Just in time for this years much-hyped Pitchfork Music Festival that will feature LCD Soundsystem closing out Saturday night, dance punk virtuoso James Murphy has revealed that the troupe is scheduled to drop its new album on May 17. Though fans are already going bonkers for its planned debut, James Murphy is only fanning the flames of the fire by revealing tasty tidbits of information on his band’s Facebook page, as well as Twitter. The new album supposedly leans a bit more towards heavy synth, guitar, and a heaping helping of melodies, which may or may not stray from member Nancy Whang’s steadfast house-propelled disco style featured in her other band, The Juan MacLean. Whatever the end result, Murphy always seems to have critics in the palm of his hand. The real question is whether fans will follow suit. Here’s a duo of remixes by Soulwax.
LCD Soundsystem “Get Innocuous (Soulwax remix)”
LCD Soundsystem “Daft Punk is Playing at My House (Soulwax remix)”
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