LCD Soundsystem is the musical side project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. The music of LCD Soundsystem is a mix of dance music and punk, along with elements of disco and other styles. LCD Soundsystem is particularly popular in Britain, with two albums reaching the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.

• James Murphy – vocals, instruments

When performing live, Murphy is accompanied by the following band members:

• Al Doyle – guitar, percussion (also of Hot Chip)
• J.D. Mark – guitar
• Phil Skarich – bass
• Nancy Whang – keyboards, synthesizer (also of The Juan Maclean)
• Pat Mahoney – drums

Former live members include:

• Tyler Pope – bass (also in !!! and the now-defunct Out Hud)
• Phil Mossman – guitar, percussion

Early singles and self-titled album (2002–2005)

LCD Soundsystem gained attention with its first single, "Losing My Edge". Described as "an eight-minute, laugh-out-loud funny dissection of cool over a dirty electronic beat" the single became an underground dance favourite. This was followed by other well received singles "Give It Up" and "Yeah".

LCD Soundsystem released a double disc set simply titled LCD Soundsystem in February 2005 to critical acclaim. The first disc contains the album and the second contains re-releases of previous singles. The opening track "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" quickly gained popularity and entered the UK Top 40 in March 2005 and was later featured on several video game soundtracks like SSX on Tour, Forza Motorsport 2, Burnout Revenge, and FIFA 06. The band toured with M.I.A..

LCD Soundsystems's song "Get Innocuous" is featured on Grand Theft Auto IV and can be heard on the games in game radio station Radio Broker

In June 2005, the band covered a Siouxsie & the Banshees song, "Slowdive" for the B-side of "Disco Infiltrator".

On December 8, 2005 the group received nominations for two Grammy awards in the Electronica category for their self-titled album and in the Dance category for "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House". This album was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

45:33 and Sound of Silver (2006–2008)

In October, 2006 James Murphy released a track entitled "45:33" as part of a promotion with Nike for download from iTunes. The track is, strangely, 45 minutes and 58 seconds long, and was claimed to "reward and push at good intervals of a run". However it was later revealed that this was not the case, but that Murphy merely wanted the opportunity to create a long piece of music, akin to E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching.

LCD Soundsystem's second album, Sound of Silver, was released on March 12, 2007, to near universal critical acclaim. Praise included Mixmag awarding it the title Album of the Month, a 9.2 score from Pitchfork Media and a 5-star review from The Guardian. The album release was preceded by the single "North American Scum".

LCD Soundsystem's subsequent single "All My Friends" included a cover of the song by both Franz Ferdinand and former Velvet Underground member John Cale. The digital download "All My Friends" EP also includes a cover of the early Joy Division song "No Love Lost". In September 2007 the "A Bunch of Stuff" EP was released and the band went on tour with Arcade Fire. Late in 2007 the band released "Someone Great" as the third single off of Sound of Silver and re-released 45:33 on CD and vinyl through DFA Records. In December 2007 there was a release of a 12-inch record containing b-sides from European singles for the North American market entitled "Confuse the Marketplace".

Also in December 2007 the band received a nomination for the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album. The album was also named the best album of 2007 by publications such as The Guardian, Uncut and Drowned in Sound.

Time magazine named "All My Friends" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #4. Writer Josh Tyrangiel praised the “magic” in the song, saying that the song’s “straightforward repetition of the same guitar, keyboard and bass lines, combined with lyrics about life without regret, and life with all kinds of regrets pays off with a punch about what we lose as we get older." The album was also nominated for the 2007 Shortlist Prize, where it lost out to The Reminder by Feist.

After finishing touring for Sound of Silver the band recorded and released a song entitled "Big Ideas" on the soundtrack of the film 21. This song was ranked number 63 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.

Third album (2009–)

On 18 November 2008 Al Doyle seemed to suggest in an interview with 6 Music that the band would soon be discontinued. However the following day both Doyle and James Murphy quashed this rumour, with Murphy indicating a new LCD Soundsystem album was on the way.

Murphy began recording in the summer of 2009 in Los Angeles. Possible song titles mentioned include "Why Do You Hate Music?" and "Love in LA".

Studio albums

• LCD Soundsystem (January 24, 2005) DFA #20 (UK)
• Sound of Silver (March 12, 2007) (UK) March 20, 2007 (USA) DFA #28 (UK)#46 (USA) #2 (CMJ Radio 200)

Other releases

• Introns remix album March 13, 2006 DFA
• 45:33 Nike+ Original Run October 17, 2006 Nike (re-released November 12, 2007) DFA
• A Bunch of Stuff EP September 18, 2007 DFA
• 45:33 Remixes September 14, 2009 DFA

Singles

• "Losing My Edge" – (July 8, 2002) #115 UK
• "Give It Up" – (July 28, 2003)
• "Yeah" – (January 12, 2004) #77 UK
• "Movement" – (November 8, 2004) #52 UK
• "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" – (February 28, 2005) #29 UK
• "Disco Infiltrator" – (June 6, 2005) #49 UK
• "Tribulations" – (September 26, 2005) #59 UK
• "North American Scum" – (February 26, 2007) #40 UK
• "All My Friends" – (May 28, 2007) #41 UK
• "No Love Lost" (Joy Division cover) / "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (cover of a France Gall song penned by Serge Gainsbourg) – (September 17, 2007) Split 7" with Arcade Fire
• "Someone Great" – (October 22, 2007)
• "Confuse the Marketplace" – (December 11, 2007) EP
• "Time to Get Away" – (February 25, 2008)
• "Big Ideas" – (August 11, 2008)

Compilations

• DFA Compilation, Vol. 1 (2003 · DFA)
• DFA Compilation, Vol. 2 (2004 · DFA)
• Music from the OC: Mix 5 (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)
• DFA Holiday Mix 2005 (2005 · DFA)
• FabricLive.36 (2007 · Fabric)
• 21 Soundtrack (2008 · Columbia Records)

Grammys 2006

• Best Electronic/Dance Album – LCD Soundsystem
• Best Dance Recording – "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"

Grammys 2008

• Best Electronic/Dance Album – Sound of Silver

• Official site
• LCD Soundsystem at Discogs
• LCD Soundsystem at Last.fm
• LCD Soundsystem discography at MusicBrainz
• Interview with musicOMH.com, 2007
• Interview with DJ Times, 2005
• Videos of James Murphy Press Conference (April 6, 2007)
• James Murphy podcast on Times Online