DFA Records主脑James Murphy领军之Disco Punk指标乐队，第二张横扫全球话题钜作 　　时而缓拍低吟，时而疯狂戏谑的声音表情、深入探索Post Punk与舞曲音乐内涵，成就一张深具娱乐效果，触人心弦当代经典 　　英国卫报、Urb、musicOMH.com、Los Angeles Times、Playlouder、Hartford Courant一致献上满分评价；Pitchfork破例9.2分力荐；Q、Mojo、Uncut、Spin、AMG、BBC collective、Observer Music Monthly、The New York Times、Under The Radar、Dusted Magazine、Hot Press、Dot Music、Stylus Magazine一致给予四颗半星超优讚誉 　　☆ Urb：「James Murphy这次透过歌声做足了动人表情！」 　　☆ 英国卫报：「给成年人的Dance Rock，精彩非凡！」 　　☆ musicOMH.com：「让人忍不住一再重播的震撼体验，有如跨上飞快的交通工具！」 　　☆ Los Angeles Times：「崭新的音乐型态以及嘻笑怒骂背后的真诚性格，是他出奇致胜的两大关键。」 　　☆ Playlouder：「年度最佳专辑！」 　　☆ Pitchfork：「摇滚与舞曲溷种作品最完美典范，我们所能期待的不过如此！」 　　☆ Stylus Magazine：「出奇动人，除了让人手舞足蹈，也要心情澎湃！」 　　☆ BBC collective：「触动人心，却又让人同时忍不住摇头甩脑并随之起舞的音乐！」 　　☆ The New York Times：「James Murphy进入乐坛以来，最伟大的杰作！」 　　☆ Hartford Courant：「名符其实的杰出经典作品：摇滚精神、电子节拍再加上戏谑的幽默感」 　　☆ Dot Music：「年度最佳专辑首选！」 　　☆ Q：「不仅在节奏的掌控上异常杰出，James Murphy亦是十分出色的作曲家与先锋人才！」 　　作为一名音乐先锋，James Murphy不仅将独立厂牌DFA Records经营得有声有色，甚至主导了一场自2002年开始的音乐革命，Disco-Punk一跃成为独领风骚的潮流时尚，更为这个世代的音乐发展，写下刺激精彩的一章。2005年以James Murphy为创作主轴的LCD Soundsystem，发表首张同名专辑并获得传媒一致好评，理所当然被奉为该年度年终榜单的首要选择。而LCD Soundsystem此张最新专辑"Sound Of Silver"，依旧承袭了James过去所主张的创作路线，所得到的回响却是更胜于首张同名专辑的表现，不论主流或是另类媒体纷纷给予顶级评价。专辑中九首作品除了巧妙打破摇滚与舞曲的界限，并深入探索各类型音乐的菁华与本质，James此次更成功挑战己身歌声的可能性，时而疯狂戏谑，时而缓拍低吟。不论音乐内涵或舖陈、歌词中的煽动力与独到的解见，以及前所未见的娱乐效果再再让人拍桉叫绝。勉强可以挑剔的地方，在于众家媒体不约而同的超优评价，因为这无异提早揭晓本年最佳专辑榜单，以这个层面来看确实显得有些扫兴。 　　Compared to the first LCD Soundsystem album, Sound of Silver is less silly, funnier, less messy, sleeker, less rowdy, more fun, less distanced, more touching. It is just as linked to James Murphy's record collection, with traces of post-punk, disco, Krautrock, and singer/songwriter schlubs, but the references are evidently harder to pin down; the number of names dropped in the reviews published before its release must triple the amount mentioned throughout "Losing My Edge." There's even some confusion as to which version of David Bowie is lurking around. One clearly evident aspect of the album is that Murphy has streamlined his sound. All the jagged frays have been removed, replaced by a slightly tidier approach that is more direct and packs more punch. Murphy comes across as a fully naturalized producer of dance music -- especially on "Get Innocuous!" -- as opposed to a product of '90s indie rock who has made a convincing switch-up. And yet, the album's best song is sad, should not be played in any club, and it at least matches the work of any active songwriter who has been praised. "Someone Great," a bittersweet pop song built on swelling synthesizers and a dual vocal-and-glockenspiel melody, could definitely be about a devastating breakup ("To tell the truth I saw it coming/The way you were breathing"), at least until "You're smaller than my wife imagined/Surprised you were human," which could mean the song either took a turn for the absurd or is about the death (and funeral) of a loved one. Either way, it is the most moving song Murphy has made, and it only helps further the notion that he should be considered a great songwriter, not simply a skilled musician with a few studio tricks and the occasional clever quip. The closer, "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down," seals it: "New York, you're perfect, oh please don't change a thing/Your mild billionaire mayor's now convinced he's a king/And so the boring collect -- I mean all disrespect/In the neighborhood bars I'd once dreamt I would drink." If he keeps it up, he'll be writing songs for Pixar by 2020.