LCD Soundsystem are officially no more, after last nights final gig ever in New York. Pitchfork streamed the whole thing live, which unfortunately I didn’t get to check out. A very nice touch though, don’t you think, and at least we have documentation of what was surely an utterly memorable gig, in every facet. We’ll have to cherish such footage, as for a few years, LCD Soundsystem showcased some of the best aspects of what has been good about music in the last decade, and were responsible for the best marriage of dance and indie music we’ve arguably seen. Plenty of copycats came and went and failed abysmally, probably due to the fact that when LCD Soundsystem were at their best, they were pretty untouchable, as witnessed in All My Friends, in my opinion, one of the best songs of the last decade. LCD Soundsystem and Sound of Silver were stellar albums, and once This Is Happening wasn’t quite as superlative laden, perhaps James Murphy did the right thing to bring things to an end, and as not to taint what will be a very, very fondly remembered legacy.

It will be interesting to see what project James Murphy comes up with next. Anything he’s turned his hand to before has generally been pretty quality, and I’m sure his DFA related activity will see a big upsurge now. I’ll look forward to what he comes out with… 

Here’s All My Friends from the last gig. Is that an extra hint of emotion I detect in Murphy’s voice?!