7. LCD SoundsystemThis Is Happening

We’ve played with them quite a few times over the last couple of years, getting to know James Murphy and hearing that music in unexpected places. I love them now. I think I loved them too late, now they’re broke up or whatever, but I love them. It’s hypnotic, [like] we’re going to grind away and discover the nuances. It’s not about a big giant arrangement that takes you up and down, it’s about being on the edge and going, and going, and going. They did that well, he had a great band. And their sounds are important, it isn’t just guitars and keyboards. We’d see them play and they’d take a lot of effort to get these little sounds that all work together. We got to know that record by it being around all the time, which is great, because you’re not just putting it on and going ‘What is this shit?’. You’re just hearing it and going ‘What is that, that’s cool?’. ‘Dude, it’s LCD Soundsystem.’