History Music / LCDSoundsystem

* IAmTheBand: James Murphy is the one who does all the work for the songs, but he's joined by other people for live shows.

* SpokenWordMusic: James's distinctive singing embraces elements of this.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_murphy_9039.jpg LCD Soundsystem was an [[NewYorkCity NYC]]-based sort of {{dance-punk}} band thing that was the project of James Murphy, who plays most, if not all instruments on the records. For the sake of the sanity of this article, the project will be referred to as a band so the word "they" will be used.

** "Losing My Edge" mentions Can, Suicide, CaptainBeefheart, Music/DaftPunk, Paradise Garage, Larry Levan, TheBeachBoys, Modern Lovers, Niagara, Yaz, This Heat, Pere Ubu, Outsiders, Nation of Ulysses, Mars, Trojans, Black Dice, Todd Terry, The Germs, Section 25, Althea and Donna, Sexual Harassment, a-ha, PublicImageLtd, The Human League, The Normal, [[TheVelvetUnderground Lou Reed]], Scott Walker, Monks, JoyDivision, Sun Ra, 10cc, Soulsonic Force, David Axelrod, The Slits, [[MemeticMutation GIL! SCOTT! HERON!]], Faust, {{Swans}}, Soft Cell, and The Sonics. [[SerialEscalation That's not even the full list.]]

Their music is part of the movement in indie music known as "{{dance-Punk}}". However, they are probably one of the bands that come closer to the "dance" side of that subgenre than with the "punk" aspect. Strangely, despite Murphy's vocals lacking the snarl of the other artists in the subgenre, it still works and qualifies.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_murphy_9039.jpg LCD Soundsystem was an [[NewYorkCity NYC]]-based sort of {{Dance-punk}} band thing that was the project of James Murphy, who plays most, if not all instruments on the records. For the sake of the sanity of this article, the project will be referred to as a band so the word "they" will be used.

Their music is part of the movement in indie music known as "{{Dance-Punk}}". However, they are probably one of the bands that come closer to the "dance" side of that subgenre than with the "punk" aspect. Strangely, despite Murphy's vocals lacking the snarl of the other artists in the subgenre, it still works and qualifies.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_murphy_9039.jpg LCD Soundsystem was an [[NewYorkCity NYC]]-based sort of band thing that was the project of James Murphy, who plays most, if not all instruments on the records. For the sake of the sanity of this article, the project will be referred to as a band so the word "they" will be used.

Their music is part of the movement in indie music known as "[[ElectronicMusic dance punk]]". However, they are probably one of the bands that come closer to the "dance" side of that subgenre than with the "punk" aspect. Strangely, despite Murphy's vocals lacking the snarl of the other artists in the subgenre, it still works and qualifies.

* BrokenRecord - Several. "Yeah" has, well [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Yeah."]] "Get Innocuous" has "You will normalize / Don't it make you feel alive?" "Never As Tired As When I'm Waking Up" has "But not with you / I keep on telling myself it's true."

LCD Soundsystem's best-known songs are "All My Friends," "North American Scum," "Drunk Girls," and "Music/DaftPunk is Playing At My House."

* SelfTitledAlbum - ''LCD Soundsystem,'' natch.

** The Harry Nilsson song "[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Jump Into the Fire]]" at their final show ever at Madison Square Garden.

* {{Hipster}}: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in "Losing My Edge." The singer was an underground indie DJ back in the 60's and 70's. Now, everything that was underground when he played it is being co-opted by "art-school Brooklynites in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered eighties." By the end, he's in a name-dropping battle rattling off every group in his vinyl collection to prove his relevance.

** "DaftPunk is Playing at My House."
** "Losing My Edge" mentions Can, Suicide, CaptainBeefheart, DaftPunk, Paradise Garage, Larry Levan, TheBeachBoys, Modern Lovers, Niagara, Yaz, This Heat, Pere Ubu, Outsiders, Nation of Ulysses, Mars, Trojans, Black Dice, Todd Terry, The Germs, Section 25, Althea and Donna, Sexual Harassment, a-ha, PublicImageLtd, The Human League, The Normal, [[TheVelvetUnderground Lou Reed]], Scott Walker, Monks, JoyDivision, Sun Ra, 10cc, Soulsonic Force, David Axelrod, The Slits, [[MemeticMutation GIL! SCOTT! HERON!]], Faust, {{Swans}}, Soft Cell, and The Sonics. [[SerialEscalation That's not even the full list.]]

LCD Soundsystem's best-known songs are "All My Friends," "North American Scum," "Drunk Girls," and "DaftPunk is Playing At My House."

** "Losing My Edge" mentions Can, Suicide, CaptainBeefheart, DaftPunk, Paradise Garage, Larry Levan, TheBeachBoys, Modern Lovers, Niagara, Yaz, This Heat, Pere Ubu, Outsiders, Nation of Ulysses, Mars, Trojans, Black Dice, Todd Terry, The Germs, Section 25, Althea and Donna, Sexual Harassment, a-ha, PublicImageLtd, The Human League, The Normal, [[TheVelvetUnderground Lou Reed]], Scott Walker, Monks, JoyDivision, Sun Ra, 10cc, Soulsonic Force, David Axelrod, The Slits, [[MemeticMutation GIL! SCOTT! HERON!]], Faust, {{Swans}}, Soft Cell, and The Sonics. [[BeyondTheImpossible That's not even the full list.]]

* EpicRiff -
** The signature slide guitar line in "All I Want" certainly qualifies.
** The repeated piano line in "All My Friends" does as well.

* MagnumOpus - ''Sound of Silver''

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_murphy_9039.jpg LCD Soundsystem is an [[NewYorkCity NYC]]-based sort of band thing that is the project of James Murphy, who plays most, if not all instruments on the records. For the sake of the sanity of this article, the project will be referred to as a band so the word "they" will be used.

They got their start in 2002 when Murphy released a handful of singles that got decent radio airplay on underground stations. After these successes he got a few musicians to collaborate with him, wrote a SelfTitledAlbum and LCD Soundsystem was born. Then, in 2007 ''Sound of Silver'' was released to critical acclaim, appearing on many year-end and decade-end album charts. Then finally Murphy announced a possible end to the project, with a "final" album titled ''This Is Happening'' being released. Once again, the critics drooled and the album found itself on more lists.