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LCD Soundsystem Find Their Edge

Author: Jonty Skrufff
Sunday, February 6, 2005
New York punk-funk trendsetter James Murphy owned up to being a "fucking hipster' this week, and added that most of his friends are hipsters too.

"I live in New York City, I run DFA Records, I'm the singer from LCD Soundsystem, I'm a DJ for Chrissakes!," he told the Big Issue. "I get on a plane and play fucking records for money. But much as I loathe it this is my world," he added.

His tongue in cheek assessment reflected the unusually ironic biography accompanying LCD Soundsystem's self titled debut album, which declares "James Murphy is possibly the most beautiful man to have ever lived.'

"But how does such a beautiful man become a musical genius on par with Beethoven, Bach and early Jethro Tull," it continues. "Well, just like these famous musicians, James was born in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, a city whose residents have historically all scored an 8 or higher on the Hot-or-Not website."

LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem is out now.
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