LCD Soundsystem
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 LCD Soundsystem facts

• Formed in 2002, it is fronted by musician James Murphy, co-founder of DFA Records, the record label the band are signed to (alongside Columbia Records)
• The band began by recording and releasing multiple singles from 2002 to 2004 leading up to their eponymous debut studio album, which was released in 2005
• It garnered critical acclaim as well as a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album
• Their single "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House", which has become the band's most successful single, also received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording
• In the following year, LCD Soundsystem recorded and released "45:33", a forty-six minute-long composition that was made as a "workout track" especially for Nike as part of their Nike+ Original Run series
• In 2007, the band released their second studio album, Sound of Silver, to critical acclaim and another Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album
• Three years later, LCD Soundsystem released their third studio album, This Is Happening, which became their first top-ten album in their home country of the United States
• In February 2011, a statement was posted on the band's website that announced its disbandment
• It was to be made official following a large farewell concert at Madison Square Garden on April 2, 2011
• The farewell concert is chronicled in the documentary film Shut Up and Play the Hits and was also made available as a live album, titled The Long Goodbye, in April 2014