James Murphy (electronic musician)

James Murphy
Murphy in 2024
Murphy in 2024
Background information
Birth nameJames Jeremiah Murphy
Born (1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 54)
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • DJ
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
  • drums
  • percussion
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • piano
Years active1988–present
LabelsDFA
Member ofLCD Soundsystem
Formerly of
  • Falling Man
  • Pony
  • Speedking

James Jeremiah Murphy[2] (born February 4, 1970) is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem, which first gained attention with its single "Losing My Edge" in 2002 before releasing its eponymous debut album in February 2005 to critical acclaim and top 20 success in the UK. LCD Soundsystem's second and third studio albums, Sound of Silver (2007) and This Is Happening (2010) respectively, were praised by several music review outlets.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Both albums have also reached the top 50 in the Billboard 200.[9]

LCD Soundsystem was named one of Rolling Stone's New Immortals—"currently active (or relatively recently defunct) artists who [they] think will stand the test of time."[10] In 2011, LCD Soundsystem announced they would disband with a final show on April 2, 2011 at Madison Square Garden. In the following years, Murphy continued to pursue other artistic projects – some music-related, others not. In early 2016, the band announced a reunion as well as an appearance at the 2016 Coachella Festival, with their fourth album American Dream and respective tour following afterwards in 2017. In May 2018, LCD Soundsystem was a headliner at All Points East festival in Victoria Park, London.

  1. ^ Biography: James Murphy & Pat Mahoney – Fabric London Press Website Archived November 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Murphy, James Jeremiah. "ASCAP Ace Search". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "LCD Soundsystem Pitchfork Review". pitchfork.com. May 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "This Is Happening Rolling Stone Review". rollingstone.com. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Sound of Silver Rolling Stone Review". rollingstone.com. 9 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Sound of Silver Pitchfork Review". pitchfork.com.
  7. ^ "Sound of Silver Metacritic Review". metacritic.com.
  8. ^ "This Is Happening Metacritic Review". metacritic.com.
  9. ^ "LCD Soundsystem Billboard listing". billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  10. ^ "The New Immortals". rollingstone.com. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.