Sweeping The Nation — 2003 was in some ways the year everything we knew about pop splintered - Phil Spector's arrest, Michael Jackson's post-Martin Bashir arrest, Britney being kissed by and then duetting with Madonna with the precipice starting to hove into view.... more info

Stereogum — Just over 15 years ago, James Murphy released the first LCD Soundsystem single, "Losing My Edge." Its role in the band's mythology is foundational. A now-infamous screed of flamboyant snark and cool-guy posturing, "Losing My Edge" climaxed with James... more info

Stereogum — LCD Soundsystem is heading for its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. Sources suggest that the new effort, American Dream , may bow atop the list with perhaps 75,000 to 80,000 equivalent album units earn... more info

MSN Music — It's been a stellar run for indie-rock reunions. Following the long-awaited returns of Grizzly Bear and LCD Soundsystem, The National is back with its first album in four years, Sleep Well Beast (out Friday). Now living in different cities with f... more info

KEXP Seattle — LCD Soundsystem is back! James Murphy and company emerge from early retirement with their fourth studio album (and first in seven years). KEXP Music Director Don Yates declares it “a powerful return to form featuring some of Murphy’s finest, most... more info

Stereogum — LCD Soundsystem released their comeback album American Dream on Friday and James Murphy revealed some of its backstory in a new interview for Crack Magazine . Murphy spoke about the passing of influential celebrities like Bowie, who was a friend o... more info

Stereogum — Are you ready for another Father John Misty album press cycle? Father John Misty sure is! Father John Misty was born ready! The man otherwise known as Josh Tillman played his first-ever festival headlining set at the UK's End Of The Road fest yesterd... more info

Chicago Tribune — Here’s the thing about most comebacks: They’re rarely worth it, except to the artist’s bank account. So skepticism, if not downright cynicism, precedes LCD Soundsystem’s first album since 2010, a feeling compounded by LCD’s announcement tha... more info

Nialler9 — After all the goodbyes and last hurrahs, LCD Soundsystem’s seven-year itch is over. And so the unlikely frontman, the jaded rock star, the studio nerd who was never supposed to be part of the narrative returns to take his place in the limelig... more info

JamBase — LCD Soundsystem, Motorhead, Joan Osborne and Mogwai more info