Sound of Silver

James Murphy recorded Sound of Silver at Long View Farm in Massachusetts, where he had previously worked on LCD Soundsystem's eponymous debut album. Murphy found recording his own vocals uncomfortable, describing the experience as "horrifying." He covered the entire studio in silver fabric and tin foil during the process. For the recording of LCD Soundsystem's next album, This Is Happening, Murphy brought one of the original pieces of silver fabric to the recording studio in Los Angeles and hung it in Rick Rubin's recording den, the Mansion.{{cite magazine |last1=Harris |first1=Sophie |date=March 12, 2017 |title=LCD Soundsystem's 'Sound of Silver': 10 Things You Didn't Know |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lcd-soundsystems-sound-of-silver-10-things-you-didnt-know-110495/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813034658/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lcd-soundsystems-sound-of-silver-10-things-you-didnt-know-110495/ |url-status=live }}

Musically, Sound of Silver has been described as dance-punk,{{Cite web |url=http://www.the-dowsers.com/playlist/lcd-soundsystems-sound-silver-became-gold-standard-modern-dance-punk/ |title=How LCD Soundsystem's Sound of Silver Became the Gold Standard for Modern Dance-Punk |last=Goldner |first=Sam |website=The-dowsers.com |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018091114/http://www.the-dowsers.com/playlist/lcd-soundsystems-sound-silver-became-gold-standard-modern-dance-punk/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/lcd-soundsystems-dance-punk-groove-remains-tight-on-sound-of-silver/ |title=LCD Soundsystem's dance-punk groove remains tight on "Sound of Silver" |last=Kosik |first=John |date=March 31, 2017 |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020110852/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/lcd-soundsystems-dance-punk-groove-remains-tight-on-sound-of-silver/ |url-status=live }} dance-rock,{{Cite web|url=https://ra.co/reviews/4501|title=LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver · Album Review|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102155057/https://ra.co/reviews/4501|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/09/popandrock.shopping2|title=CD: LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver|date=March 9, 2007|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=June 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603122336/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/09/popandrock.shopping2|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10017-sound-of-silver/|title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018091112/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10017-sound-of-silver/|url-status=live}} electronica,{{Cite web |url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2015/07/graded-on-a-curve-lcd-soundsystem-sound-of-silver/ |title=Graded on a Curve: LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver |last=Little |first=Michael |date=July 17, 2015 |website=The Vinyl District |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003606/https://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2015/07/graded-on-a-curve-lcd-soundsystem-sound-of-silver/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/cd-of-the-week-1.1198985 |title=CD of the Week: LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver |last=Carroll |first=Jim |date=March 9, 2007 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603122208/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/cd-of-the-week-1.1198985 |url-status=live }} electronic rock,{{Cite web |url=http://www.hollandreno.org/2008/02/yes-i-am-a-tornado-chaser-39/ |title=Yes, I Am a Tornado Chaser |date=February 5, 2008 |website=The Holland Project |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019135306/https://www.hollandreno.org/2008/02/yes-i-am-a-tornado-chaser-39/ |url-status=live }} and indie rock.{{Cite web|url=https://www.treblezine.com/35784-100-best-indie-rock-albums-of-the-00s/|title=Top 100 Indie Rock albums of the '00s|website=Treblezine.com|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018090840/https://www.treblezine.com/35784-100-best-indie-rock-albums-of-the-00s/|url-status=live}}

Several songs incorporate instrumentals from the band's six-part, 46-minute-long 2006 composition "45:33".{{Cite web |url=https://diymag.com/archive/lcd-soundsystem-4533 |title=LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 |last=Bendall-Jones |first=Richard |website=DIY |date=November 12, 2007 |access-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603122215/https://api.intentiq.com/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=39&mi=10&dpi=793790479&pt=17&dpn=1&jsver=5.09&iiqidtype=2&iiqpcid=20d162b7-89fb-43a5-90f7-799efbeda272&iiqpciddate=1717417335620&iiqcallcount=0&iiqfailcount=0&iiqnodata=false&iiqlocalstorageenabled=true&tsrnd=467_1717417335621&fbp=3488737936&cttl=43200000&rrtt=0&dud=0&abtg=A&iiqppcc=0&ref=diymag.com |url-status=live }} The album was dedicated to "the memory of Dr. George Kamen (1942–2006), one of the great minds of his or any generation."CD liner notes.

Dr. Kamen, a Bulgarian-born doctor, was a pioneer of group therapy and established a practice in New York City. It has been suggested that the loss of "someone" referenced in the track "Someone Great" alludes to Kamen.{{Citation |title=LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great |url=https://genius.com/Lcd-soundsystem-someone-great-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-02 |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702011657/https://genius.com/Lcd-soundsystem-someone-great-lyrics |url-status=live }}

For several weeks before and after its release, the entire Sound of Silver album was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The video for the track "North American Scum" was also uploaded to the band's MySpace on February 8, 2007.

On March 12, 2007, coinciding with the album's official UK release, an underground remix version of Sound of Silver was made available online to support a charitable cause.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lcdremixed.com/ |title=sounds like silver : lcd soundsystem remixed |access-date=March 12, 2007 |archive-date=March 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316103107/http://lcdremixed.com/ }}

{{Album reviews

| MC = 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sound-of-silver/lcd-soundsystem |title=Reviews for Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem |website=Metacritic |access-date=August 30, 2011 |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827091133/http://www.metacritic.com/music/sound-of-silver/lcd-soundsystem |url-status=live }}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-of-silver-mw0000478740 |title=Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 4, 2020 |last=Kellman |first=Andy |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509113923/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-of-silver-mw0000478740 |url-status=live }}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = B+{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/lcd-soundsystem-emsound-of-silverem-7909 |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound Of Silver |work=The A.V. Club |date=March 27, 2007 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |last=Matos |first=Michaelangelo |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523022203/http://www.avclub.com/review/lcd-soundsystem-emsound-of-silverem-7909 |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = A−{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2007/03/16/sound-silver |title=Sound of Silver |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |last=Adams |first=Jason |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603122209/https://ew.com/article/2007/03/16/sound-silver/ |url-status=live }}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/09/popandrock.shopping2 |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver |work=The Guardian |date=March 8, 2007 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018091114/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/09/popandrock.shopping2 |url-status=live }}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-18-ca-rack18-story.html |title=A shock to his 'System' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 18, 2007 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |last=Powers |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Powers |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016221633/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/18/entertainment/ca-rack18 |url-status=live }}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/lcd-soundsystem/8277 |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound Of Silver |journal=NME |date=March 9, 2007 |last=Jonze |first=Tim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322184455/http://www.nme.com/reviews/lcd-soundsystem/8277 |archive-date=March 22, 2007 |access-date=March 20, 2007 }}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 9.2/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10017-sound-of-silver/ |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver |work=Pitchfork |date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |last=Pytlik |first=Mark |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330115449/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10017-sound-of-silver/ }}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver |journal=Q |issue=249 |date=April 2007 |page=110}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/sound-of-silver-20070309 |title=Sound Of Silver |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |last=Ringen |first=Jonathan |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310041401/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/sound-of-silver-20070309 |url-status=live }}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sye-0uaVa2cC&pg=PA98 |title=On the Edge |journal=Spin |volume=23 |issue=3 |date=March 2007 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |last=Walters |first=Barry |page=98 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603122235/https://books.google.com/books?id=sye-0uaVa2cC&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}

}}

Sound of Silver received widespread critical acclaim and holds a score of 86 out of 100 on the review aggregation website Metacritic, based on 41 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim."

Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian praised the "devastating emotional punch" of "Someone Great" and "All My Friends," describing the album as "dance-rock for grown-ups: extraordinary." Andy Kellman of AllMusic noted that Sound of Silver, compared to LCD Soundsystem, was "less silly, funnier, less messy, sleeker, less rowdy, more fun, less distanced, more touching."

Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Murphy "succeeds by stretching in two directions—finding a new musical center and showing his humanity beyond the laughs." Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork commended Murphy's production expertise and the album's "deep, spacious, and full-blooded" sound, concluding, "It's an absolute joy to listen to, for every possible reason, not the least of which is because, these days, those epiphanies feel like they're coming fewer and farther between."

Tim Jonze of NME wrote that while "Murphy's wise enough never to let his showing off spoil the fun, he can't avoid investing these songs with heart and soul ... that's what'll keep you hooked long after the beats have worn you out."{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/lcd-soundsystem/9319 |title=LCD Soundsystem: 45:33 |journal=NME |date=December 11, 2007 |access-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-date=December 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213141853/http://www.nme.com/reviews/lcd-soundsystem/9319 |url-status=live }}

John Mulvey of Uncut stated, "Murphy's talent is to proudly flaunt his influences, and to mix them up with belligerence, an exhilarating grasp of rock and dance dynamics, and a powerfully snarky sense of humor."{{cite journal |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/lcd-soundsystem-sound-of-silver |title=LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver |journal=Uncut |date=March 6, 2007 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |last=Mulvey |first=John |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112128/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/lcd-soundsystem-sound-of-silver |url-status=dead }}

Robert Christgau, writing for MSN Music, remarked that the album featured "one song so irresistible it makes you think the other tracks are songs too, which sometimes they are."{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2007-06.php |title=Consumer Guide |publisher=MSN Music |date=June 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175209/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2007-06.php |url-status=live }} He later awarded it a two-star honorable mention rating.{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=13586 |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=August 30, 2011 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428032703/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=13586 |url-status=live }}

By the end of 2007, Sound of Silver was ranked by Metacritic as the tenth best-reviewed album of the year.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2007.shtml |title=Metacritic: Best Albums of 2007 |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102102843/http://www2.metacritic.com/music/bests/2007.shtml |archive-date=January 2, 2008}}

James Murphy stated that he wanted the album to be in the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard charts. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 46.Katie Hasty, [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053393/modest-mouse-steers-its-ship-to-no-1-debut "Modest Mouse Steers Its 'Ship' To No. 1 Debut"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705035419/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053393/modest-mouse-steers-its-ship-to-no-1-debut |date=July 5, 2014 }}, Billboard.com, March 28, 2007. As of January 2016, the album had sold approximately 225,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Of those, around 123,000 were physical copies, and about 101,000 were digital copies.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1004-can-lcd-soundsystem-finally-fulfill-james-murphys-dream-of-a-number-one-album|title=Can LCD Soundsystem Finally Fulfill James Murphy's Dream of a Number One Album?|work=Pitchfork|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2017|author=Molanphy, Chris|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155036/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1004-can-lcd-soundsystem-finally-fulfill-james-murphys-dream-of-a-number-one-album/|url-status=live}} The album reached number 28 on the UK charts.

In December 2007, Sound of Silver was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album, eventually losing to We Are the Night by The Chemical Brothers.{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx |title=50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations List |publisher=Grammy.com |access-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208065050/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx |archive-date=December 8, 2007}} The album was also nominated for the 2007 Shortlist Prize, where it lost out to The Reminder by Feist.

It was also named album of the year by The Guardian,[http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2223431,00.html "2007's Best Albums"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619044152/http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2223431,00.html |date=June 19, 2008 }} The Guardian. December 7, 2007. Uncut{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end_analysis/uncut-sings-the-praises-of-sound-of-silver-328617.php |title="Uncut" Sings The Praises Of Sound Of Silver |date=November 30, 2007 |first=Jess |last=Harvell |access-date=December 17, 2007 |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709230558/http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end_analysis/uncut-sings-the-praises-of-sound-of-silver-328617.php |url-status=live }} and Drowned in Sound.{{cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2673307 |title=DiS's albums of 2007 |first=Mike |last=Diver |date=December 23, 2007 |publisher=drownedinsound.com |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401123154/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2673307-diss-albums-of-2007--5-1-and-full-top-50 }} Pitchfork named two of the album's tracks ("Someone Great" and "All My Friends") in the top ten tracks of 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/staff-lists/6752-top-100-tracks-of-2007/10/|title=Top 100 Tracks of 2007|page=10|author=Pitchfork staff|date=December 17, 2007|work=Pitchfork|access-date=September 1, 2011|archive-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512010711/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6752-top-100-tracks-of-2007/10/}} and the album itself was named the second best album of 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/staff-lists/6753-top-50-albums-of-2007/5/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2007|page=5|author=Pitchfork staff|date=December 18, 2007|work=Pitchfork|access-date=September 1, 2011|archive-date=October 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012182250/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/staff-lists/6753-top-50-albums-of-2007/5/}} Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/4 |title=Top 50 Albums of 2007 |first1=Robert |last1=Christgau |first2=David |last2=Fricke |first3=Christian |last3=Hoard |first4=Rob |last4=Sheffield |date=Dec 17, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226201626/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/4 |archive-date=December 26, 2007}} both ranked it as the 7th best album of 2007.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20166853_3,00.html |title=The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2007 |magazine=EW.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229011743/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20166853_3,00.html |archive-date=December 29, 2007}} In 2008 Entertainment Weekly ranked it as one of the top 50 albums of the last 25 years. In January 2008, it was named the album of the year in both the 2007 Village Voice Pazz & Jop and Idolator Pop '07 polls.{{cite web |url=http://pop.idolator.com/318995/idolator-pop-07-albums |title=Idolator Pop 07: Albums |publisher=idolator.com }}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Time magazine named "All My Friends" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #4.{{cite web| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1686204_1686244_1690626,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328205608/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1686204_1686244_1690626,00.html | archive-date=March 28, 2010 |title=Top 10 Songs - Top 10 Everything of 2007 |author=Josh Tyrangiel |date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=November 26, 2011}} The album placed fifth in The Wire{{'}}s annual critics' poll.{{Cite magazine |title=2007 Rewind: Records of the Year Top Ten |date=January 2008 |magazine=The Wire |issue=287 |page=37 |location=London |url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/3240/spread/37 |url-access=subscription |via=Exact Editions |access-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105203336/https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/3240/spread/37 |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}

In 2009, Pitchfork named the track "All My Friends" as the second best song of the decade,{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/ |title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s |work=Pitchfork |date=August 21, 2009 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |author=Pitchfork staff |archive-date=November 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114091636/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/ |url-status=dead }} while a month later Sound of Silver was ranked at number 17 in the website's list of the best albums of the 2000s. Rhapsody ranked the album at number five on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.{{cite web |url=http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-10-1.html |title=Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade |publisher=Rhapsody |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110195308/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-10-1.html |archive-date=January 10, 2010}} It was also named the twenty-third best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.{{cite journal |url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144 |title=Top 100 albums of the '00s |journal=Resident Advisor |date=January 25, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2010 |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101001529/http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144 |url-status=live }}

In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 395 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.Wenner, Jann S., ed. (2012). Rolling Stone - Special Collectors Issue - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. USA: Wenner Media Specials. {{ISBN|978-7-09-893419-6}} The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=2014 |publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}In 2013, NME named Sound of Silver the [https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-100-1-1426116 49th greatest album of all time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428085516/https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-100-1-1426116 |date=April 28, 2020 }}.

In 2019, The Guardian ranked the album at number 5 on its list of 'The 100 best albums of the 21st century'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/100-best-albums-of-the-21st-century|title=The 100 best albums of the 21st century|website=TheGuardian.com|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913091456/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/100-best-albums-of-the-21st-century|url-status=live}}

On October 27, 2022, the song "New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down" was the final song played on WNYL Alt 92.3 before flipping to a simulcast of heritage all-news radio station WINS.

{{Track listing

| title1 = Get Innocuous!

| writer1 = {{hlist|James Murphy|Tyler Pope}}

| length1 = 7:11

| title2 = Time to Get Away

| writer2 = {{hlist|Murphy|Patrick Mahoney|Pope}}

| length2 = 4:11

| title3 = North American Scum

| writer3 = Murphy

| length3 = 5:25

| title4 = Someone Great

| writer4 = Murphy

| length4 = 6:25

| title5 = All My Friends

| writer5 = {{hlist|Murphy|Mahoney|Pope}}

| length5 = 7:37

| title6 = Us v Them

| writer6 = {{hlist|Murphy|Mahoney|Pope}}

| length6 = 8:29

| title7 = Watch the Tapes

| writer7 = Murphy

| length7 = 3:55

| title8 = Sound of Silver

| writer8 = Murphy

| length8 = 7:07

| title9 = New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down

| writer9 = {{hlist|Murphy|Mahoney|Pope}}

| length9 = 5:35

}}

Credits adapted from liner notes.

;LCD Soundsystem

• James Murphy – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}, drums {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)}}, percussion {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 6–8)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 7, 8)}}, programming {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 8)}}, piano {{small|(tracks 1, 5, 7, 8)}}, synthesizers {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 8, 9)}}, claps {{small|(tracks 3, 6–8)}}, guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 9)}}, organ {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}, Casio {{small|(tracks 2, 7)}}, guitar bass {{small|(tracks 3, 7)}}, Clavinet {{small|(track 2)}}, glockenspiel {{small|(track 4)}}, electronic percussion {{small|(track 5)}}, fun machine {{small|(track 6)}}, kalimba {{small|(track 8)}}
• Patrick Mahoney – drums {{small|(tracks 2, 6, 9)}}, percussion {{small|(tracks 6, 9)}}, claps {{small|(track 6)}}, vocals {{small|(track 7)}}
• Tyler Pope – guitars {{small|(tracks 1, 6)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 3, 6, 9)}}, fun machine {{small|(track 6)}}, claps {{small|(track 6)}}
• Nancy Whang – vocals {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 6)}}
• Phillip Mossman{{efn|Mossman is credited as a member of the band during recording, but is not attributed to any contributions.}}

;Additional musicians

• Eric Broucek – claps {{small|(track 3)}}, vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
• Marcus Lambkin – claps {{small|(track 3)}}
• Morgan Wiley – piano {{small|(track 9)}}
• Justin Chearno – guitar {{small|(track 9)}}
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello {{small|(track 9)}}
• Lorenza Ponce – violin 1 {{small|(track 9)}}
• Amy Kimball – violin 2 {{small|(track 9)}}
• David Gold – viola {{small|(track 9)}}

;Production

• The DFA – production
• James Murphy – mixing
• Dave Sardy – mixing
• Geoff Pesche – mastering
• Eric Broucek – assistance
• Matthew Thornley – engineering assistance
• Ian Neil – engineering assistance
• Jimmy Robertson – mix assistance
• Daniel Morrison – mix assistance

;Release

• Michael Vadino – art direction, photos
• Keith Wood – management
• Craig Averill – legal

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Gold|artist=LCD Soundsystem|title=Sound of Silver|relyear=2007|certyear=2013|certmonth=07|id=6157-2106-2|access-date=August 16, 2017}}

{{Certification Table Bottom | noshipments=true}}

{{anchor|A Bunch of Stuff}}

{{Infobox album|

| name = A Bunch of Stuff

| type = ep

| artist = LCD Soundsystem

| cover = A_bunch_of_stuff cover.jpg

| released = {{start date|2007|09|18|df=yes}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Dance-punk
• electronica}}

}}

A few months after the release of Sound of Silver, the band released the digital-only compilation EP A Bunch of Stuff on September 18, 2007. It was a US-only release, as all the songs on the EP were included on the "Someone Great" single, which was released in all other territories (excluding the Franz Ferdinand cover of "All My Friends," which later became a B-side to their 2008 single "Can't Stop Feeling").

1. "All My Friends" (Franz Ferdinand version)
2. "Get Innocuous!" (Soulwax remix)
3. "Sound of Silver" (Carl Craig's c2 rmx rev.3)
4. "Us v Them" (Any Color U Like remix by Windsurf)
5. "Time to Get Away" (Gucci Soundsystem remix)
6. "Us v Them" (live on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic")

;Notes

{{Notelist}}

;References

{{Reflist}}

• {{Metacritic album}}

{{LCD Soundsystem}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:2007 albums

Category:LCD Soundsystem albums

Category:DFA Records albums

Category:Capitol Records albums

Category:Albums recorded at Long View Farm