Released: 2017

Genres: Dance Punk, Synthpop, Alternative Dance, Post-Punk Revival

The Musiquarium’s american dream Review Score: 8.5 out of 10

It had only been three years since the LCD Soundsystem’s farewell show at Madison Square Garden, but it seems as though James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem were already back for one more album with american dream.

oh baby opens the album like a call from the heavens. other voices is delightfully funky. James Murphy criticizes and satirizes cliché dance songs on the humorous tonite, with the song managing to elevate itself above its target. i used to and the title track are full of dreamy synths. change yr mind sounds like Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) era David Bowie meets Talking Heads.

how do you sleep? is a moody piece that slowly unravels over its 9 minute runtime. call the police is a slice of post-punk goodness, as is emotional haircut, which has a Joy Division-type factory repetition to it. The album ends with the 12 minute epic, black screen, which includes a lengthy piano outro.

Like its predecessors, american dream is an excellent album from LCD Soundsystem, which blends various genres of music into something unique that you can dance to, but also feel smart doing. Even if this reunion was short-lived, it felt like a blessing to get one more album out of LCD Soundsystem.

For credit breakdowns and historic release details, view LCD Soundsystem on Discogs.

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Written by Brett Nippard