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Sound of Silver
Sound of Silver is the second studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. The album was released jointly by DFA and Capitol Records in the United States, and by EMI internationally, first appearing on March 12, 2007, in the United Kingdom. Sound of Silver was produced by the DFA and recorded in 2006 at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts and DFA Studios in New York City.
Upon its release, Sound of Silver received widespread acclaim from music critics and was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The group subsequently released an EP titled A Bunch of Stuff, which consisted entirely of covers, alternative versions, and remixes of tracks from the album.
James Murphy recorded Sound of Silver at Long View Farm in Massachusetts, where he had previously worked on LCD Soundsystem's eponymous debut album. Murphy found recording his own vocals uncomfortable, describing the experience as "horrifying." He covered the entire studio in silver fabric and tin foil during the process. For the recording of LCD Soundsystem's next album, This Is Happening, Murphy brought one of the original pieces of silver fabric to the recording studio in Los Angeles and hung it in Rick Rubin's recording den, the Mansion.
Musically, Sound of Silver has been described as dance-punk, dance-rock, electronica, electronic rock, and indie rock.
Several songs incorporate elements from the band's six-part, 46-minute-long 2006 composition "45:33", in particular "Someone Great", which appears on "45:33" as an instrumental.
The album was dedicated to "the memory of Dr. George Kamen (1942–2006), one of the great minds of his or any generation." Dr. Kamen, a Bulgarian-born doctor, was a pioneer of group therapy and established a practice in New York City. It has been suggested that the loss of "someone" referenced in the track "Someone Great" alludes to Kamen.
For several weeks before and after its release, the entire Sound of Silver album was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The video for the track "North American Scum" was also uploaded to the band's MySpace on February 8, 2007.
On March 12, 2007, coinciding with the album's official UK release, an underground remix version of Sound of Silver was made available online to support a charitable cause.
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Sound of Silver
Sound of Silver is the second studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. The album was released jointly by DFA and Capitol Records in the United States, and by EMI internationally, first appearing on March 12, 2007, in the United Kingdom. Sound of Silver was produced by the DFA and recorded in 2006 at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts and DFA Studios in New York City.
Upon its release, Sound of Silver received widespread acclaim from music critics and was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The group subsequently released an EP titled A Bunch of Stuff, which consisted entirely of covers, alternative versions, and remixes of tracks from the album.
James Murphy recorded Sound of Silver at Long View Farm in Massachusetts, where he had previously worked on LCD Soundsystem's eponymous debut album. Murphy found recording his own vocals uncomfortable, describing the experience as "horrifying." He covered the entire studio in silver fabric and tin foil during the process. For the recording of LCD Soundsystem's next album, This Is Happening, Murphy brought one of the original pieces of silver fabric to the recording studio in Los Angeles and hung it in Rick Rubin's recording den, the Mansion.
Musically, Sound of Silver has been described as dance-punk, dance-rock, electronica, electronic rock, and indie rock.
Several songs incorporate elements from the band's six-part, 46-minute-long 2006 composition "45:33", in particular "Someone Great", which appears on "45:33" as an instrumental.
The album was dedicated to "the memory of Dr. George Kamen (1942–2006), one of the great minds of his or any generation." Dr. Kamen, a Bulgarian-born doctor, was a pioneer of group therapy and established a practice in New York City. It has been suggested that the loss of "someone" referenced in the track "Someone Great" alludes to Kamen.
For several weeks before and after its release, the entire Sound of Silver album was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The video for the track "North American Scum" was also uploaded to the band's MySpace on February 8, 2007.
On March 12, 2007, coinciding with the album's official UK release, an underground remix version of Sound of Silver was made available online to support a charitable cause.