. He wants to focus on running DFA Records & "making coffee...." Anyway, he's a really interesting guy & I highly recommend listening to the Fresh Air interview & trying out some of his music. He's had a lot of big hits since the band formed in 2002. Like myself, you may be pleasantly surprised. Report back!
Listen to the NPR Fresh Air interview here.
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
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4 comments:
rollum first played them for me a few years ago...when 'sound of silver' came out he tried to sell it to every person who came into the record store. which is weird because he typically doesn't get into "new" bands. but you should get 'sound of silver' too, i like it better than the new one. and you also need to hear the song "losing my edge" if you haven't yet - it's hilarious.
i would like to retire and work on "making coffee" ... i'm just sayin' ... :)
Katie: Thanks for the rec. I'll put Sound of Silver on my download list. P.S. I can't believe there's a band that Rollum & I both like, haha.
Kathy: right?!
Katie: belated response, but I finally downloaded Sound of Silver & am totally obsessed with it. I've been listening to it nonstop all week. It's AMAZING! I even convinced John to download it. Thanks!
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