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10 Years Of LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up And Play The Hits'

10 Years Of LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up And Play The Hits'

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10 Years Of LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up And Play The Hits'

FromIndiecast

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In April of 2011, LCD Soundsystem performed a monumental three-and-a-half hour show at Madison Square Garden that was billed as their final show ever. Fans flew from all over the globe to say dance themselves clean and say goodbye to the dance-punk outfit that made a name for themselves with self-referential lyrics and impressive electronic arrangements. A little less than a year after the band waved goodbye, in January of 2012, a documentary called Shut Up And Play The Hits premiered at the Sundance Film Festival that their final show and interspersed with sections featuring frontman James Murphy reflecting on the band with prompts from Chuck Klosterman.A decade later, that Madison Square Garden gig turned out to be more of a "see you later" than a "goodbye." LCD Soundsystem returned to the stage in March of 2016 before headlining Coachella that same year, and they even dropped a new record in 2017's American Dream. Everything that has transpired in the 10 years since Shut Up And Play The Hits was released greatly affects -- and perhaps completely undermines -- the film's context and one's ability to appreciate it as a swan song. On this week's episode of Indiecast, Steve and Ian try to come to terms with the legacy of the film, and LCD Soundsystem as a whole (32:46).In this week's Recommendation Corner (51:19), Ian is plugging Pedro The Lion's new album Havasu, which came as a surprise earlier this week. Steve is urging people to check out Elvis Costello's The Boy Named If, which is the 32nd studio album from the legendary songwriter.You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news. :35 - Intro, Ian’s LA Weekly LCD Soundsystem Piece4:21 - Nostalgia for Troll-y music lists + why you don’t see as many negative reviews any more10:22 - Breaking News: Taylor Swift, Ambassador of Record Store Day11:46 - Steve’s piece on the cd revival16:09 - When We Were Young Fest23:54 - Mailbag: Ian’s thoughts on The Grateful DeadSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jan 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Indiecast is a weekly show from UPROXX Indie Mixtape hosted by music critics Steven Hyden and Ian Cohen. Every week, Hyden and Cohen discuss the biggest news and names in modern indie, as well as look back to moments that established the indie rock canon.