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45:33 (Bonus Tracks) by LCD Soundsystem

Published: 2007-11-13 Provider: Artist Direct

LCD Soundsystem Offers Up Fabric Live Mix

LCD Soundsytem is the next band/DJ to have the honor of curating the latest edition of the Fabric Live mix series. The

Published: 2007-08-30 Provider: Artist Direct

LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire Add More Dates

Based on the high reading on our indie drool meter, we'd say that the double-bill of LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire is the ideal tour

Published: 2007-07-23 Provider: Artist Direct

"small-time machine" by Cassettes Won't Listen

Here's a familiar story: a New York-based multi-instrumentalist and producer with loads of indie cred steps out of the booth to record solo material to critical acclaim. If the story of Jason Drake, who records under the moniker Cassettes Won't Listen, sounds similar to that of LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, that's because it is. But that's where the similarities end. If Murphy is an indie-DJ jokester, Drake plays his doe-eyed straight man. Considering his fantastically bubbly cover of Liz Phair's "Fuck and Run" from last year, Small-Time Machines is an unexpected blast of emo-like sincerity. The album's best song, "Freeze and Explode," begins with the thought, "there's nothing we can say or do / the damage is in front of you / I'm sorry, but sometimes things fall apart." For much of Small-Time Machine, Drake sounds like Ben Gibbard's dueling, indie-versus-electronic personalities—a perfect midpoint between Death Cab For Cutie's sensitive indie-pop and The Postal Service's

Published: 2008-03-04 Provider: Artist Direct

"I Created Disco" by Calvin Harris

Standing on the shoulders of giants like LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk, 23-year-old Scotsman Calvin Harris makes his full-length debut with I Created Disco, hoping to build on the success of his club-igniting single "Acceptable in the '80s." While Harris didn't generate enough fresh ideas to stretch across an entire album, there's certainly evidence that he will outlive his supposed 15 minutes of fame (the Harris buzz and backlash began months before his U.S. release date). Among the form-breakers, "Love Souvenir" taps into a late-night R&B vibe, but then winds up recycling itself, sounding like an inflated interlude. "Electro Man" proves to be a late surprise and highlight, harnessing some Bowie-ish flair and allowing Harris a rare moment of poignancy as he repeatedly sings, "I would go anywhere with you." For the most part, I Created Disco doesn't stray from the proven blueprint of Daft Punk-descended grooves, twitchy electronic melodies and a mixture of

Published: 2007-09-04 Provider: Artist Direct