New LCD Soundsystem Album Due in May
James Murphy has announced a May 18 release date for the yet-to-be-titled third album from his dance-rock outfit LCD Soundsystem. The record follows 2007's Sound of Silver, which SPIN called both "rocking and rapturous." See the new album's tracklist below.
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Album Updates: LCD Soundsystem, Elbow
New York electro group LCD Soundsystem and Brit alt-rock band Elbow both have given updates on their upcoming releases. Get the 411 below.
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Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week
Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold.
That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!)
This week's winners:
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Hot New Band: Free Energy
Philadelphia quintet Free Energy's excellent debut single, also called "Free Energy," is a perfectly tart, semi-glammy, Thin Lizzy-style nugget of summery rock'n'roll, the kind of tune the kids in Dazed and Confused might play loud, with the top down, on their way to party at the moon tower.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week
We've showered up, washed the mud out of our shoes, and properly detoxed -- yep, this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival is a wrap. We saw great sets from MGMT, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, NIN, Phoenix, and many others. Wax nostalgic with us and check out our Bonnaroo 2009 recap, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and reviews, below.
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Devo to Collaborate with LCD Soundsystem Frontman
Devo have recruited LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy to collaborate on their new album. How did the two come together? Well, it starts with a big misunderstanding.


