Sound of Silver (2007) "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is no longer playing at my house. Yes, my ass shook along as that unlikely hit grooved LCD's… LCD Soundsystem Electronic
Music Review

Sound of Silver (2007)

LCD Soundsystem
Reviewed by Jason Adams | Mar 16, 2007
EARNING HIS STRIPES Murphy's sophomore LCD Soundsystem disc still has its dance-floor gems, but also displays new song-making sophistication
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EARNING HIS STRIPES Murphy's sophomore LCD Soundsystem disc still has its dance-floor gems, but also displays new song-making sophistication
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Mar 13, 2007; Lead Performance: LCD Soundsystem; Genre: Electronic

''Daft Punk Is Playing at My House'' is no longer playing at my house. Yes, my ass shook along as that unlikely hit grooved LCD's 2005 eponymous full-length debut all the way to two Grammy nominations. But a couple years will mellow ya, as Soundsystem guru James Murphy can attest. While Sound of Silver still delivers terrific buzzy dance-space jams (e.g., single ''North American Scum''), it also contains wispy hints of New Order and Bowie (''Someone Great,'' ''New York I Love You''), and Murphy's best song-making efforts to date. A-

Originally posted Mar 16, 2007 Published in issue #926 Mar 23, 2007 Order article reprints