New LCD Soundsystem Album Due in May

James Murphy tells SPIN.com about pulling double duty with his record and score for Noah Baumbach's Greenberg.
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy

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.

Album Updates: LCD Soundsystem, Elbow

The two bands give updates on their upcoming releases.
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy / Elbow's Guy Garvey

New York electro group LCD Soundsystem and Brit alt-rock band Elbow both have given updates on their upcoming releases. Get the 411 below.

Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, Marina & the Diamonds, and LCD Soundsystem make our list.

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:

Hot New Band: Free Energy

Download the Philly quintet's sunny, '70s-tinged pop rock single, produced by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.
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.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

From NIN to Phish, we recap all Bonnaroo craziness. Plus: Eminem, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, Lil' Wayne, and more!
Trent Reznor / PHOTO BY Ian Witlen

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.

Devo to Collaborate with LCD Soundsystem Frontman

Plus: The cone-hatted new wavers are also courting Justice and Fatboy Slim. Click here for details!
Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh / James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem

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.

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