You wanted a hit

James Murphy and co are back with another masterpiece. If you thought it would be tough to beat Sound of Silver especially the timeless 'All my friends', which is also one of my top ten tracks of the last decade and the hauntingly beautiful 'Someone great', then you would not be alone.

Whether or not This is happening, can even be in the same league as it's predecessor is a question in itself. Much like their release of 'North American scum' as the opening single on Sound of Silver, they have gone out with a rockier, heavier single in 'Drunk girls' to introduce us to what Murphy himself describes as their best (and apparently last, fuck it) album yet.

'Drunk girs' the only track under 7 minutes, is therefore the only radio friendly single and like North American Scum, doesn't grab me, instead it's the 8 minute, building epic 'Dance yourself clean' that is on repeat on my iPod. You want to listen to this from start to finish. Loud. Other tracks of note include the ironic 'You wanted a hit', which as self deprecating as it is, probably sums up the New Yorkers outlook that has seen them been the face of the DFA label for almost a decade.

This album will get remixed to death this year, but fellow DFA darlings Holy Ghost is an early contender for my favourite re-rub, (see below) but watch this space.

Lcd Soundsystem - This is happening is out May 17th



Download: LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
Download: LCD Soundsystem - You wanted a hit

Download: LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls - Holy Ghost