Song of the Day: Infectiously catchy, stripped back, electro-synth-post-punk by the popular New York band fronted by James Murphy with a new single serving as teaser for an as yet unfinished new album, out on Columbia Records
Read moreSong of the Day: IDLES - Dancer (with LCD Soundsystem)
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: 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 moreBodega – How Did This Happen?
Song of the Day: It's a question many ask in the current state of world affairs, but this terrific song by the New York band manages to pose political questions and still be enormously engaging in both music and lyrics
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.
Read moreSoulwax - Do You Want To Get Into Trouble?
Song of the Day: After a short break we return with some brand new work from the Belgian band also known for their 2ManyDJs remixing, here with powerful studio session work featuring three drummers
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