LCD Soundsystem
Electric Lady Sessions
Release Date: Feb 8, 2019
Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock
Record label: Columbia
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Album Review: Electric Lady Sessions by LCD Soundsystem
Excellent, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
While out on their 2018 tour behind the comeback album American Dream, the full LCD Soundsystem band swung into Electric Lady studio in New York to record their live set plus a few covers. This was something they had done before on The London Sessions back in 2010, and much like that album, this is an important document of a band at the height of their powers (again). Snapping through lively versions of songs from the album, the group balances the various synths, drums, and guitars into a lively, pulsing sound for James Murphy's always trenchant vocals.
Based on rating 8/10
A live-in-the-studio album in 2019 seems like just another drip from the firehose of live content the internet has to offer. Got a favourite band? Chances are there's live footage of them on YouTube. Or they did one of NPR's "Tiny Desk" concerts, or filmed something for La Blogotheque or did a Spotify Session… the list goes on. So excuse me if I roll my eyes at this, the latest live recording from LCD Soundsystem. Sure, I love the band, but didn't they already do this on The London Sessions? Heck, a couple of those songs from that are ….
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