"This Is Happening": the third album by LCD Soundsystem

What the hell, what is that? (No, I will not say 'who is that')

iirc that is cap't beardo from band of horses.

The aliens are among us.

http://all4women.co.za/files/Alian-Allan.gif

i wanna join the fleet foxes

dare to dream.

great thread

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actually i like this disc a lot. do people here find the slow build on the first track overlong? i think it works very well, because it lulls you to sleep and then pops.

sorry -- it doesn't lull me to sleep. just a figure of speech. it leads me to believe there's no big payoff coming, and then delivers a big payoff.

First track is the worst, actually. Listening to my CD copy in the car, I thought, "Oh, I don't remember this going on so uninterestingly."

maybe you're wrong, and maybe i'm right

What the hell, what is that? (No, I will not say 'who is that')

lol irl

the build-and-pop in the first song is the best thing on the record, if the end of the track didn't go into the next one I would listen to it over and over

^^yes

First track is the worst, actually. Listening to my CD copy in the car, I thought, "Oh, I don't remember this going on so uninterestingly."

I disagree with this so much

the brittle, wearied lyrics with all of the little micro flourishes that pop in and out bookended by those ahs... it just fantastic (then again, I also love lyrical repetition)

I don't mind repetition, period, but after the first four or five minutes, when it restarts, I just tune out.

the song is an exercise in groove dissection and, as someone who likes to view music as aural Tinkertoys, it's really beautiful

one of my favorite tracks of the year, no doubt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiTCmR1I9E

great news, Bridwell didn't make it into The Fleet Foxes, but some Vedder dude apparently snapped him up

credit to dan m for posting that first, over on 77

Really liking this album.

so where did it end up in the hot 200?

http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/glee-stops-the-show-at-no-1-stones-come-1004094028.story

Band of Horses and LCD Soundsystem also arrive high -- entering at Nos. 7 and 10, respectively, with their latest efforts. Band of Horses' Infinite Arms starts with 45,000 while LCD's This Is Happening opens with 31,000. They are the highest charting albums -- and best sales weeks -- for both acts.

God I didn't realize people like Band of Horses so fucking much. I thought we already had one My Morning Jacket who are *much* better, if you're into that sort of thing?

God I didn't realize people like Band of Horses so fucking much.

i don't think i knew how popular they were, either. but . . .

After the Stones, the next highest entry is the Black Keys with "Brothers" starting at No. 3 with 73,000.

is serious O_O

'home' is my favourite on this album by miles

The Black Keys not too surprising. They've always had the potential to cross over to "mainstream" blues/garage rock fans... looks like all that relentless touring has paid off in album sales.

Also, the Black Keys are good at what they do. I definitely see the appeal.

Whereas Band of Horses are shit.

i sort of just toss Black Keys into that group of shitty modern rock bands that get radio airplay and are moderately successful when there are other, better bands who could probably be just as popular but aren't

"shitty modern rock bands that get radio airplay and are moderately successful" meaning junk like Silversun Pickups

I literally don't know any Silversun Pickups besides "Lazy Eye" and "Panic Switch" but I srsly love those songs.

Not a Black Keys fan myself, but to describe them as "modern rock" is really really missing the point, and also RONG.

I still get Black Keys confused with Black Lips.

I was surprised to read that The Black Keys are being supported by The Walkmen in Glasgow, but based on the sales I guess it's justified.

use whatever term you want, ilxor -- i was just using "modern rock" as a descriptor for the place where that kind of stuff seems to fit in in the landscape of mainstream music, not as something to describe the sound

great thread

Made even better with the Official Steve Shasta Seal of Approval.

i don't really no much about them and i'm kinda stabbing in the dark here, but Black Keys basically = White Stripes minus good pop tunes?? I can see how that would find a certain audience if not blow up huge

Alternatively, Black Keys = White Stripes minus brother/sister gimmickry, color coordination, annoying Jack White God complex, etc.

Also minus Jack White's charisma and stage presence.

damn, did you pull the wool off my eyes, ilxor!

Rev, I'm not really a fan of either of 'em... just playing devil's advocate.

the guy from black keys has a good voice for radio

love all the synths strewn through this record - seems more deeply textured than a lot of the older stuff.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/james-murphy-of-lcd-soundsystem,41691/

good interview

i'm enjoying this album!

but, on "you wanted a hit" and "pow pow" james murphy sounds really pissed. what's up with that? calling out michael musto, who are you, axl all of a sudden? idgi

this has probably been discussed on this very thread.

thx!

he talks about it at the end of that interview

ha! shoulda known not to take is seriously

this album sounds like the soundtrack to the lion king at many points

I had a dream Jams was an ILXor and me and morbs and him and some others were all hanging out, and we were drinking this weird "video soda" product that played an Aeon Flux-like cartoon of someone else drinking a soda in front of your eyes every time you took a sip

I love the way James describes styles of music in terms of the face you pull when you're performing it. Like this line about Pow Pow: "To me it’s “the talking guy with his talking face.” You know, “Talking Heads’ talking face doing his talking.”