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

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.”

yeah, too often (i know we've been over this) critics think of the dreaded I-word in terms of an artist "looking back" on other artists, rather than "looking forward" at an audience that they're trying to find a way to say something to.

i would love to hear the girl who shouts on this album's band

Nancy Whang? She's in the Juan Maclean, too.

o rly! <3 juan maclean obv but i was kind of hoping she would be in an x ray specs cover band or something.

i would love to hear the girl who shouts on this album's band

― teflon donk (samosa gibreel), Friday, June 4, 2010 3:25 PM (36 minutes ago)

NW has been on every LCDSS album fwiw, even the first single: b-side "beat connection".

Dear DFA,

Everybody wants a Nancy Whang solo album.

Love,

Everybody

word

also plz to include a cover of "o bondage up yours"

i dunno dudes, i dig her on the maclean/lcd stuff but uh, what?

find her kind of annoying tbh

This is great, can't believe how good his vocals sound live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-G1NltxNqE

so awesome seeing russom playing w/ them

makes me wanna see them for him alone

yea i forgot that lcd was sort of a dfa-allstars type thing now with russom, whang, mahoney, and murphy all in the band. i guess i didn't think they'd all be on tour but it is worth your money people! i'm not even that stoked on the new album but it was among the best live shows i've seen in years

yeah, i saw them after sound of silver and i swear i really only love those songs in the moment of hearing them live

parts of this album remind me of semisonic

haha

not sure if that's ~entirely~ accurate but who am i to disagree with your subjective impressions

yea i forgot that lcd was sort of a dfa-allstars type thing now with russom, whang, mahoney, and murphy all in the band.

can't believe nancy whang and pat mahoney have joined LCD now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6A0MdXvDM

can't believe nancy whang and pat mahoney have joined LCD now!

― Señor Communications Adviser (sic), Saturday, June 5, 2010 7:24 PM (18 minutes ago)

when were they not in LCD?

(that was his point)

oicnow

the real dfa allstar band was black leotard front.