Song of the Day: The Bristol punks return with a strutting, punchy new number with the unmistakable delivery of frontman Joe Talbot, a thrumming bassline, and are also joined by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy as well as Nancy Whang
Read moreSong of the Day: Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee with James Murphy - Los Angeles
Song of the Day: “LA eats its children.” Superbly punchy, rhythmic title track with caustic, striking lyrics about the US city from the forthcoming album a supergroup trio of the ex-Cure drummer, Siouxsie drummer, producer joined by the LCD Soundsystem frontman
Read moreSong of the Day: LCD Soundsystem – New Body Rhumba
Song of the Day: “I need a new body!” A fabulous first new track in five years from the Brooklyn post-punk legends was written for Noah Baumbach’s new film adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise by James Murphy, Pat Mahoney, and Nancy Whang
Read moreSong of the Day: Museum of Love - Marching Orders
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming album Life of Mammals, inspired by the Women’s March and a Don Cherry sound, a brilliantly percussive number by the New York duo of drummer and founding LCD Soundsystem member Pat Mahoney and musician Dennis McNany, aka Jee Day
Read moreLCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge / Killing Joke – Change
Song of the Day: After our previous Eric B. and Rakim number, Know The Ledge, it's a different, double-edged song, and a debut by Brooklyn's James Murphy and co satirising the fear of not staying in vogue
Read moreLCD Soundsystem – Christmas Will Break Your Heart
Song of the Day: Christmas is many things – merriment, sharing, giving, receiving, a joyful coming together, but it is also full of apprehension and difficulty, and not wanting to do things conventionally on SOTD, here's a double-edged number from the Brooklyn band
Read moreLCD Soundsystem – Call The Police
Song of the Day: From the stronger, later part of James Murphy and co's returning album, American Dream, a powerful cri de coeur about US politics and personal turmoil, with classic dance-punk driving rhythms and riffs, cutting lyrics and here echoing influences of Berlin-era Bowie and early U2.
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