cathartic, emotionally resonant and deeply depressing.
this album was my first exposure to CSH and from the energetic, heavy instrumentation of Beach Life-In-Death- as Will screams about not wanting schizophrenia, not wanting to go insane- to the dark, relaxing but empty High To Death, Will's vocals stand out here, as having a depressed yet emotional delivery.
the lyricism is equal parts crushingly beautiful and delivers a longing anxiety about the world.
the production is fine, not ... read more

the evolution of what LCD Soundsystem was attempting to do on their previous albums.
extremely danceable, the tight drums and bass don't drown out the synth-scapes as much as they did on Sound of Silver.
the songwriting is very well structured and has a great ebb and flow.
i dont like murphy's delivery on a lot of the tracks. i understand what he is trying, but it comes off as grating and distracting more often than not. the lyrics are generally passable.