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I have been pretty surprised by the 'swan song of memes' for this LCD Soundsystem final show. Really not sure how to comprehend it all, but here are some 'conclusions I have made about my relationship with LCD Soundsystem.'
-the majority of LCD Soundsystem's songs are 25-33% too long.
-Could argue that they were 'early entrants' into the indie electro scene, and critics have allowed a lot of indielectro pioneers to 'swirl down the shitter while still being deemed relevant' because every1 is just holding on to that idea of 'what fun used 2 sound like' [via Daft Punk career arc]
-LCD Soundsystem has branded itself as 'NYC's greatest local band'
-seemed to have really high peaks, low valleys when it came to their long ass repetitive songs
-they were never going to go 'that' mainstream because James Murphy's personal brand is too old, but if a band full of 24 year olds made the same much starting right now, they would have more opportunities to make more money. They had basically reached 'capacity' on their fan base.
-I could never really tell how 'good' I thought LCD Soundsystem was, but ppl seemed to think that they are supposed to like them.
-James Murphy probably isn't like most modern indie stars who hyperactively 'monitor their perception + instant legacy' based on Google Alerts and Twitter searches, but is probably psychologically worn out due to his desire to 'have a place in the Authentic Music Hall of Fame.'
Strategically, the gimmick of 'retiring' was probably their best move possible. First of all, most buzzbands release an album every other year, probably mainly motivated by financial purposes, since they need an album to tour 'in support of'. However, 'authentic buzzbands' get away with taking 3 years between an album because their fan base is willing to wait that long and not forget about them/they have to 'hit more cities' and can tour for an extended amount of time + get paid [via relevant festival headlining slots] + throw down solo projects. Every1 know that LCD Soundsystem will 'be back' to headline a music festival, but it is just a matter of 'when?' I think that 'retiring' is basically James Murphy admitting 'I am not gonna make a new album for 3.5+ years anyways, so I might as well milk the moment and make every1 pay attention to us. Not really pointing that out to 'call him a crook', because that is ultimately the point of being in a band: hoarding attention and tricking people into thinking that you are more important than u really are when 'music' is never really 'that' innovative.
Is James Murphy 'humble' or a is he doing the modern indie gimmick of 'acting like a humble person in the body of an obsessed, driven-to-be-relevant egomaniac?'
While I do think that 'retirement' was their best career move, it sorta seems like a white flag. Modern indie buzzbands have the opportunity to either achieve one of two 'career goals':
a) go after indie cred. Search for a 10.0. Screw mainstream analytics like sales + coverage. Brand urself as 'doing it all for the music.' Maybe not even 'for the music', but just a tireless struggle to create the music that is perceived as 'what defines the current relevant indie aesthetic' over and over again.
b) go after sweet sales, tap into emerging markets, become one of the most famous-est bands in the world just based on the demand for 'indie bands' marketed as 'rock bands' to lamestreamers, but at the end of the day, some lil buzzbands can shoot for 10.0s but u get to buy property, save 4 retirement, and even get to tour in a 'bus' and 'stay in hotels' instead of pursuing authenticity by sleeping on couches and in low-rate Holiday Inns on the outskirts of suburbia by the relevant city u just played.
Which 1 would u choose?
By 'retiring', James Murphy basically said "We'll just preserve our indie cred, help our brand to marinate, leave people with a positive memory of us instead of just analyzing us the way current buzzbands are analyzed as these entities who have to prove themselves 2 each and every consumer.' It seems difficult to be in any buzzband these days due to the complex expectations of the modern indie fan, and the brand management required to navigate effectively towards 'a positive reception' both critically and commercially.
Part of me already thinks their music 'sounds better' now that I don't have to analyze them within the current context of the buzzosphere. I can think of them as an 'old friend' who I never have to hang out with so I can just reflect on the positive vibes that we once shared, even if they had major flaws and I would never want to depend on that person now that we are both 'grownups'.
Do u think LCD Soundsystem 'quit'?
Is 'retiring' an obnoxious gimmick or is James Murphy just 'a grown ass man'?
R u gonna be pissed if they are 'back' within 2.5 years?
Did James Murphy screw over his backing band members in our rough economy?
Has this whole 'retirement' gimmick been 'too much'?
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Anyways, here is my photo account of my trip 2 the final LCD Soundsystem show at Madison Square Garden... Basically, just a lot of shots of a 'humble looking man dressed in a suit' 'milking his time in the spotlight.'
'He looks like he has a lot going on in his head... #pray4jimmymurphy.'
'Yes. I paid $49.95 for 4 hours of music. That is actually kinda a good deal.'
'No, we're not going to church. We are just celebrating in style.'
Win Butler, Win Butler's brother and Regine Chassagne showed up 2 help sing "North American Scum." Of course, Regine stole the show, and it sorta made me hope that when Regine retires, she has a going-away-show at Madison Square Garden.
Regine looks really good in her Wednesday Addams dress.
'I am just filming a documentary. Not really into the Arcade Fire any more.' -Spike Jonez, the world's #1 concert videographer
I really hope Sad LCD AZN has her solo project lined up so she can prove that James Murphy just 'used her like a Nike employee' to craft premium mp3s that he just talked and groaned over.
Watch the entire show.
SET LIST:
Set 1:
“Dance Yrself Clean”
“Drunk Girls”
“I Can Change
“Time to Get Away”
“Get Innocuous!”
“Daft Punk Is Playing At My House”
“Too Much Love”
“All My Friends”
“Tired”Set 2:
45:33 Part One
45:33 Part Two (ft. Reggie Watts)
“Sound of Silver”
45:33 Part Four
45:33 Part Five (ft. Shit Robot)
45:33 Part Six
“Freak Out/Starry Eyes”Set 3:
“Us V. Them”
“North American Scum” (ft. Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Garza, Win Butler, and Will Butler of Arcade Fire)
“Bye Bye Bayou” (Alan Vega cover)
“You Wanted A Hit”
“Tribulations”
“Movement”
“Yeah”Encore 1:
“Someone Great”
“Losing My Edge”
“Home”Encore 2:
“All I Want”
“Jump Into The Fire” (Harry Nilsson cover)
“New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”
'We're still in mourning. We lost a really, really great buzzband, and I don't know if they are ever coming back. At least we watched the greatest concert of all time ever.'
Is it impossible to believe that this 4 hour James Murphy marathon could have been 'that amazing'?
Has James Murphy 'swindled' consumers?
Has James Murphy 'lied'?
Will he 'be back'?
What 'did' LCD Sounsystem mean 2 u?
Does James Murphy have a bigger ego than Avey Tare?
What is ur analysis of the LCD Sounsystem retirement gimmick?
Is it easier to romanticize your connection with LCD Soundsystem now that they are 'gone'?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Can't believe 2k10 is 'flying by.' So many album cycles, but no real 'clear cut album of 2k10 fave' just yet. Feel like we are still waiting for the buzzosphere to 'officially cream their pants' abt 1 album, but no single album has been 'good enough' to warrant mass spoogage. Really wish we had a 'gold standard' of 2k10, because as of right now, it is like we are all worshiping different Gods, valuing different versions of 'divine truth.'
Maybe we took for granted 2k9. I feel like that was possibly the 'peak' of the blogosphere, back when we had tons of positive vibes to share, and we weren't looking to tear down old indie bands like we are in 2k10. 2k10 seems really 'defensive' like we are protecting some the idea of some era that might never have existed, and hesitantly waiting for a new album that transcends our existences. Every time an album fails to come thru, we can't help but have a huge meltdown, reflecting on better days.
Do u think 2k10 has been a 'good year' for music or a 'shitty year'?
What has changed between 2k9 and 2k10?
Will 2k11 be a better year because
What are the chances that these relevant albums will win album of the year?
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MGMT - Congratulations
Seems 'impossible' that any website would mortgage their brand to 'take a stand' for this album. Even if people took the 'radical approach' and tried to make it sound like a masterpiece, it still wouldn't really be believable.
More than likely, this will be named the 'biggest flop' of 2k10, and it will enable websites to write overly in-depth articles about 'how and why' MGMT 'went wrong.' Like this album will be a case study on 'how not to manage sophomore release.' Feel like a lot of indie bands will study this flop, and do their best to make fans happy instead of writing a 'far out, trippy album.'
IS MGMT's album 'the worst album of 2k10'?
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Beach House - Teen Dream
Beach House seems to have 'delivered', and will probably be a 'Top 5 lock' just because it is 'their time' to become Tier 1 alt celebs. I think their product is generally consistent, and they produce buzz mp3s on schedule, so they deserve to be rewarded. Much like we honor McDonalds with our business for providing a consistent product, we honors Beach House for serving us adequately every 2 years.
Does n e 1 know if Beach House is a 'band' or just 1/2 people?
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Toro Y Moi - Causers of This
Wonder how this album will 'do' at the end of the year. I think Chaz Bundick probably needs to release another EP towards the end of 2k10 to 'remind every1 about his brand.' Worried that people might forget about chillwave era buzz mp3s by 2k10.9.
This album seems like it could 'finish anywhere.' Feel excited and scared. I think his brand has 'gotten stronger' since the album release, so maybe if he releases a few more music videos or EPs, people will still feel excited about the brand, and have a positive memory of his album.
Is the chillwave era 'dead' or just 'dormant'/'hibernating'?
Will formal music critics care about chillwave, or are they just looking forward to writing about Neon Indian in 2k11, and how he outgrew the chillwave genre?
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The National - not sure what the name of their album is
People apparently 'really like this band' or something. Not sure what they sound like. I'm sure they will end up in some top 10 lists since people find them to be meaningful, but also those same people might just go with the Arcade Fire instead.
Is the National for Cool Dads?
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Panda Bear - TOMBOY
Toro Y Moi is a chillwave bro who hit the 2k10 album "Causers of This."
Ariel Pink is a 'lofi genius/wizard/mastermind' who has transitioned his brand to 'relevant indie buzzband status' in 2k10.
Joanna Newsom is some indie songstress who plays the harp and writes weirdo songs that some ppl say are 'amazing.'
Beach House is a relevant buzzband who has 'tons of indie cred.' Lead singer Victoria LeGrand is known as 1 of the sexiest women in indie.
Read more>>>>
Panda Bear is a member of Animal Collective. He wrote the hit album "Person Pitch" but failed to deliver in 2k10 with TOMBOY.
Read more>>>>
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Best Coast is a fuzzy buzzy band that sings abt dank, California, boys, and kitty cats
Read more>>>>
Vampire Weekend is a popular indie buzzband that is kinda mainstream and ppl always say 'they're s00 preppy.'
M.I.A. is known for thinking that the American government is out 2 get her.
WAVVES is a fuzzy buzzy buzzband that sings about aliens, marijuana and being a failure in life but laughing abt it because u r high.
Yall. Sometimes I read important people say important things that ppl need2 hear. I thought I should start keeping track of these quotes bc they will help me live a more authentic life. [I am also going to start posting more pointless stuff since I am making s00 much blog money that my memes don't even have 2 b HI LEVEL n e m0re. jk luv yall stay the same.]
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Does ur band/electroduo make demos or do yall only make 1 cut that is what u intended 4 it 2 b? Just want to make stuff that lasts forever just like DFA.
//want 2 make music @ a [high production value] that lasts from vans til infiniti ////
///Quote via NME // Pedestrian]
Just want to be some one great.
/// Some blog great ////
/////an HRO story //////
s000 tired of Halloween. It's like I've been blggng abt it 4 the past blog-decade. Just wanted 2 find authentic costumes.
not even sure if i'll dress up nxt year. this year took a lot out of me. Not evn sure who I am n e m0re. sux. kinda let down. nite didn't go as I had planned/envision. h8 it when things fall thru.
The Justices
Girl With a 3rd Nipple on her back
FGGT Indian from the Village People
S0 FUCKING DISC0 BR0
AltWayne and AltGarth
HeartsRevolution PaintedMask Ninja Turtle
JokerAltMainstreamer Pack
////KEEP READING///
////FOR MORE GREAT////
////HALLOWEEN KOSTUMES!////
Need a new DJ mix for your commute to work, a night out with your friends, or to play at your next big party?
Check out Matt Payne, a DJ from Manchester, England. It's a really clean and classy mix. It's not dependent upon highly-blogged about favourites, and just focuses on great songs and great transitions. There's not really any points where you want to press a skip button to get to the next song.
MP3: Mat Payne - Something for Your WalkMan
Track Listing
Purple Crush - Vacation (Loud Pipes Remix)
Yelle - A Cause Des Garçons (RIOT IN BELGIUM REMIX)
Radioclit - Divine Gosa (Brodinski remix)
The Shoes - America (Brodinski Remix)
Dusty Kid - The Cat
Surkin - Radio Fireworks
Riot in Belgium - La Musique (Ooh Ee & Loot remix)
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous (Soulwax Remix)
Soulwax - Phantom Pt. II (Soulwax Nite Version)
Dude James...
We get it...
Ur retired bc u want attn
We're still paying attention
U still play shows, do high-priced DJ sets
and whatever else makes u an easy dollar
U earned it--I'm not arguing
but dude, seriously?
U built a time machine, took a picture of urself
and put it on the cover of a magazine?
I mean, that's honestly pretty gnarly
but at the same time, it is hella unchill
I mean, alt magazines are supposed to be for 'up and coming' artists
Ppl who will never be on the cover of a magazine again
now look at u
looking all young, looking like u have the whole world ahead of u
C'mon, bro.
an effing time machine?
Just to be on the cover of a magazine?
What the eff is wrong with u?
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Did Jimmy Murphy go too far by building a time machine to be on the cover of The Fader?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy is one of the smartest men in the business. Instead of trucking his 40-50 year old ass around the country in a series of vans, non-private jets, and tour buses, he chose to 'retire', which every1 knows isn't true, just so that he can make more money when LCD Soundsystem 'reunites', or he can just play random DJ sets for more than you make in a year. The guy is even better at business and branding than he is at 'making music'. Look for an auto-headlining of Coachella in 5-10 years.
Anyways, they are releasing a documentary about 'the final show.' It looks sorta fake/staged, but I'm sure indiestreamers will eat it up, just because it 'debuted at Sundance', which should basically rename itself VimeoLive, or something. Maybe this is a mockumentary. I don't think James Murphy really lets any1 into his life, so it is probably pretty staged.
The name of the documentary is "Shut Up and Play the Hits". Who knows if it will actually go to theatres, and what sort of losers will go to a cinemaplex to see it. Hopefully it comes out in IMAX/3d, because those are the only types of movies I see any more.
Does this doc look meaningful?
Is James Murphy a 'wizard' for fake retiring?
Does James Murphy have it all?
R u tired of the LCD Soundsystem retirement branding party hoax?
Do bands die/go 2 heaven?
If James Murphy was serious about improving his band's legacy, should he have staged a plane crash with 3 other relevant indie celebs?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Photo via SPIN
JAMES BRO
C'mon.
Srsly.
Again?
U said that u were retiring from being a buzz human
Shutting down LCD Soundsystem
Cutting at least 10 jobs for band and crew members
Ruining indie by taking another premium buzzband off the market.
This isn't right
Ur doing this on purpose, aren't u?
U just want every1 to remember how much u mean 2 the scene
Ur never gonna really disappear, huh?
EFF
Jimmy Murphs...
May you have neverending success with ur take-and-bake Pizza Chain
"It's Not Delivery--It's Papa Murphy's!"
R u pissed at James Murphy for pretending 2 retire all the time, but then playing buzz shows?
What is his deal?
Is he still 'The Brett Favre of Indie'?
JAMES
JIMMY MURPHY...
Cmon man.
WE GET IT
U 'fake retired' to fire ur band
bc u were tired of them leaching off ur buzztalents
and wanted to keep all of your buzz riches to yourself
Just be open and honest with us
Here u r on the cover of some magazine that I have never heard of
Vibing out with The Juan Maclean
U can't even let Juan vibe out on his own cover
James ALWAYS has to be in the spotlight...
U recently 'hijacked' that Holy Ghost! video [link]
And u just keep hogging the spotlight, bro
Who knows what SAD LCD AZN is even up 2...
Probably 'running the soundboard' for Kreayshawn
Or some other degrading job in 'the music industry'
Oh James...
Ur on the cover of a mag that I've never heard of
Just so u can capitalize on ur altfame
And milk the spotlight
When will u ever 'hang it up'?
Why r u doing this 2 us?
What do u want from us? U already achieved alternative tenure...
Oh Jimmy Jimbo JimBob...
#pray4papamurphy
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
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Photo via sgum
UGH
EFF
WTF
WT EFF
Jimmy Murphy 'back at it again'
One minute ur 'retiring'
Making the entire world celebrate u like ur God's Gift to Authentic BleepBloop Disco Music
and now ur back
Playing a G-D DJ set in Iceland
Why, James, Why?
Addicted 2 alt fame?
Groupie BJs?
The tight body of an entry-level alt in a tube top
I would be addicted, too.
But i am a man without VIP temperance
I thought u were better than that.
At least u were chill abt it.
Keeping it on the DL
NVRMND.
James...
Jimmie...
Plz just make up ur mind
Retired, or unretired?
What abt Sad LCD AZN? Can she have her job back?
What abt the ginger bro from Hot Chip?
What abt the rest of the bros who u enslaved behind synth machines who are forced to dress in all white?
James...
MAKE UP UR MIND, BRO
R u retired? Dunzo? EFfing OVER?
Or are u back4good?
I feel like a needy girl who was dumped by a bro
who is still 'holding on'
but I am just being misled by a TOTAL JERK
who just fingers me whenever he is hornie
Forcing me to give him an HJ in my Honda Accord
I don't like feeling this way.
Maybe find something else 2 do
maybe start a dubstep project, or something.
Or start some sort of mundane yet organic hobby
UGH. EFF. WTF. EFFFFF
Why, Jimmy Murphy, Why?
Are u a member of this buzz society or not?
U cannot have it both ways, Jimmer.
Do u <3 or h8 Jimmer Murphy's reluctance to retire from indie?
Why do u think he is flipflopping?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
James Murphy retired/ended the buzzband LCD Soundsystem, but for some reason he is still addicted to indie fame, buzz, the spotlight, getting blogged about, and being famous on the internet. He is truly the Brett Favre of indie rock, using the 'retirement ploy' in order to capture the entire world's attention and gratitude, but then continue to stay active in the scene. He made such a big deal about his retirement, and made every1 stand thru a 10 hour show at Madison Square Garden, u kinda wish he would stop showing up to promote his band, even at fake awards shows.
Next thing u know, he shows up at some awards shows called The Webbys trying to scrape up his last bit of alt fame and notoriety. LCD Soundsystem apparently won the award for 'Artist of the Year', which means they used the internet the best. Doesn't seem like that is true, but I guess they live in the greater NYC area and had nothing better to do, and all of the tech-bags who showed up 2 this fake awards show probably felt like they were special.
He even paraded out the old band, including the Hot Chip guy and SAD LCD AZN. I feel really bad for her. I just want her to 'go solo' and prove 2 every1 that she basically 'made' LCD Soundsystem, but until she moves past the psychological damage that Jimmy Murph did 2 her, I just don't know.
Which buzzband does the best job of 'using the web'?
Does LCD Soundsystem even use the internet 4 anything besides selling tix thru Ticketmaster then getting angry at Ticketmaster for not selling tickets to 'the right group of ppl'?
Did LCD Soundsystem deserve this award?
Does this mean they 'already unretired'?
Was it inauthentic of them 2 accept it?
Do u wish James Murphy would just retire and go away?
Is he addicted 2 fame?
Is James Murphy the Brett Favre of indie?
#FreeNancyWhang
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Nancy Whang is the alt AZN synth player from the band LCD Soundsystem. Many ppl hope she 'goes solo' to step out of Jame Murphy's shadow.
Carles: Hey James. Do u mind taking a picture with me?
Jimmy: James is my father's name. My friends call me Jimmy. Call me Jimmy.
Carles: Jimmy! Jimbo! U mind taking a picture with me Jimmy?
Jimmy: No problem. We love our fans. Is that a Canon or a Nikon?
Carles: It is actually a point and shoot DSLR 40.4 megapixels. It is GREAT for on-the-go picture taking.
Jimmy: I love that. I could have really used one when I used 2 be in a buzzband
Carles: Yeah… I was wondering. What ever happened with that?
Jimmy: WEll. It was just time 2 call it quits.
Carles: Bummer dude! Loved the band.
Jimmy: Yeah. It hurts to say goodbye. It really does.
Carles: Hey can I get your cell number?
Jimmy: what for?
Carles: Well I was thinking I could do a phone interview with you for my new blog site
Jimmy: Cool what's it called?
Carles: BuzzBlog
Jimmy: Oh yeah! I love that site. That's YOU?
Carles: Yeah. Just me. Love it. In it for the right reasons. To showcase premium indie artists who are improving our scene. Our site loves you guys, and gave your record 4.9 out of 5 thumbs up/stars.
Jimmy: We really appreciate it. Your site is influencial and we saw a noticable sales bump when u blggd abt it.
Carles: Yeah!
Jimmy: Yeah!
Carles: Wanna go grab a bite?
Jimmy: U know what? I'm super hungry. But really unfamiliar with the area
Carles: Let's go ahead and hit up this GREAT new burrito place around the corner. U like Mexican?
Jimmy: Like it? My middle name is basically 'Flauta'!
Carles: Yeah! We'll get some flautas and guac as appetizers.
INSIDE OF LOCAL BURRITO RESTAURANT
Jimmy: Holy EFF! This is better than Chipotle.
Carles: I'm not racist, but if ur gonna eat Mexican food, Mexicans better be making it.
Jimmy: YEah I feel the same way about fusion food.
Carles: So how ru for real?
Jimmy: Kinda sad
Carles: Why bb?
Jimmy: I am not sure
Carles: BB… Ur U. Never be sad. U were put on this earth for a reason… Not every1 can say that.
Jimmy: My ex-band hates me.
Carles: Why?
Jimmy: Because I ended their income streams
Carles: James. It's gonna be okay. If they are ur TRUE FRIENDS, they would understand.
Jimmy: Somebody left flaming poo on my doorstep.
Carles: U mind passing the peach salsa?
Jimmy: Holy EFF this is the perfect mix of sweet and spicy, similar to the popular AZN sauce 'sweet and sour' sauce.
Carles: YEah! I dip eggrolls in that on the reg.
Jimmy: Hell yeah. Eff spring rolls.
Carles: LOLCAT
Jimmy: So tell me about u…
Carles: 22/m/nyc ~~single and ready 2 mingle~~~
Jimmy: Nice
Carles: Kewl
Jimmy: U wanna get some sopapillas?
Carles: The flan is really good
Jimmy: Tres leches milkshakes? Holy Effing EFF
Carles: Yeah let's get a sampler dessert, which is an appropriate sized portion so we can have all 3.
Jimmy: OMG perfect
Carles: So can I get ur gmail address?
Jimmy: Why.
Carles: Because Jame---JIMMY.
Jimmy: Cuz why
Carles: Bc ur my friend
Jimmy: You bet your ass you are.
Please use the comments forum 2 share ur personal stories abt meeting alt celebs.
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Recently, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy 'pulled the plug' on the sound project, ending it forever/until he wants to reunite for 'mad bank.' Even though he had a band of like 10 ppl who were relying on the band for money, because he probably didn't give them much [via album sales], he just called it off, leaving his band unemployed.
The second most famous human in LCD Soundsytem, Nancy Whang, seems to have 'moved on', and was spotted singing backup vocals in Holy Ghost! Ultimately, I like Holy Ghost! more than I ever liked LCD Soundsystem, so maybe she is trying to 'move in' on becoming a part of their live experience. Unfortunately, she is 'only singing' and didn't get to 'tickle the progressive ivories.'
I really hope Nancy figures it out, and releases a solo project to prove that 'James Murphy would be nowhere without her.' She really does deserve revenge after her boss decided to 'fold the company' instead of just 'firing every1 in the band.' I really hope he gave them a solid severance package...
Oh Nance... U r my Sad LCD AZN...
but I want u to be... Happy, LCD-free, QT AZN
I believe in u.
Holy Ghost BB! u Look good too! James Murphy who???
Do u think this is a good 'career move' for Nancy Whang?
Can she recover as a contributing artist to 'make a living'?
Will she become an independent artist?
Or should she 'put all of her eggs in the Juan Maclean basket'?
Do u have a crush on Sad LCD AZN, sort of how it is 'easier to get a GF' when the girl is going thru 'difficult times' and needs support + a shoulder to cry on, so u take her out to dinner and let her cry a little bit then she belongs 2 u?
Nancy Whang is the alt AZN synth player from the band LCD Soundsystem. Many ppl hope she 'goes solo' to step out of Jame Murphy's shadow.
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
[MP3]
LCD Soundsystem - Live Alone (Franz Ferdinand cover) by DominoRecordCo
R u effing kidding me, James Murphy? A new LCD Soundsystem MP3? C'mon bro. Retirement means that u go away, don't tour, don't release MP3s. The band is dead. Don't u know how to let go? Why do u want all of this blog-tention. Is this just some prank? Who do u think u r? What r u trying to prove? I am rlly disappointed. Confused. Baffled. What r u trying to prove? Why can't u just retire & go away?
LCD Soundsystem didn’t stay dead very long. Their farewell show was only a week and a half ago, but they already return with a new track, albeit one recorded pre-MSG. It’s a cover of Franz Ferdinand’s Tonight jam “Live Alone.”
Maybe this song is good, maybe it is okay, maybe it is bad. All I'm saying is that it shouldn't exist. James Murphy needs to stop Brett Favring and just go away.
R u confused by James Murphy's actions?
Does he need to stop booking gigs and releasing new content?
Do u think he is afraid to step out of the spotlight?
Is he just sitting at home watching his google alerts light up?
Did LCD Soundsystem 'fake retire'?
Does James Murphy need 2 'get over himself'?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
LCD Soundsystem had their final show on Saturday night, and if you are a lamestreamer, irrelevant fan, you just went to the show and sat in some seats at a basketball arena. However, if you were a relevant VIP, you probably got an invite to the SUPER EXCLUSIVE afterparty at a relevant space in New York City....
You'll never guess who was there!
Aziz Ansari canoodling with some broad
Aziz Ansari bronoodling with Jimmy Murphy
Donald Glover keeps trying to be 'alt-er' than Aziz Ansari
Former 'it girl' Cory Kennedy
Cut Copy frontman Dan Whitford jonesing on an industry insider
Cut Copy bros
Dave 1 from Chromeo 'throws down his mack' on some broad
A-TRAK also there 2 brag abt their superior, relevant bloodline.
'Performance Artist' Reggie Watts
Sad LCD AZN installation
2 members of LCD Soundsystem who were basically 'fired'/'let go'
"U were amazing, Jimmy... We're really gonna miss u. Can we still be friends even though ur not in a buzzband?"
James Murphy's less successful brother, Timmy Murphy, who is the manager of a Quizno's in Manhattan
Do u wish u were at this VIP alt event?
Would u rather see 'the actual concert' or be invited 2 'the afterparty'?
Do u hope u r a relevant alt celeb / industry insider 1 day so u get access to these exclusive events?
Do u think Jimmy Murphy got 'mad hand jobs' after this show?
Do u miss LCD Soundsystem?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Aziz Ansari is an indie comedian who does entire standup bits about buzzbands, but then he sorta had to 'make money' so he is trying to brand himself as 'the ethnic Chris Rock' by going mainstream-ish. Anyways, he is on some NBC shows that people who hyperactively overshare on the internet are really into, so he is a 'relevant alt comic.' Recently he was at SXSW to try to prove that he is an important member of the indie scene by bronoodling with tons of relevant alt celebs. Now he has taken his attempt 'to be alt' to the next level by crowdsurfing at the LCD Soundsystem final concert at Madison Square Garden.
Here is some video footage of the event 'from the pit.' Aziz probably weighs ~120-140 lbs, so it wasn't too much of a load for the entry level fans standing in General Admission at the show 2 'hold him up.'
Does this prove that Aziz Ansari is an authentic indie music fan?
Is he an 'entry level fan'?
Do u think some1 grabbed his junk?
Do u wish ppl would have treated him like he was crowdsurfing at Woodstock 99 [via mosh pit rape allegations]?
Is he 'trying too hard' to be 'the #1 indie music super fan in the world'?
Will he dethrone Drew Barrymore as the #1 indie super fan in the world [link]?
Is Aziz Ansari into 'the authentic indie' or the 'mainstream indie'?
What can he do 2 prove himself as an authentic indie fan, or was 'crowdsurfing at LCD Soundsystem' the most authentic move possible?
Aziz Ansari is an indie comic who is often associated wit the hit show 'Parks and Recreation' or the now defunct MTV show 'Human Giant.'
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
LCD Soundsystem is 'milking' their final week as a buzzband, playing tons of shows and making 'mad bank' off people who want to be a part of the last LCD Soundsystem experience ever (until they reunite in 2 years to headline Coachella). Anyways, they make these 'fun videos' where they rip off Jim Henson's Muppets [link], so these alts probably thought they would get invited on stage to be a part of the finale if they dressed up as Muppets. There is a Kermit, a Cookie Monster, and a Swedish Chef, but unfortunately James Murphy was probably too busy 'becoming the Brett Favre of indie rock' 2 even notice them....
Is James Murphy a post-humble egomaniac who only cares abt being altfamous?
Is he upset that their last album 'didnt go mainstream enough'?
Should he start writing commercial jingles, like Joey Gladstone on Full House?
'I can't quit u...' -Jimmy Murphy
Are yall getting tired of LCD Soundsystem?
Are they 'overexposed' or is it worth it 4 them 2 go away 4evr?
Is James Murphy still 'the Brett Favre of indie rock'?
Is it a bad financial decision 4 him to quit this buzzband?
XX BONUS SAD AZN XX
James Murphy
turning his back on us... the backing band
But I'll show him...
I'm more than just a synth AZN
I'll become more than LCD Sounsystem ever was...
<3 Nancy Whang <3
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Nancy Whang is the alt AZN synth player from the band LCD Soundsystem. Many ppl hope she 'goes solo' to step out of Jame Murphy's shadow.
James Murphy is on this huge 'look at me' retirement tour just to make his band more famous and then he is going to 'unretire', sort of establishing themselves as 'the buzzband who cried wolf.' Anyways, they had their first night of 'Last Shows' that are going to last all week. U can't help but notice that James Murphy strategically 'greyed his hair' and grew 'facial scruff' just to mirror Brett Favre, the popular 'bro who refused to retire.' It's sort of a mean move by James Murphy because he is basically 'cutting off the income streams' of every1 else in their band who tours with them. He should at least let them use the name 2 tour.
Will Jimmy Murphy unretire [via Brett Favre]?
Will he send peen pix to a keut Madison Square Garden intern?
It's so hard... 2 say goodbye... 2 yesterday....
Do u wish James Murphy would just 'stay retired' instead of 'unretiring' all of the time?
Is Brett Favre the 'James Murphy' of football?
Is Carles the 'Brett Favre' of indie/blogs?
Who is keuter: Brett Favre or James Murphy?
Is LCD Soundsystem 'retiring' a big deal, or had they peaked a long time ago?
XX BONUS SAD LCD AZN XX
Cheer up, LCD Soundsystem AZN QT...
This will be good 4 ur career
U will 'go solo'
get more 'blog famous'
No longer standing in the shadows of Jimmy Murphy
This is ur time, LCD AZN... Ur time 2 shine...
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Nancy Whang is the alt AZN synth player from the band LCD Soundsystem. Many ppl hope she 'goes solo' to step out of Jame Murphy's shadow.
LCD Soundsystem is 'quitting', so I don't really see why they are 'trying so hard' to generate more buzz. Their album came out in 2k10 but here they are with a new music video 4 it. They are also playing like 100 more shows 2 milk as much money as possible out of their fans. Sorta wish we could just paypal them some money 2 go away.
Anyways, this is the video for "Dance Yrself Clean", and it features some fake Muppets doing zany shit in New York City. Kinda makes me sad that they aren't real muppets. They are just puppets of muppets simulated by untrained muppeteers. Really disgraces the entire Jim Henson Studios, and basically 'poops on his grave.' They even have a baby Cookie Monster drinking beer, which is not something that is 'kewl', nor is it what the Muppets
I'm glad LCD Soundsystem is quitting so they stop disgracing the hard work of Jim Henson (who had a better career than Walt Disney).
R I P Jim Henson...
I know ur watching from heaven
upset about how they are ruining ur brand & vision
but it's okay...
they're going away for a long, long time (2-5 years)
Is this video 'fun and creative' or did they ruin the Muppet brand?
Would u be 'awestruck' by the performance, or would u be like 'why do those muppets suck'?
Is there anything 'lovable' abt this performance, or does it just magnify the lack of truly creative ppl living in our world right now?
Whatever happened 2 imagination + creation 4 the sake of making the world a better place, not just 2 create content that a blog will post and inspire consumers 2 purchase ur products and align with ur brand?
Does James Murphy need 2 stop 'bastardizing' the work + vision of Jim Henson?
Do yall h8 entry-level, inauthentic muppets?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem just went on the Colbert Report to get more famous even though he is quitting/retiring from being a relevant electro overground buzzband. Not sure what this whole swan song gimmick is all about, but if ur serious abt retiring, u really need to just 'walk away' and not try 2 sell out a huge arena + do 5 shows + go on a media tour before u go. Anyways, James Murphy shaved his usual 5 o'clock shadow to be on TV, then he was all nervous because of Steven Colbert. He tried 2 be all funnie, and
Did James Murphy 'crush it' in this interview?
Is Steven Colbert the ultimate overground/cool dad comedian?
Is the Colbert Report 'more alt' than both Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien because they interview the buzzbands?
Then they play the song "I Can Change." U can tell the band is really not into it, because they are probably mad pissed that Murphy is 'pulling the plug' on their income stream as a 'touring band' for the next 5-10 years.
Feel rlly bad for the AZN girl... Hope she goes solo...
Did James Murphy 'crush it' in this interview/performance?
R u glad LCD Soundsystem is dying?
Does n e 1 need tickets to the last LCD Soundsystem show? I have a few if yall wanna buy them at above market rate [via scalping]
Is James Murphy 'making a huge mistake' by retiring and leaving millions of buzz dollars on the table, or is he just accepting that he is 41 years old and tired of being tossed around like a buzz meme in the blogosphere?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Standing in line
months in advance
waiting to purchase
the chance 2 see the final performance of the popular buzzband
LCD Soundsystem
Eff ticketmaster
I am 'going old school'
and walking up to a meaningful box office
James Murphy cares about his core tribe of fans
Sparing us the ticketmaster charge
Just great to be in line
with a network of humans who have the same passionate interests that I do
James Murphy, overground electro, and seeing buzzbands live in basketball arenas
I gotta feeling
That the final LCD Soundsystem show is gonna be a good nite...
Needless to say, I will be front row
To watch my favourite overground electro band
as they play their last show
In addition, I am planning to get tickets to their 'comeback' show in 2-5 years
If u though the energy at their 'last show ever' killed it
Think about their energy at their 'first show back'
I am gonna miss James Murphy, that's for sure....
But at the end of the day
He'll always be working the griddle at 5 am
at James Murphy's House of Pancakes
******
Did u stand in line to purchase 'presale tix' to LCD Soundsystem's last show?
Did u get in a fight with a scalper who 'wasn't there for the right reasons'?
R u gonna fly into NYC to see this show?
Does James Murphy really need 2 say it is their last show evr?
Can't he just say they are 'taking a long break'?
Do u <3 standing in line outside of alternative events because every1 gets to 'talk about buzzbands' and feel like life is meaningful 2gether?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
LCD Soundsystem arguably peaked between 3-5 years ago, but they released some album last year and it seemed to have performed well, both critically and commercially. However, James Murphy, the band's frontman says that they are 'breaking up' / 'playing their last show ever.' Clearly, this won't be their last show ever. U know deep down they are just gonna 'reunite' in _ years just to make more money on their ticket sales. Maybe they'll reunite for charity. Most likely, they will reunite to 'headline Coachella' or something gimmicky like that.
Cmon Jimmy Murphy. Why do u have 2 lie 2 us?
R u tired of paying all of the ppl in ur band?
Did LCD Soundsystem 'peak' _ years ago?
Is LCD Soundy 'effing up' by retiring because they have finally conquered overground markets?
I guess they are trying to fill up an arena or something, playing MSG as their final show.
LCD Soundsystem have announced that they will play their final show on Saturday, April 2, at New York City's Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had promised before the release of their 2010 album This Is Happening that it would serve as their victory lap, and indeed it has.
Here he is saying that he is basically 'too scared' to keep pursuing both a 10.0 AND the opportunity 2 go mainstream. Feel like he needs to understand that he was put on this Earth in order 2 attempt to make buzzworthy mp3s. He should probably stay in the band, and keep 'banging' alt skanks.
Murphy spoke with us about the LCD's pending breakup last July before their epic closing set at the Pitchfork Music Festival, saying, "It's all just gotten bigger than I planned or wanted. Not that I'm against it but I don't want to get bigger. What's the goal now-- get fucking huge? I don't want to be a famous person. It's fucking great where we are. I get on an airplane and nobody has any idea who I am. I just want to do other stuff. And since we know we're not gonna do another record I feel freer to do the biggest shit I possibly can. Like, 'Fuck it, we should play Madison Square Garden.'"
He continued: "If I thought there was another record, I'd be very uncomfortable and anxious about it and what it was going to do to my life. Putting an end to it frees me up to have fun; it's like knowing your mortality. As a kid that always wanted to make music, I couldn't have dreamed of a better place to be than where I'm at right now. I didn't even know this place existed-- to play with your friends and be really satisfied and happy. It's not so bad."
Will Panda Bear retire due 2 anxiety?
Is James Murphy 'pussing out' on his career?
Does he need to 'stick it out' and keep writing songs that can be used in quirky comedy trailers? [via Drunk Girls]
Is he making a huge mistake now that they have established themselves as NPR's #1 electro band and they are guaranteed to sell 70k+ albums 2 lamestreamers?
Is it gonna be annoying when LCD Soundsystem 'plays their last show' and every1 in the greater-NYC area is tweeting abt how meaningful it is?
Is James Murphy's career/life 'gonna go down the shitter' or will it improve dramatically now that he is quitting his buzzband?
Isn't the point in life to 'get buzzworthy' then 'transcend buzzworthiness'? Rlly confused by James Murphy's retirement from indie, but if he want to spend more time working on James Murphy's House of Pancakes, u gotta let him follow his passion.
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Anyways, after what was probably a mild commercial flop, LCD Soundsystem decided to put some famous post-tween broad named Anna Kendrick in their video. I think she is sorta like a 'poor man's Ann Hathaway.' She is supposed to a mix of 'girl next door' with 'tight, firm body and supple titties.' There is really nothing interesting about this video, unless u think Anna Kendrick is hot, and u just keep waiting for a nip slip.
I think she was in Twilight, so the goal of this video was probably to 'get blog coverage' on tween/mnstrm blogs about how she was in an indie music video, but mainstreamers probs got bored by the video. Honestly didn't watch it all, just skimmed, saw a bunch of dudes driving, Anna Kendrick trying to look all 'deep.' Wonder if she thought she would get 'indie cred' by appearing in this video.
Did LCD Soundsystem secretly have a 'forgettable' 2k10?
If P4k could review LCD Soundsystem in the last quarter of 2k10, would they 'pan' them?
Would yall rather watch Anna Kendrick or James Murphy?
Is Anna Kendrick 'hot'?
Was 'Up in the Air' an overrated film?
Did this video 'do anything for u'?
Did LCD Sounsystem 'peak' with the Sound of Silver?
Do u think LCD 'let down' Pitchfork by debuting this video on MTV instead of on Pitchfork.tv?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
LCD Soundsystem recently released their album This Is Happening for people to buy and download. It was the #10 selling album in its debut week. Not sure what that means, really. Feel like Vampire Weekend is still the 'golden standard' for Week 1 sales numbers, having sold 124K units.
The final debut in the top 10, at #10, is the second effort from indie-dance punks LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening, which moved 31,000 copies.
Really unsure how to 'evaluate' this news. Not sure if the record industry is still doing well. Is 'indie music' bigger than ever, or is it just easier to do well since indie bands are internet-centric and tons of rich cool dads 'impulse buy' mp3s from Amazon and iTunes?
Did LCD Soundsystem do 'super well'?
Did the album 'flop'?
Will their next album do even better?
Will James Murphy really 'retire' or is there too much opportunity with his band brand?
Do they deserve to 'pop bottles' over this result, or will their major label be pissed that it didn't sell at least 50K albums?
Is LCD Soundsystem the perfect mainstream + alt product?
Was their performance negatively impacted by illegal downloads?
R u proud of James Murphy for being a cool old dude?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
LCD Soundsystem recently performed live in some city, probably a 'relevant one' like Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Iowa City or Salt Lake City, Utah. In order to make the live experience 'more memorable' for fans / to create better photographs that would last forever on the internet, James Murphy decided to 'mastermind' a balloon drop on all of the fans. Seems like this would provide fans with an item that was not only free, but also 'more personal' than just buying random 'merch.'
I am usually aware of my surroundings, so I noticed early on that there would be a balloon drop. Felt excited, anticipating the 'meaningful moment' when the balloons would fall on the commonfolk, replicating the feeling of when free mp3s 'rain down on us' from the internet.
I reached towards the sky as the balloons began to fall. Many people batted around the balloons as if they were beach balls [via a music festival], but they didn't realize that these were limited edition LCD Soundsystem balloons filled with black tar heroin.
Have yall ever done heroin?
Why does it come in balloons? So that u can stick them up ur butt?
Does n e 1 know when is the most authentic time to 'execute' a balloon drop? Right before the encore? Final song of encore? When ur band starts 2 play "Do U Realize?"
Feel like I wish I could be age 1-19 again, so a balloon drop could 'feel meaningful.' Except it would probably be when my local sports franchise won 'the championship.' Might also mix in some confetti.
Are balloons a more authentic indie prop than the toilet paper launcher [via leaf blower]?
Which 'prop' is more 'green'?
Is this gimmick by LCD Soundsystem going to be replicated at all of their tour stops, or did they only do this because it went down in a 'relevant city'?
Should all indie bands have 'balloon drops' to stimulate the crowd?
Do the pix of balloons make u wish u were there so u could tweet about how beautiful the white ballons were?
Will LCD Soundsystem be the #1 album in America?
Always feel kinda bad or the 1 balloon that 'gets left behind' and doesn't get to chill with all of the other balloons.
Feel like that's sorta a metaphor 4 my life.
It's chill though. Don't really want to 'fit in' with the crowd. Feel like all of the balloons in this picture are 'mainstreamers.'
(but 4 real, I caught a balloon and I tied it 2 my ceiling fan when I got home. It is spinning around my room right now, reminding me of how Jimmy Bro [what I call James Murphy) totes 'killed it' and 'nailed it' at the same time during the show.)
Have yall ever done black tar heroin, stared at ur ceiling fan, and thought about memories from better days?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
I am not sure if any1 listens to the New York Times when it comes to music reviews, but it seems like they 'took issue' with the new LCD Soundsystem album. Feel like even though James Murphy has alternative tenure from most websites, they decided to 'pan his shit album.' I am not sure why the NY Times did this since it is a local paper, and they should probably just support local musicians. Maybe u get 'more hits' for saying something 'blows' as opposed to praising it.
What was ur least fave part of LCD Soundsystem's This is Happening?
This music sounds fantastic, as usual — clean, tight and separated in the mix — but songwriting inspiration is in short supply. The aah-aah vocal chorus in the first track, “Dance Yrself Clean,” is not amazing enough to bring back again for the last one, “Home.”
Worried that they are 'taking down an indie legend.' Wonder if they believe that LCD Soundsystem should be part of the Buzzband Euthanasia process, where we collectively 'strip away' the credibility of formerly authentic buzzbands. I feel like LCD Soundsystem probably have another 2 more albums/flops before buzzband euthanasia can be seriously discussed.
It seems like they called James Murphy a 'totally shitty song writer', like he sort of just poo poo-ed on the microphone for the whole album:
A lot of the words in and of themselves on “This Is Happening” — yowled, crooned or muttered as if he’s making them up on the fly — aren’t very good, except to engage you with the music. You wonder how he could share lyrics so half-baked. And paying that bit of attention brings you into the momentum and the particulars, a dry snare drum curiously low in the mix, overmodulated vocals, and extra elements brought up loudly: synth percussion, high-hat cymbals, conga drums.
But you can’t ignore those words, and the more they come to feel like branding, the more irritating they can be. Mr. Murphy specializes in circuitous or fake deep-thoughts — “complicated people never do what you tell them to” — or a kind of dopey metalanguage : “from this position, I can see both of them/from this position, I totally get how the decision was reached.” Sometimes he writes reveries that start strong but peter out, as if he wanted to rewrite David Bowie’s “Heroes” but suddenly found something better to do
is LCD Soundsystem 'still relevant'?
Did this album 'disappoint' u as a consumer/music fan?
Is there is a 'backlash' forming against LCD Soundsystem?
Will their next album be received in the same way that MGMT's album was received if they don't 'write songs like the old 1s'?
Does James Murphy need to go to songwriting classes?
Is the New York Times more influential than Pitchfork?
Will LCD Soundsystem's new album end up being the #1 album in America?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Pitchfork Media is a popular online magazine, famous for giving 'hard ass' ratings to indie bands, serving as gatekeepers to authentic blog buzz / critical acclaim. LCD Soundsystem's latest album This Is Happening leaked several weeks ago, but it will be formally released tomorrow. Pitchfork must have obtained the leak, because they reviewed it, giving it a 'controversial' 9.2.
Did this album really deserve a 9.2 or is this LCD Soundsystem's 'weakest top-to-bottom' product?
Many LCD Soundsystem purists respect James Murphy, but claim that this album 'leaves them wanting something more.' Some say that LCD Soundsystem has already made the revant catalog that they need
"I spent my whole life wanting to be cool... but I've come to realize that coolness doesn't exist the way I once assumed," said Murphy in a recent Guardian feature. This realization probably has something to do with his rising cultural cache. After all, Murphy has done what all other music fiends only dream about-- he's flipped the system and become the embodiment of coolness. This is a phenomenal coup. And he's quick to rationalize his current status to the New Yorker: "I understand that if someone's going to make me his idea of cool I can't control that."It's somewhat ironic, then, that Murphy's reign as New York's ambassador of post-hip-everything finds him nearly losing his cool on This Is Happening. His early singles and first album were him joking to himself, Sound of Silver was a collective rush of us vs. them, and now it's about him and her. This is also by far the bloodiest LCD Soundsystem album-- a series of bare, lacerating manifestos about distance between people, set to the fizzing art/dance-rock greatest hits inside Murphy's skull. "Love is a murderer," he sings on "I Can Change". He's not kidding.
I feel like LCD Soundsystem's generic press coverage focuses on James Murphy being an old, self-aware dude, so then music magazines will talk about 'how trends have such a short lifespan', but James Murphy is the one authentic thing that lasts 4ever that 'every1 can agree on.' Not even sure if this album was that good, or if it was just sort of a 'victory lap' type of album.
Basically, James Murphy has alternative tenure where he is 'grandfathered in' to favorable reviews, but he is not all artsy and weird like the Animal Collective dudes, so articles/reviews about LCD Soundsystem 'bring out the worst' in music journalism/writing because people have to get all historical + weave in some sort of timeline of social/musical trends.
Feel like the previous album is 'better' than this album (because it had a few more 'good mp3s'), but it also received a 9.2. Feel like maybe they 'didn't have the balls' to drop him a few tenths of a point, or possibly 2k10 is just a mad weak year.
If James Murphy was 10-20 years younger, would LCD Soundsystem be 'perceived' the same way? Would he be 'marketed' like some sort of young Brooklynite who immigrated to the buzzcubator? Would LCD Soundsystem have a higher commercial ceiling? Would they be marketed like Passion Pit?
I feel kinda better about listening to Animal Collective, because they are singing about being husbands + dads. I'm not even sure what James Murphy is singing about, seems like it is some old bro singing about 'taking advantage' of drunk girls, then spending tons of time reflecting on the totes dated social concept of 'cool' / how 'fleeting' trends + 'the scene' can be. Feel like maybe James Murphy should make disco jams about being a solid life partner, and wanting to provide shelter via adobe-wave architecture for his family.
Is the rating 'too high' because this album is overrated, or have 'the numbers become all inflated in the 2k10 economy? Worried that there will be some sort of historical collapse of the strength of the Pitchfork currency. We need to stop giving out buzz loans to bands that don't qualify as being genuinely 'buzzworthy' and getting a 1-2 point boost for being 'new and exciting.'
Feel like maybe Pitchfork has been 'handing out a shit load' of 8.4-8.6es over the past year to 'cool bands' that people feel comfortable liking, so then albums like this have to get inflated. Guess this means it is a 'frontrunner' for 2k10 album of the year for people who want to brand the year as belonging to James Murphy.
Did LCD Soundsystem deserve a 9.2?
Have the 'progressed' musically?
Should they write more songs that sound like "Kids" and "Electric Feel"?
Was this album a 'let down'?
Do u feel comfortable with this being 1 of the best albums of 2k10?
Is James Murphy a chill bro, or does he need to sing more about family values?
Is James Murphy the electro James Taylor?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
Feel scared of the new LCD Soundsystem video. I think it is about not respecting women, how they are just a bunch of 'drunk ass sluts' that you can toss around. I am not sure what the abusive puppies / panda bears are supposed to represent. Possibly a collective of animals that are bullying every1 in the indiesphere around. James Murphy sees himself as a 'drunk skank' who is 'a slave to the modern indiesphere.'
Feel scared that Animal Collectives are just a bunch of bullys who are raping every superficial indie fan in the world. Wonder if this song will 'go mainstream' then inspire a lot of puff pieces about how James Murphy is a sexist, and the song "Drunk Girls" set back the indie feminist movement 20 years.
Is this music video the best music video of 2k10?
Do u wish u had a cutting edge space in which to film conceptual videos?
Is this video 'ready to show on MTV'?
Is there a 'better song' on their album that should have been their first single?
Is LCD Soundsystem a leader of 'the d8 rape movement'?
Have u ever physically abused some1 in a conceptual way?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
