The 2005 debut album of the New York LCD Soundsystem seemed like an insight into the tasteful record collection of frontman, songwriter and producer James Murphey. At the same time, the audible influences of The Fall, Fela Kuti, Can and obscure eighties wave and funk, among others, provided a rousing sound that was well-suited to both the dance and pop world. On successor Sound Of Silver they sound
… more consistent with a bone-dry, raw disco sound in which percussion and analog whirring electronics predominate, and again the songs increase in power as they exceed the length of an average pop song. Pure trance then takes over, as in All My Friends. Murphy still snorts and snorts like his great hero Mark E. Smith (The Fall) in lyrics full of repetitive one-liners. This is better for him than singing as in the piano ballad New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down. A misplaced ending of an album on which LCD Soundsystem has unmistakably grown into its own sound. (MR)more
