Brainchild of James Murphy of the new york collective/label/production house DFA, the band live includes (and has included) Patrick Mahoney (formerly of Les Savy Fav, and sometime Hot Chip live), Nancy Whang (also of The Juan Maclean), Tyler Pope (of !!! and Outhud), Phillip Mossman (Sabres of Paradise, David Holmes), Al Doyle (Hot Chip), Phillip Scaritch (The Witches), J.D. Mark, Matthew Thornley, Andrew Raposo (Automato, Hercules & Love Affair), Justin Chearno (Turing Machine, Panthers) and Gerhardt Fuchs (Turing Machine, The Juan Maclean, !!!, Maserati).MANAGEMENT: Keith Woodkeithwooknyc@yahoo.comBOOKING - USA:Marc GeigerWilliam Morris Agencymgeiger@wma.comBOOKING - Outside USA:Cris HearnPrimary UK2-12 Pentonville RoadLondon N1 9PLUKTel: +44 20 7833 8998email: cris@primary.uk.com
During live performances, Murphy is accompanied by Al Doyle (guitar, percussion -- also of Hot Chip),Tyler Pope (!!! / Out Hud) (bass), Nancy Whang (keyboards) and Pat Mahoney (drums) Previous members include Phil Mossman (guitar, percussion) and Phil Skarich (bass) .
LCD Soundsystem gained attention with its first single, "Losing My Edge". The song, which sounds like the boastings of a music geek put to an electronic beat, received acclaim in 2002. Murphy released a double album simply titled LCD Soundsystem in February of 2005 to critical acclaim. The first disk of the album contains new music and the second contains rereleases of songs previously released as singles. The opening track "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" entered the uk Top 40 in March 2005.
On December 8, 2005 the group received nominations for two Grammys 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.
In March 2007, the band released their second album entitled Sound Of Silver. The album has spawned four singles including "North American Scum", "All My Friends", "Someone Great" and "Time To Get Away". Sound Of Silver saw a move towards a more traditional song writing approach whilst still maintaining the production values of their eponymous debut effort. This has resulted in the album appearing in numerous critic's end of year lists and another Grammy nomination for best electronic/dance album of 2007.
From Wikipedia:LCD Soundsystem is the stage name of American producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records. Murphy's style is a mix of dance music and punk, along with elements of disco, experimental rock, and other styles. He has released three critically acclaimed albums, with 2010's This Is Happening also charting in the Billboard Top 10.