London Sessions (LCD Soundsystem album)

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London Sessions
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Live album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 2010
RecordedJune 29, 2010
Studio Miloco (London)
Genre
Length58:33
Label
Producer James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem chronology
This Is Happening
(2010)
London Sessions
(2010)
The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B+ [3]
Beats Per Minute 84% [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Tom Hull B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [11]

London Sessions is a live in-studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was recorded on June 29, 2010, at "The Pool" recording studio of Miloco Studios in London. A downloadable version of the album was released on November 8, 2010 followed by a physical release on January 24, 2011. The album was described as being recorded in the spirit of Peel Sessions made for the BBC by the late John Peel. [12]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by James Murphy; all music is composed by LCD Soundsystem.

No.TitleLength
1."Us V Them"8:02
2."All I Want"6:29
3."Drunk Girls"3:41
4."Get Innocuous!"6:52
5."Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"5:03
6."All My Friends"7:31
7."Pow Pow"8:10
8."I Can Change"6:48
9."Yr City Is a Sucker"5:49
Total length:58:33

Personnel

LCD Soundsystem

References

  1. "Reviews for The London Sessions by LCD Soundsystem". Metacritic . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  2. Sendra, Tim (November 8, 2010). "The London Sessions - LCD Soundsystem". AllMusic . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  3. O'Neal, Sean (February 1, 2011). "LCD Soundsystem: London Sessions". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  4. Burg, Erik (March 15, 2011). "LCD Soundsystem - London Sessions". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. Coplan, Chris (November 16, 2011). "Album Review: LCD Soundsystem – The London Sessions". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. Caroll, Jim (December 3, 2011). "LCD Soundsystem". The Irish Times . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. Boles, Benjamin (February 10, 2011). "LCD Soundsystem – London Sessions". Now . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  8. Harvell, Jess (November 15, 2010). "London Sessions - LCD Soundsystem". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. Been, Eric Allen (February 7, 2011). "LCD Soundsystem: London Sessions". PopMatters . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  10. London Sessions is a solid memento of the group at their peak, albeit closer to a Peel session than a live album. [Feb 2011, p.120]
  11. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: LCD Soundsystem". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. Pitchfork: LCD Soundsystem prep Live-in-Studio album